Space
Colbert talks to the ISS
Speak about your exclusive interviews, check out this clip from The Colbert Report, where he speaks to a member of the current crew aboard the International Space Station. Unlike so many of Colbert’s interviewees, this guy - Garrett Reisman - seriously holds his own!
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Man’s Mission to… 2000 SG344?
Those who keep track of such things will know that there is a lot of discussion as to where man will head next, in its continuing journey in to space. Bush wants us to head back to the Moon in 2020, and set up a lunar outpost. Experts want us to forget the Moon and […]
Worst Job in the World Finally Found
When you hear the term “worst job in the world” you are going to conjure up a multitude of images. Those dealing with sewage, explosives, Britney Spears; the list goes on. So what would you say if I believed the worst job in the world belonged to one person working at NASA?
No, this person doesn’t […]
Hawking Predicts Unintelligent Life on Other Planets
When someone like Stephen Hawking predicts that there is unintelligent life on other planets, I’m left with a bit of a quandary. Is he referring relatively – ie, compared to him? – or is he speaking generally – ie, a planet full of dogs (I’m a cat person).
At an event marking the 50th anniversary of […]
Black Hole at Center of Milky Way’s Turbulent Past
Astronomical time is one of those things hard to get your head around. Some of us (ok, me) have enough trouble working out what day it is they are currently residing in. So when someone asks me to assume millions of years is nothing more than an astronomical blip, I get worried.
Astronomers have added to […]
Firefox in the Sky
Found this on Wired, and thought it extremely cool!
On the left is an image taken by the Hubble space telescope on December 17, 2002, featuring the variable star V838 Monocerotis. On the right, is the Firefox logo. You’ll notice the awesome similarity!
Take a look at the original image of Monocerotis.
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What Came Before the Big Bang Might Have Been Eerily Similar
The Big Bang has long been the realm of religious contention. However of late, there has been a rising group of Christian’s (amongst others) who have allowed for the possibility that God used the Big Bang as his creation tool.
However, with that being said, there is still another contention about what came before.
Science has long […]
Meteorite Bombardment Responsible for Earth Life Characteristics
There is nothing quite as exhilarating for me than to learn something new. And thanks to a Columbia University professor, it looks as though the latest factoid to implant itself in to my brain is the possibility that the almost exclusive left-handed amino acid trait in human life could have come from outer-space.
When presented with […]
Did a Big Bang in Our Own Solar System Create Venus as we know it?
Over the past several years the formation of our own solar system has been of high importance in scientific circles. Many scientists have focused their attention on the inner four planets, and found that we bounced around like a ball in a pinball mission in our early formative years.
A now dominant theory for the creation […]
Race to the Moon or Race to Mars
The Bush Government has of late been redirecting NASA’s efforts towards heading back to the Moon. But to many people, the term ‘heading back’ is exactly the problem. We’ve been there, and while everyone wants to get to Mars, the Moon is not the place to visit on the way.
From the pages of the January […]
