Iseng maen-maen ke website http://astronomy2009.org eh dapet berita tentang event ini. Direncanakan JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) di tahun 2010 akan meluncurkan sebuah  satelit yang digunakan untuk memantau iklim di planet venus. Satelit ini diberi nama “AKATSUKI”. Kenapa dinamakan “akatsuki” ?, well, Sepengetahuanku sih akatsuki itu berarti “mentari pagi”. Mungkin pihak JAXA menggunakan nama ini karena venus identik dengan matahari pagi. Dimana biasanya terlihat bersamaan dengan terbitnya matahari pagi.

Kegiatan “Send your message” ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan ketertarikan orang-orang akan luar angkasa. Menurut keterangan di situs resmi JAXA, nantinya pesan yang kita kirimkan akan dituliskan pada pelat aluminium, yang kemudian di kirimkan bersamaan dengan satelit “akatsuki” ini.

Pengen bikin sertifikat seperti diatas, ayo langsung aja join disini

Venus… here I come…..

So the wonder twins Kisame and Samehada activate their powers, form of SHARK!  Who ever would have guessed -_-

Okay, okay sarcasm aside, nothing really goes on this chapter except for the continued battle between Kisame and Killerbee. Killerbee levels up and strikes a definitive looking blow on Kisame, only sharkface isn’t so down and out.

He converts his oponents chakra to increase his own stamina, as they become weaker by wasting their chakra on him, he becomes proportionally stronger by absorbing said chakra. Which is why they call him the beast with no tail.

Destroying Samehada may well be the only way to defeat him, which might be difficult, seeing as he has merged with the sword and taken a new form…

Keh! So apparently Pain wasn’t the only ridiculously strong one, seriously if they are this damn badass why the hell do they even need to be part of Akatsuki.

Also if they are this strong and they let Madara run them, then how ridiculously powerful must he be, in which case, what hope can Naruto and Sasuke have of defeating him?

After the exciting “Player Vs Player” feature of Ninja Saga, there is a brand new addition to the features of this thrilling online ninja game. The makers of this ninja game are preparing to launch a “Chunin Exam”! Just like how the story went on the Naruto TV series where the game’s storyline was based, the ninja game is also conducting a Chunin exam, where aspiring Genins will take a series of exams which will be offered by the Kage, in order to have a chance to become a Chunin. This exam is only available for players whose character is on Level 20 in this ninja game. If you’re at a lower level, you must hurry up and play more and gain more experience so that you could have the exam. I’m sure this will be a very exciting and thrilling exam for all you Ninja Saga and Naruto fans out there. Take note folks! Only Chunin level players can play more of the Ninja Saga ninja game, for higher levels of up to level 40 will be available for players who will pass the exam. We’ve got no idea of what will happen with the exams yet, even its contents, but I’m pretty sure, the more you play this ninja game, the more your chances of passing the exam. Oh! Before I forgot, only Chunin level ninjas can acquire a pet in this ninja game. Pets are to be used for summoning techniques, where an animal will be the player’s ally while fighting and completing missions. So what are you waiting for? Play Ninja Saga today, earn your levels and prepare for the upcoming Chunin Exam!

Schlechtes Titan im Marsrover Curiosity verbaut?

Neues Unheil schwebt über dem Mars Science Laboratory alias Curiosity: Möglicherweise ist minderwertiges Titan – das eine Quasi-Monopol-Firma verkauft hatte – an kritischen Stellen in dem Mars Rover verwendet worden. Die Überprüfung kostet Zeit und noch mehr Geld (schon jetzt liegen die Kosten des MSL bei 2.3 Mrd.$), und die kriminelle Firma wird kaum dafür aufkommen … (Spaceflight Now 20.10.2009) NACHTRAG: genau der richtige Zeitpunkt für einen Jubel-Artikel über Curiosity der NASA …?

