Archive for the 'Space' Category
How Long is a Piece of String? .::. =video=
• December, 2011Alan Davies attempts to answer the proverbial question: how long is a piece of string? But what appears to be a simple task soon turns into a mind-bending voyage of discovery where nothing is as it seems. An encounter with leading mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals that Alan’s short length of string may in fact be infinitely long. When Alan attempts to measure his string at the atomic scale,…
World’s First Time Machine .::. =video=
• October, 2011Introducing:: “World’s First Time Machine” (Documentary by the Discovery Channel) Contains some interesting predictions about our “near” future…
Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension .::. =video=
• July, 2011The ultimate adventure in scientific inquiry (think Indiana Jones in the math lab), this fascinating program follows the exploits of a small group of pioneering mathematicians who discovered a whole area of study that is revolutionizing all branches of understanding in the world: fractal geometry. Chances are you’ve seen one and you just didn’t realize it. Fractals are most recognized as a series of circular shapes with a border…
Dr. Michio Kaku: “The World in 2030″ .::. =video=
• May, 2011“The World in 2030: How Science will Affect Computers, Medicine, Jobs, Our Lifestyles and the Wealth of our Nations” Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and the Henry Semat Professor at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of Harvard University…
Theoretical Breakthrough: Generating Matter and Antimatter from Nothing
• April, 2011Under just the right conditions — which involve an ultra-high-intensity laser beam and a two-mile-long particle accelerator — it could be possible to create something out of nothing, according to University of Michigan researchers. The scientists and engineers have developed new equations that show how a high-energy electron beam combined with an intense laser pulse could rip apart a vacuum into its fundamental matter and antimatter components, and set…
We are not alone: One in four stars ‘may have Earth-like planets in orbit around them’
• April, 2011The Universe is teeming with planets capable of supporting alien life, according to a new study. After studying stars similar to the Sun, astronomers found that almost one in four could have small, rocky planets just like the Earth.Many of these worlds may occupy the ‘Goldilocks’ zone – the region where conditions are neither too hot, nor too cold, for liquid water and possibly life. The findings mean that…
We’ve built a flying saucer, boasts Iran
• April, 2011(even if it does look like it belongs in a 1950s B-movie) It’s not clear how far or how high it can fly – or even how big it is and what makes it take off. But an aircraft created by scientists in Iran is, they claim, the world’s first flying saucer. Called the Zohal – or Saturn in English – it said the unmanned spaceship is designed for…
Sun Pictures: A Full Year in a Single Frame – Analemmas
• January, 2011Sun’s Path in 2010 Can a single picture sum up all of 2010? In a way, yes. The above multiple-exposure photo shows the figure-eight path of the sun over the course of the entire year, known as an analemma. Analemma photographs are made by taking a picture of the sun from the same place at the same time of day once or twice a week, generating 30 to 50…
Moon Rising – NASA moon cover-up? .::. =video=
• December, 2010<<Editors notE>> Is there more to the moon than the space programs (NASA) and governments have made us believe? Watch this video below to find out more! Should this be considered as trash or is there some truth behind all of these claims? We can only try to check out the sources and make up for ourselves what really is going on. Enjoy! … or not . <<Official movie…
