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Interstellar Clouds and Neutron Stars –Could They Harbor Life?
In his famous lecture, “Life in the Universe,” Stephen Hawking observed that what we normally think of as ‘life’ is based on chains of carbon atoms, with a few other atoms, such as nitrogen or phosphorous. We can imagine that one might have life with some other chemical basis, such as silicon, “but carbon seems […]
Space stuff of the future put to the test
July 18, 2011
This may look like a NASA version of the game Connect Four, but in fact it’s a scientific experiment. Photographed during a spacewalk as part of the current Atlantis shuttle mission, the Materials on International Space Station Experiment 8 (MISSE-8) consists of a series of circular test beds containing solar cells, computing devices and new and experimental materials, some […]
A drive in the clouds: Flying cars could be in UK skies in five years
July 18, 2011
It’s a concept that’s been around for decades but never really seems to get off the ground. But aviation experts are now saying a flying car could be in regular use in the UK within five years after a model was formally approved by U.S. authorities. The $250,000 (£155,000) Terrafugia Transition is a two-seater aircraft […]
Asteroid Bound: Animated Look at NASA’s New Mission
July 18, 2011
The Hubble constant and dark energy
July 18, 2011
The Hubble Constant measured from the anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) is shown to be independent of small changes from the standard model of the redshift dependence of dark energy. Modifications of the Friedmann equation to include phantom power (w < –1), textures (w = –2/3) and curvature are considered, and constraints on […]
Astronomers Discover Habitable ExoEarth Orbiting Binary Star
July 18, 2011
Red and orange suns would light the skies of the most exotic exo-Earth yet discovered In recent years, the search for an Earth-like planet orbiting another star has been the most exciting in science. The world has waited with baited breath for the discovery of another Earth. But the discovery of Earth 2.0 has been […]
July 18, 2011
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