Neue Hinweise auf Höhlen auf dem Mars sind auf Bildern des – weiterhin übrigens lahmliegenden – Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter entdeckt worden: Es handelt sich um eingestürzte Lavaröhren, ziemlich nah unter der Oberfläche und damit leichter zugänglich als früher gefundene Marshöhlen. (Pasadena Star News 21., LA Times 24., Space.com 26.10.2009)

Verrückte Windspuren auf der Marsoberfläche zeigt ein MRO-Bild vom August: Staubteufel haben sich auf einer Dünenlandschaft verewigt. (UA HiRISE 14426_2070 sowie Great Beyond 16.10.2009)

Japanischer Venusorbiter schon vor dem Start getauft!

Bislang wurden die Spitznamen japanischer Forschungssatelliten immer erst nach dem geglückten Start bekannt gegeben – aber um die Popularität des im Winter 2010 startenden Venusorbiters PLANET-C bzw. Venus Climate Orbiter schon jetzt zu steigern, hat die JAXA ihn bereits Akatsuki getauft. Das bedeutet Morgendämmerung und bezieht sich auf die Morgenstern-Natur der Venus zur Startzeit sowie den Wunsch, dass Akatsuki als erster “Wettersatellit” der Venus quasi eine neue Disziplin begründen und überhaupt ein großer Erfolg werden möge. (JAXA Release 23., Spaceflight Now 24., Cosmic Diary 26.10.2009)

Zwei Milliarden Laserblitze auf die Erde hat in 3½ Jahren der Satellit CALIPSO geschickt, um die Erdatmosphäre zu durchleuchten: Es geht um dünne Wolken und Aerosole. (LARC Press Release 20.10.2009)

Iran plant offenbar neuen Satellitenstart

Erstaunlich detailliert hat das iranische Fernsehen letztens über die Vorbereitung einer Safir-2 berichtet, die einen kleinen Daten-Relais-Satelliten in den Orbit bringen soll. Derartiges war dem Iran – nach mindestens einem Fehlschlag – bereits in diesem Februar geglückt: Der Satellit Omid war bis April in der Umlaufbahn geblieben. Ab 2011 will der Iran auch Tiere in den Weltraum befördern, zunächst aber nur suborbital. Fernziel (bis 2021) ist es, Israel als führende Weltraummacht der Region abzulösen – und bei der Gelegenheit auch eine Reihe Langstreckenraketen zu bekommen. (FarsNews 6., Spaceflight Now 18.10.2009)

Nur wenig ist über den Test des unbemannten Raumgleiters X-37B bekannt, den die USAF offenbar im April 2010 durchführen will – und das 10 m lange Vehikel wird ganz in der Nutzlastverkleidung einer Atlas, Modell “Evolved Expendable”, verschwinden. Gestartet wird in Florida, gelandet auf der VAFB in Kalifornien. (Space.com 22.10.2009)

Indischer Ex-Präsident fordert “World Space Council”

In einer Rede in Florida hat Abdul Kalam eine weltweite Behörde angeregt, die die Planung und Durchführung von “exploration, space security and societal missions” überwachen solle – was einen “Quantensprung in Weltraumforschung und -technologie” bewirken würde. (Univ. of Central Fla. PR 24.10.2009)

Schnelle Hilfe aus dem Weltall dank SPace-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response alias SPIDER: Im Vordergrund eines Workshops standen die konkrete Umsetzung von Konzepten für Anwendungen und Projekte im Bereich des Katastrophenmanagements mit Hilfe von Weltraumtechnologien. (DLR PM 21.10.2009)

Japan readies first mission to Venus for 2010 launch
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: October 24, 2009

Japan has christened its next deep space mission Akatsuki, meaning dawn in English, a half-year before the spacecraft is dispatched toward Venus to analyze the planet’s smothering atmosphere.

Artist’s concept of the Akatsuki spacecraft over Venus. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ike$hita

The name Akatsuki was selected because Venus shines brightly as the morning star just before sunrise, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

The mission was previously named Planet C and is Japan’s first spacecraft to be sent to Venus.

The 1,058-pound robotic probe will launch aboard an H-2A rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima spaceport around May 20, 2010. If Akatsuki departs Earth in May or June, the spacecraft will arrive at Venus in December 2010.

The satellite has spent the summer in comprehensive performance testing before it is shipped to Tanegashima this winter.

