February 27th, 2008
It is pretty much general knowledge that at some point our sun will swallow the Earth and end its existence. Thankfully none of us will be around to see it happen, unless you believe in incarnation, or we happen to discover immortality in the next few decades.
Astronomers have stated recently that they have a more […]
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February 22nd, 2008
So…40 years after we win the race to the moon we start all over again. This time instead of democratic countries trying to beat communist countries to the moon YOU are competing against anyone that wants to go to the moon for a $30 Million prize from Google and XPRIZE in the great Moon Race. […]
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February 20th, 2008
I mentioned the other day that there was a Total Lunar Eclipse on February 20th. Well…Today is February 20th! This is just a reminder to anyone who has subscribed to this blog in their RSS feed Readers so that they don’t miss out on the event.
The easy-to-watch event will play out in several stages as […]
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February 16th, 2008
Just a few days away. Wednesday in fact. A total lunar eclipse will be visible for nearly a billion people in the Western Hemisphere, more than 1.5 billion in Europe and Africa, and perhaps another half-billion in western Asia will be able to watch — weather permitting — as the brilliant mid-winter full moon becomes […]
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February 11th, 2008
Two planetary discoveries have scientists believing that solar systems like ours are going to become much more common. The two planets have great similarities to Our Jupiter and Saturn. The newfound worlds both appear to be gaseous and are about 80 percent the sizes of Jupiter and Saturn, the astronomers said today. They orbit a […]
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February 1st, 2008
The never-ending search for alternative fuel sources for our planet that has not only a future of shortages, but fuels that are contributing to problems in our atmosphere may have some solutions in space.
New discoveries about magnetic field lines and the first-ever direct observation of their reconnection in space are offering hope that scientists […]
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January 25th, 2008
The largest object in our solar system other than the sun is also one of the most powerful weather producing planets as well. Two giant plumes erupted recently on Jupiter, moving faster than any other Jovian feature and leaving global streaks of red cloud particles in their wake.
The chemical makeup and formation of these red […]
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January 18th, 2008
It seems as if one of the biggest focuses in the last couple years has been the search for dark matter. Scientists believe that they know the mysterious invisible matter is there, but are having a terrible time actually proving it with a reasonable certainty. It isn’t exactly just darkness like you would see if […]
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January 15th, 2008
The global market for satellite navigation hardware continued its scorching pace in 2007, resulting in big profits for the major hardware manufacturers, and analysts predict sales will grow more than $20 billion by early next decade.
Finding your way to your Condo Hotels has never been easier. Satellite Navigation has become less of a luxury and […]
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December 28th, 2007
With the airing of my new favorite show The Universe starting this year I guess you could say that I pay a lot more attention to Space News than I ever have. In doing so I have heard a lot of the stories that have been listed as the Most Amazing Space Discoveries of 2007, […]
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