Physical Science

I think that a decade of contact is an understatement. First of all, there is no way that anyone can convince me that we are the only life forms in the universe. I have had a vision that I remember…
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The search for extra terrestrial intelligence is one of the most important quests that have ever been attempted by mankind. The question of whether we are alone in the universe and possibly even the meaning of life may be in…
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The primitive and paranoid culture that dominates human society today would be profoundly affected by a SETI success. Assuming of course society believed what was reported by SETI. Human beings undoubtedly have an almost unrestrained desire to explore and to…
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In a sense, the planet Pluto had a short life, being discovered in 1930 but “demoted” to the status of “dwarf planet” in 2006. That life was exceeded at both ends by that of Venetia Phair (ne Burney) who had…
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Tycho Brahe, noted astronomer and alchemist, made his contribution to science in a time of conflict. During his life, there were two competing versions of how the solar system and the universe organized. In one model, the heliocentric, the sun…
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If, in our solar system, Earth had a twin, that sister planet was long thought to be Venus. Venus is the second planet from the sun in our solar system, orbiting between Mercury and Earth. With Mercury, Venus comprises the…
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The constellation of Orion is one of the most familiar in the night sky, and it is unusual in being visible from both the northern and southern hemispheres, depending on the time of year. Its most notable feature is the…
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The tragic deaths of the US astronauts of the Apollo 1 fire caused many to wonder whether space exploration was worth the risk. Astronaut Gus Grissom, one of those that perished in the fire on January 27, 1967, once said,…
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Perhaps the most crucial answer to the question of whether there could be life on other planets is: “Can humanity’s comprehension be expansive enough to recognize life forms for which we have no definition?”  That will be determined as we…
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On December 9th, 1965 a large fireball was seen by thousands of people in Ontario, Canada and several US States.  Several eye witnesses reported metal debris falling from the sky followed by a sound that resembled sonic booms. Was this…
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