Akatsuki will be Japan’s second interplanetary mission after the Nozomi spacecraft that twice missed entering orbit around Mars after launching in 1998. The Venus orbiter also closely follows JAXA’s first lunar probe, Kaguya, and the maiden flight of the HTV cargo ship for the International Space Station.

After its six-month cruise through space, Akatsuki will enter an equatorial orbit around Venus stretching from just above the planet’s blanketing atmosphere to an altitude of nearly 50,000 miles.

Six experiments will allow Akatsuki, also called Venus Climate Orbiter, to peer deep into the planet’s atmosphere and even study surface activity.

The Venusian carbon dioxide atmosphere causes a runaway greenhouse effect that drives surface temperatures to about 860 degrees Fahrenheit. Cloud formations in the atmosphere swirl around the planet at speeds of up to 250 mph.

Scientists want to know more about the mechanics of such a world, and Akatsuki will help Japanese researchers answer those questions.

Akatsuki’s sensor package includes two infrared cameras to observe lower level clouds and collect data on potential active volcanoes. A longwave infrared instrument and ultraviolet imager will look at cloud tops and track global storm systems to produce wind maps.

A lightning and airglow camera will take pictures of the night side of Venus.

The sixth investigation is a radio science experiment to derive vertical temperature and vapor density profiles of the atmosphere. This data will be produced on the ground based on the atmosphere’s effects on radio signals received from the spacecraft.

JAXA describes Akatsuki as the first interplanetary weather satellite.

Akatsuki will operate for at least two Earth years, and scientists hope the Japanese mission will arrive in time to work with Europe’s Venus Express probe already at the planet.

Venus Express is in an extended mission through December 2012 after beginning its mission at Venus in April 2006.

If Akatsuki makes it to its destination while Venus Express is still active, it would be the first time since 1992 that two spacecraft operated simultaneously in orbit around Venus.

My ticket to Venus!

The AKATSUKI Message Campaign

Next year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch its Planet-C Venus Climate Orbiter, which will explore the atmosphere of Venus and investigate wind dynamics, cloud formation and other meteorological mechanics of Earth’s neighboring planet. And from now until December 25, you can register online to add your name and a short message to be included digitally aboard the orbiter!

I’m on board….click here to send your message!

Watch this to learn more about Venus and the AKATSUKI mission:

And thanks to Emily at The Planetary Society for posting about this!

After the ever popular Naruto Manga series and Naruto TV series, comes the different ninja games online. One of the ninja games making its way to every Naruto fan’s Computer screen is Ninja Saga; an online flash ninja game in Facebook. This is the one of the first action packed game in Facebook today. As a player plays this game, he/she could experience the adventures and battles of a ninja; while using different kinds of weapons, ninja skills, battling difficult opponents, and completing the Kage’s missions, as ninja character proceeds throughout the succeeding levels. It takes a lot of training and gaming experience in order to progress towards the various levels. There are strong enemies and long missions to endure, that without strong weapons and techniques, an amateur ninja player in this ninja game would have a hard time completing the requirement per level. This is where the need for a more sophisticated techniques of playing this ninja game comes in. as the player plays the game, he/she can go within the Headquarters building. This is where the Ninja Emblem can be found. The Ninja Emblem enables the player to have various accesses to different kinds of features within the game that is not available to other players. As the player possesses the Ninja Emblem, he/she will be able to utilize all of the hidden exciting features of the game. Some which are being able to have 6 characters, unlimited Special Events, lots of tokens, bloodlines and many more for an extremely low price comparable to buying a few chips and burgers. For just $20, you’ll be a Lifetime Premium Member of this ultimate ninja game.

Tenshi Conan

El unico miembro femenino de akatsuki y en mi opinion la mas linda de toda la serie. Maneja un Jutsu de papel verdaderamente raro, original pero un poco rebuscado, nunca sabremos a que elemento pertenece (como en el caso del dominio de sombras de Shikamaru, o las marionetas de Kankurou)

Sonunda Niche’yi de animede, gayet güzel bir seslendirme ve görsellikle görebildik. Niche’yi animede görebilmeyi en çok isteyen bendim sanırım. Onun tren istasyonunun duvarındaki oyukta (!) Lag tarafından bulunmasını ve oldukça duygusal bir arka plan, hatıralar ve sözler eşliğinde hedefine giden yoldan ufakta olsa bir sapma yaparak teslim edilmek üzere götürülmesini büyük bir zevkle izledim animede.

