Tuesday morning links - 8/26/08

For your perusal:

Awesome space pictures from the Chandra Observatory.

Large-scale x-ray photography by Nick Veasey.

It's possible for humans to run faster than Usain Bolt, but his performance at the Beijing Olympics broke the mathematical model that has fit sprinters for 100 years.

Researchers using Google Earth have determined that cows tend to align their bodies with the North-South axis of the earth. No one is sure why.

An Indian film company is being sued by Warner Brothers for its production of a movie entitled Hari Putar.

Recent research sheds light on what it takes to increase the lifespan of your body's cells.