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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…
Music of the sun recorded by scientists
The sun has been the inspiration for hundreds of songs, but now scientists have discovered that the star at the centre of our solar system produces its own music.www.telegraph.co.uk
After Visiting Asteroid-Hayabusa Space Capsule Back To Japan
A multi-billion-kilometre journey into deep space and back when it arrived on Friday at a research centre outside Tokyo.
A SPACE capsule thought to contain the first fragments from an asteroid arrived in Tokyo yesterday, officials said, as scientists …
Could A Massive Solar Storm Change Our Lives In An Instant?
Could one massive burst of radiation from the sun cripple satellites in orbit and fry electronics all over the Earth? Could a gigantic solar storm change life as we know it in an instant? Well, if we are to believe what some scientists from NASA are …
More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead
Posted by admin in Environment on June 10, 2010
The sun is about to get a lot more active, which could have ill effects on Earth. So to prepare, top sun scientists met Tuesday to discuss the best ways to protect Earth’s satellites and other vital systems from the coming solar storms.
2013 Super Solar Storm could send us back into the Dark Ages
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 8, 2010
In 1859, a geomagnetic storm sparked by a huge solar flare swept over the Earth. Telegraph wires shorted out and set houses on fire. A brilliant aurora was seen in Hawaii-so bright that “people could read newspapers by its red and green glow.” Scientists predict that in May 2013, the sun’s solar cycle will peak at about the same level as in 1859
Bacteria that feed on electrons could spell the end for oil
Posted by admin in Environment on June 3, 2010
A team of scientists are experimenting with microbes that can convert solar energy into chemicals. As part of the growing trend in bioplastics, biofuels and green chemistry, the finding could help lead the way out of the fossil fuel mess.
Dreaming big: planning a human mission to outer solar system
Scientists design a dream voyage to Neptune and other outer planets, with missions starting around 2050. Their detailed engineering exercise shows what it takes to get us to the outer fringes of our solar system.
Moon Dirt Mystery Piled Up Over Billions of Years
Cosmic material that has settled on the moon over billions of years could shed light on where a peculiar type of nitrogen in our solar system came from, a new study suggests. The powdery lunar surface contains isotopes of nitrogen that, for the most part, appear to have been carried there by still enigmatic sources. Scientists have long known…
Scientists Believe That The Sun is Behaving Oddly Of Late
The most recent solar minimum was both long and pronounced. But why?
A New Eden, 2 Billion Miles from Earth: Saturn’s Moon
No other body in the solar system more closely resembles Earth than Saturn’s moon, Titan. Now, scientists believe that an underground ocean could even harbour life….
Meteorites suggest seeds of life within our solar system
Tiny meteorites found in ultra-pure Antarctic snow may provide scientists with evidence that the building blocks of life may have come from within our own solar system, rather than from the far reaches of space, researchers reported in a paper published online.
Spray-On Solar Cells Come One Step Closer to Reality
Posted by admin in General Sciences on April 4, 2010
Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently determined that poly(3-hexylthiopene), or P3HT, may be a useful material for creating spray-on transistors. Once the tech is optimized, we could see electronics like solar cells and displays that can be sprayed onto a surface just like paint.
New Sunspots Herald a More Active Sun
The Sun is finally coming back to life. Solar physicists just observed a huge group of sunspots that appeared on the solar surface—the largest group to emerge for several years. Scientists at ESA will determine if new solar flares endanger Earth. Explained in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
Blueprint For Artificial Leaf Mimics Mother Nature-Science-
Posted by admin in General Sciences on March 29, 2010
Scientists have working prototypes of an artificial leaf, that captures solar energy, and uses it efficiently to change water into hydrogen fuel, they stated…………………………..
Whale Power Technology Kicks Big Ass
Posted by admin in Environment on March 29, 2010
Dr. Frank Fish noticed that whale flippers have strange bumps on their leading edges. Scientists followed up on this and determined that “bumps on the leading edge of model humpback whale flippers cause them to “stall” more gradually… The idea, known as tubercle technology, is being considered for airplanes, submarines and wind turbines…
Scientists mimic photosynthesis to create new ’solar fu
Posted by admin in General Sciences on March 22, 2010
Sunlight in the form of fuel? A breakthrough new discovery brings science one step closer to creating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight.
Solar storms create ‘killer electrons’
‘Killer electrons’ – electrons circling Earth that wreck satellites and can cause cancer in astronauts – are created when Solar storms create shockwaves in the Earth’s protective magnetic bubble, scientists said.
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