Niche’nin Lag’ı ilk gördüğünde bakışlarında ki o değişim, Lag’ın onunla olan ilk sevgi dolu dialogları ve Niche’nin Lag’ın kendisine verdiği donu ve Niche ismini kabul ediş şekli…

Lag bir tane Dingo ararken iki tane birden bulacak gibi. Biftek (Steak)’de sonraki bölümde Niche’nin kafasındaki yerini alacak…

Sonraki bölümün özetinde bölümün adı “Lag’ın Dingosu” yazarken Niche’nin götürülüşünü göstermeside oldukça güzeldi.

Bölüm isimleri animede mangadaki ile bire bir işleniyor. Genellikle bir manga bölümünü iki anime bölümünde, hiç eksiksiz ve gereksiz sahnelerle doldurmadan yayınlıyorlar. Bu bölümün ismi olan “Gözüyaşlı Çocuk ve Mektup Kız”, sonraki bölümün ismi olan “Lag’ın Dingosu”… Hepsi aynen manga sayılarından alıntı…

Mangada okurken hissettiğim tüm duyguları animede de hissediyorum. Manga ile bire bir, çok güzel bir anlatımla, müthiş bir görsellikle ilerliyor hikâye.

Tegami Bachi dünyasının, Akatsuki, Yuusari ve Yodaka’yı kapsayan ilginç dünya Ambergraund’un tasarımına anime girişinde kısaca değinildi. Şimdilik tek korkum mangadaki detaylı temayı animeye nasıl oturtacakları, animeyide mangadaki haritalarla süsleyip süslemeyecekleri ve Dr. Thunderland’ın en azından anime sonlarında da olsa çıkıp dünya hakkında bilgiler verip vermeyeceği… Mangada bile oldukça işlevli ve gerekli bilgilerken bunlar animede nasıl verilecekler merak ediyorum doğrusu… En azından haritaları bölümlerde görebilmeyi umuyorum.

Connor Culh’u da bu bölümde gördük. Tegami Bachi’de çok önemli yeri olan karakterlerden birisi de Connor… Hakkında fazla şey söylemeye niyetli değilim bu yazımda; ileride kendisi üzerine özel bir yazı hazırlayabilirim. Yine de bölümde Lag, Gauche’den bahsederken Connor’ın surat ifadesine ve Connor’ın Lag’a sorduğu derin sorulara dikkat edin. Karakter şimdi daha fazla ilginizi çekecektir.

Kısacası Tegami Bachi 3. bölümü oldukça güzeldi. Niche’nin ilk defa don giymesi ve dingo’lar hakkında bilgi, Lag’ı büyümüş halde ilk defa görüşümüz ve yolculuğun Kyrie’ye doğru olan ilk etabında yolu uzatan böyle bir etken sonucu olayların nasıl gelişeceği…

Tegami Bachi hakkında daha çok bahsedeceğimi biliyorsunuz, hem animesi hem de mangasını takip edenler benden ayrılmayınız…

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Cafe World

Restaurant City

Facebook is the new trend when it comes to online networking and communication. Almost every person we know has a Facebook account. Not only that people could chat, share pictures and videos, but Facebook account holders can also use their account in order to play various kinds of fun-filled games with their friends online.

Mafia Warz

FarmVille

There are different kinds of games in Facebook which features different kinds of genre. There are lifestyle games which features how to manage a restaurant, a bar, a café and a farm. There are also games where the player has his/her own pet or online character. And also there are games which are action-packed like hero, war and ninja games.

NINJA SAGA

One of the newest games in Facebook today is Ninja Saga. It is an online flash game which features ninjas derived from the original Naruto TV series. Unlike other games in Facebook, this the Ninja Saga ninja game is much more interactive when it comes to online action gaming, for the player can actually control his character in executing different ninja skills as he plays in the game. The player can also communicate and fight with other players while in the Player Vs Player section. The most exciting feature of this game with other battle games in Facebook, is the raw action executed by the characters of in the game.