Juno Looks Back, Photographs Earth-Moon System

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @07:39PM from the we-tread-upon-specks dept.

astroengine writes "Looking back as it zooms through interplanetary space, less than a month into its 445-million mile, five-year journey to the gas giant Jupiter, NASA's spacecraft Juno captured a portrait of the Earth and moon. Juno was 6 million miles away at the time. 'This is a remarkable sight people get to see all too rarely,' said Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. 'This view of our planet shows how Earth looks from the outside, illustrating a special perspective of our role and place in the universe. We see a humbling yet beautiful view of ourselves.'"

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Re:Sigh by ciderbrew · 2011-08-30 22:01 · Score: 4, Interesting

We would be 1000 behind. Most of the tech is made to kill other people. Non violent tech was used for political posturing and gain power over some one else or to get in to some one pants.
OR
Guy with big stick beats other guy. Smart guy controls guy with big stick to beat other guy. Other guy invents big stick protection. Smart guy invents stick protection legislation. Guy with big stick enforces legislation with HUGH stick. Smart guy smiles
Please find a point in there about something. It makes me sad to read it back. proofing abandedned,