Monday, September 21, 2009

i love nasa

Why? Because they can build light-clouds. Like a sky-firefly.

There are these clouds called noctilucent clouds that light up. They are really, REALLY high up in the sky and are visible ONLY when the sun is below the horizon. This creates a cloud that lights up EVEN AT NIGHT! How cool is that?! The earth does some pretty amazing things, right?

Well, not to be outdone by the earth, NASA decided to create their own noctilucent cloud. And they succeeded! They also accidentally succeeded in lighting up the East Coast with flashes that people thought were aliens.

Woops.

If we can make clouds that light up the sky, we won't need street lights anymore! We could save billions in electricity. Granted, it probably cost NASA billions to make one cloud, but it's still pretty cool.

Is that the only reason I love NASA? No. NASA is also sweet and caring and writes me love poems. Like this one:

"I've seen the universe
I've seen the moon
but the world is empty
without yoon."

Eh...the thought is there.

I'm off to light up the sky.

Enjoy!

-DJ

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