The greatest hunt in human history is taking place, the hunt for exoplanets—worlds beyond our solar system. The alien planets hang like rare jewels in space, although they may not be too rare for astronomers seem to be finding new…
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The story of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin is a tale of achievement against the odds. Blessed with a brilliant mind, but cursed – professionally – with a womb, she battled endemic prejudice in her chosen field until late in her career. And…
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Astronomy is apparently a man’s world. Those asked to name great astronomers would undoubtedly name several men, but would have difficulty naming a single woman astronomer. There have been many female astronomers who contributed to astronomical knowledge and method, but like…
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Astronomers discovered the presence of a thin layer of ozone in the atmosphere of Venus. The European Space Agency (ESA) Venusian probe, Venus Express, transmitted data that a team of scientists has determined is a thin band of ozone near…
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Measuring about 227,900,000 kilometers from the sun, and named after the Roman god of war, Mars is the fourth (and the second smallest) planet in the solar system. It has a surface area of about 144,800,000 square kilometers, no magnetic…
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Time travel is possible from a couple points of view. One is through Einsteins general theory of relativity, and the other is with quantum field theory. Einsteins theory of general relativity is his special theory with gravity taken into account….
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GRAVITY ILLUSION IN 4-D Like the setting and the rising Sun’s image held our understanding in dimensional captivity Gravity has also had our human senses confused for centuries. Relativity was behind our confusion by providing false images of the “moving”…
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One of the major issues of today is the issue of energy and saving the planet by the proper use thereof. Now what is “the solution” to this problem? We cannot say definitively that there is one solution because each…
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The special theory of relativity is taken to be a non-intuitive theory. This means that the concepts are so far removed from everyday experience that it goes against all common sense. This is true if your not a scientist. Scientist…
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The question “Is there a basic particle?” seems to me to mean “Is there some most fundamental constituent of matter?” Such particles are not unique- there are in fact twelve of them- but one the the triumphs of modern science…
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