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The sunspot region known as AR1429 seethes in a picture of the sun, captured on March 11 in hydrogen-alpha light by photographer Alan Friedman. A particularly angry region of the sun has been throwing some strong solar storms toward us over the past week, but there’s just one more blast to weather. (via msnbc)
newsflick: Full moon rises over London: A plane passes in front of the moon as it rises over Albert Bridge on Feb. 7, 2012 in London.  (source)
the-star-stuff: “Most Amazing Earth Image” From the Other Side NASA said that their Blue Marble 2012 was “the most amazing image of Earth ever.” Now they have released the other half, answering to popular demand. This look at the East hemisphere “is a composite of six separate orbits taken on January 23, 2012 by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite. Both of these new ‘Blue Marble’ images are images taken by a new instrument flying aboard Suomi NPP, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite.” [NASA Goddard Flickr]
Wikipedia plans 24-hour blackout this Wednesday to protest SOPA / PIPA While Reddit’s merry band of Boromir memes, adorable pet pictures, and assorted animated GIFs are taking just a 12-hour hiatus, Wikipedia will be shutting down all its English-language sites for a full 24 hours in protest of both SOPA and PIPA legislation. The blackout starts Wednesday at midnight — “DC time,” emphasized Wiki founder and staring contest master Jimmy Wales over Twitter. The pages will reportedly be replaced with a call to action for people to write and call Congress - Wales says he hopes to “melt phone systems” in Washington.
 Angry India charmer lets loose snakes in office An angry snakecharmer in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has let loose dozens of snakes in a government office, sparking chaos and panic. Hakkul, of Lara village in Basti district, dumped the snakes, including a number of cobras, at the land revenue office in Harraiya town on Tuesday. Many of the frightened villagers and officials ran out of the office, while others climbed on top of tables. No-one was bitten or injured but the snakes are yet to be caught. Plot of land Mr Hakkul is usually called in whenever a snake is spotted in the area and he has saved many lives over the years, local journalist Mazhar Azad told the BBC. Mr Hakkul has petitioned various government offices over the years demanding a plot of land where he can “conserve” his snakes. Mr Azad said Mr Hakkul had even petitioned the president. Some of the snakes are still in the building Mr Hakkul says his request has been cleared by senior authorities, but the local officials keep delaying it. On Tuesday, Mr Hakkul went to the Tehsil [revenue] office with a group of supporters and emptied out his bags containing poisonous snakes. “Snakes were climbing up the tables and chairs. The office was full, there were nearly 100 officials and clerks and many more visitors,” Mr Azad said. “There was total chaos for several hours. Some people started taking photos with their telephone cameras, others brought out sheets to try to cover the snakes. Some came with sticks and wanted to beat up Hakkul.” Mr Azad said Mr Hakkul and his men escaped in the confusion and are yet to be caught. So are the snakes who are still hiding in the building.
Pakistani soldiers carry the coffins of comrades at the funeral in Peshawar. Photograph: A. Majeed/AFP Pakistan reacts to deadly Nato airstrike Islamabad closes Nato supply routes into Afghanistan as Pakistanis take to streets to protest at mistaken border assault that killed at least 24 troops
Crosses are planted outside Westminster Abbey ahead of the official opening of the Royal British Legion’s Field of Remembrance. Hundreds of small crosses bearing a poppy have been planted in the Field of Remembrance to pay tribute to British servicemen and women who have lost their lives in conflict. Picture: Dan Kitwood
Yukon From Above Image courtesy Landsat/NASA Like branching blood vessels, the rivers and streams of the Yukon Delta flow toward the Bering Sea in a recently released picture taken by NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite. The Yukon River originates in British Columbia, Canada, and travels through Yukon Territory before entering Alaska, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory. In southwestern Alaska, the Yukon Delta spreads out in a vast tundra plain. (Read about the “ghost ship” of the Yukon, discovered in 2009.)
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