The X ray dye makes it easier to see the organs and blood vessels when the pictures are developed. The intravenous contrast material is used for chest or pelvic scans, while oral-contrast material is used for abdominal scans.
Another way to gather information would be to transport a vessel to and from the planet. The technology exists to do this, but at 20 light years from the Earth, it would take 200 years for astronomers to receive the result.
Other Moche vessels show scenes from what, at first sight, look like a series of battles. But as the archaeologists studied them more closely they realized they weren't ordinary battles.
The Moche left no written record but they did leave a fabulous account of their life and times in paintings on pots and vessels. Many show every-day events and objects such as people, fish, birds and other animals.
Ship designers set sail, turning back to wind to help propel boats across the sea. The new vessels, mainly still on drawing boards, look nothing like the graceful schooners and galleons of the past.
Ship designers set sail, turning back to wind to help propel boats across the sea. The new vessels, mainly still on drawing boards, look nothing like the graceful schooners and galleons of the past.
After setting sail from Libya in rubber inflatables, wooden fishing boats or other rickety, overcrowded vessels, migrants are picked up by the Italian navy and taken to Sicily.
After setting sail from Libya in rubber inflatables, wooden fishing boats or other rickety, overcrowded vessels, migrants are picked up by the Italian navy and taken to Sicily.
After setting sail from Libya in rubber inflatables, wooden fishing boats or other rickety, overcrowded vessels, migrants are picked up by the Italian navy and taken to Sicily.
U.S. cutter Polar Star has 25 times the punch of the Shokalskiy and 5.5 times the horsepower of the Chinese rescue ship Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, which is itself now trapped in thick, frozen ice along with the Russian vessel.
Ship designers set sail, turning back to wind to help propel boats across the sea. The new vessels, mainly still on drawing boards, look nothing like the graceful schooners and galleons of the past.
This year’s America’s Cup vessels are more flying machine than yacht. The twin hulls of the catamarans can rise from the water and hydrofoil over San Francisco Bay at speeds approaching 50 m.p.h. (80km/h).
This year’s America’s Cup vessels are more flying machine than yacht. The twin hulls of the catamarans can rise from the water and hydrofoil over San Francisco Bay at speeds approaching 50 m.p.h. (80km/h).
This year’s America’s Cup vessels are more flying machine than yacht. The twin hulls of the catamarans can rise from the water and hydrofoil over San Francisco Bay at speeds approaching 50 m.p.h. (80km/h).
This year’s America’s Cup vessels are more flying machine than yacht. The twin hulls of the catamarans can rise from the water and hydrofoil over San Francisco Bay at speeds approaching 50 m.p.h. (80km/h).
Great Lakes Brewing Company has been trying to imitate a bygone era. Enlisting the help of archaeologists, the company has been trying to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer using only clay vessels and a wooden spoon.
Great Lakes Brewing Company has been trying to imitate a bygone era. Enlisting the help of archaeologists, the company has been trying to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer using only clay vessels and a wooden spoon.
Great Lakes Brewing Company has been trying to imitate a bygone era. Enlisting the help of archaeologists, the company has been trying to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer using only clay vessels and a wooden spoon.
Great Lakes Brewing Company has been trying to imitate a bygone era. Enlisting the help of archaeologists, the company has been trying to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer using only clay vessels and a wooden spoon.
Billed as a cruise ship by North Korean officials, the squalid vessel Mangyongbong set sail on its inaugural voyage along the impoverished country's east coast.
During the transfer of the fuel remaining in the vessel's tank, 3 layers of containment booms were deployed to militate against possible release into the wider environment. Still, tar droplets were discovered on Coral Beach.
Ship designers set sail, turning back to wind to help propel boats across the sea. The new vessels, mainly still on drawing boards, look nothing like the graceful schooners and galleons of the past.
Nightingale Island, home to a large population of rockhopper penguins, was drenched in oil when a grounded cargo vessel split its hull in the force of a relentless swell.
Nightingale Island, home to a large population of rockhopper penguins, was drenched in oil when a grounded cargo vessel split its hull in the force of a relentless swell.
The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned vessel in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1797, and defeated five British warships in the War of 1812.
Billed as a cruise ship by North Korean officials, the squalid vessel Mangyongbong set sail on its inaugural voyage along the impoverished country's east coast.
Billed as a cruise ship by North Korean officials, the squalid vessel Mangyongbong set sail on its inaugural voyage along the impoverished country's east coast.