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‘Saturn on Steroids’: 1st Ringed Planet Beyond Solar System Possibly Found
Astronomers have discovered a set of strange rings around an object in deep space, about 420 light-years from Earth. The rings may be circling an alien planet, what scientists called “Saturn on steroids.”www.space.com
Solar Blast Expected to Hit Earth
RADIATION from a solar storm will bombard Earth, bringing the possibility of radio blackouts over the coming days, scientists have warned.video.foxnews.com
How Much Wind Energy is Available in the Jet Streams?
Posted by admin in Technology on December 8, 2011
New paper suggests previous guesses are drastic overestimates, and extracting it could cause climate shifts. We’ve noted before the ongoing efforts to harness high-altitude wind power. Generally, though, the designs currently being tested and deploye…
The Solar System’s Newest Beach Spot Is an Icy One
One ticket to Pluto, please! Seems there’s an ocean there just waiting to be discovered, surfed or lounged about. Don’t worry about my well-being though—I’ll be packing a sweater.
Scientists with more know-how of how the Universe works that I conclud…
16 ’super-Earths’ found outside solar system
It’s not like aliens put up a welcome banner or anything, but scientists now have newly identified at least one planet that could potentially sustain life.lightyears.blogs.cnn.com
Mysteries of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot –The Oldest Storm in the Galaxy?
Jupiter, the most massive planet in our solar system — with dozens of moons and an enormous magnetic field — resembles a star in composition, but it did not grow big enough to ignite. The planet’s swirling cloud stripes are broken by storms, the …
Meteorites: Tool Kits for Creating Life on Earth
Meteorites hold a record of the chemicals that existed in the early solar system and that may have been a crucial source of the organic compounds that gave rise to life on Earth. Since the 1960s, scientists have been trying to find proof that nucleobas…
Study suggests our moon may be the result of two moons colliding
The number of mysteries in our solar system is staggering and a new mystery very close to home has a new possible solution. Scientists and astronomers have long..www.slashgear.com
Mission to Jupiter: Gas giant may hold keys to understanding solar system formation, evolution
NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter is slated for launch Aug. 5 from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The primary goal of the mission is to understand the origin and evolution of the massive gas planet. The data should reveal not only the conditions of the e…
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is now the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Dawn will study the asteroid, named Vesta, for a year before departing for a second destination, a dwarf planet named…
Scientists prove existence of ‘magnetic ropes’ that cause solar storms
Scientists discovered recently that a phenomenon called a giant magnetic rope is the cause of solar storms. Confirming the existence of this formation is a key first step in helping to mitigate the adverse effects that solar storm eruptions can have on…
New mineral discovered: One of earliest minerals formed in solar system
A team of scientists has discovered a new mineral — krotite, one of the earliest minerals formed in our solar system. It is the main component of an unusual inclusion embedded in a meteorite (NWA 1934), found in northwest Africa. These objects, known …
New batteries can be recharged using sunlight
A team of scientists are hoping to give those old school re-chargeable batteries a solar-powered makeover.
Mention solar technology to people and itwww.smartplanet.com
V-Day Solar Flare Visible Tonight
Solar X-ray flare is the largest of its type since Dec 2006. Scientists say a Valentine’s evening solar flare is causing radio disruptions and may put on a cool sky show Friday night in some northern regions. But they say the solar storm zapping Earth …
Planets Weighed Using Pulsar Flashes
The rotating corpses of massive stars can help scientists weigh the planets in the solar system. By carefully timing radio blips from spinning stellar leftovers called pulsars, astronomers have measured the masses of all the planets from Mercury to Sat…
Scientists have weight of the worlds on their shoulders e2z
AS scientific problems go, it has been one of the weightiest in the solar system: how do you accurately measure a planet, its moons and any rings it may have to see how heavy they are?
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Solar system ‘two million years older than first thought’ ~
The solar system could be almost two million years older than previously thought, scientists have discovered using evidence from one of the oldest meteorites.
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Scientists find most massive star ever discovered (w/ Video)
Using a combination of instruments on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered the most massive stars to date, one weighing at birth more than 300 times the mass of the sun, or twice as much as the currently accepted limit of 150 solar m…
Probe Takes Detailed Pictures of Crater-Covered Asteroid
A European space probe headed toward its next target Sunday after sending back detailed images of an asteroid that scientists hope will increase understanding of how the solar system evolved.edition.cnn.com
Living In A Finely-Tuned Universe Yet Refusing To See God
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 29, 2010
An increasing number of scientists are acknowledging that our solar system, our galaxy and indeed the entire universe has been incredibly finely-tuned and seemingly designed for us. However, many of these same scientists absolutely refuse to acknowled…
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