THE FUZZBALL FIX FOR A BLACK HOLE PARADOX
IN THE LATE 18th century, the scientist John Michell pondered what would happen if a star were so massive, and its gravity so strong, that its escape velocity would be equivalent to the speed of light. He concluded that any emitted light would be redirected inward, rendering the star invisible. He called these hypothetical objects dark stars....
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THE FUZZBALL FIX FOR A BLACK HOLE PARADOXIN THE LATE 18th century, the scientist John Michell pondered what would happen if a star were so massive, and its gravity so strong, that its escape velocity would be equivalent to the speed of light. He concluded that any emitted light would be redirected inward, rendering the star invisible. He called these hypothetical objects dark stars....ScienceJune 28, 2015, 15:40:55THE FUZZBALL FIX FOR A BLACK HOLE PARADOXsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/fuzzball-fix-black-hole-paradox/ | June 28, 2015, 15:40:55
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Humans Might Be the Ultimate A.I. Thought Experiment
Midway through the recent movie Ex Machina, one computer programmer asks another why he invented a machine that can think, talk, and act like a human. “That’s an odd question,” replies the tech visionary played by Oscar Isaac. “Wouldn’t you, if you could?”...
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Humans Might Be the Ultimate A.I. Thought ExperimentMidway through the recent movie Ex Machina, one computer programmer asks another why he invented a machine that can think, talk, and act like a human. “That’s an odd question,” replies the tech visionary played by Oscar Isaac. “Wouldn’t you, if you could?”...ScienceJune 28, 2015, 15:29:26Humans Might Be the Ultimate A.I. Thought Experimentsource: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/06/amcs-humans-review-ai-robots-science-fiction/396935/ | June 28, 2015, 15:29:26
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SPACE TECH MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER, EVEN WIND FARMS
THE HISTORY OF innovation is full of happy accidents. The World Wide Web? Came from particle physicists at CERN who wanted easier internal communication. Wi-Fi? Invented by radio astronomers in Australia trying to detect pulses of radio waves from exploding black holes. And it took a failed space mission to fix the one of the biggest problems in green energy: The awful grinding noi...
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SPACE TECH MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER, EVEN WIND FARMSTHE HISTORY OF innovation is full of happy accidents. The World Wide Web? Came from particle physicists at CERN who wanted easier internal communication. Wi-Fi? Invented by radio astronomers in Australia trying to detect pulses of radio waves from exploding black holes. And it took a failed space mission to fix the one of the biggest problems in green energy: The awful grinding noi...ScienceJune 27, 2015, 15:40:27SPACE TECH MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER, EVEN WIND FARMSsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/space-tech-makes-everything-better-even-wind-farms/ | June 27, 2015, 15:40:27
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After 50 years, scientists discover head of the insane Hallucigenia 'worm'
Sometimes it's hard to tell what an animal looks like when it's been extinct for over 400 million years — just ask Hallucigenia. Scientists have studied the thumb-sized worm for more than 50 years now, and have only just discovered which end is the head....
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After 50 years, scientists discover head of the insane Hallucigenia 'worm'Sometimes it's hard to tell what an animal looks like when it's been extinct for over 400 million years — just ask Hallucigenia. Scientists have studied the thumb-sized worm for more than 50 years now, and have only just discovered which end is the head....ScienceJune 24, 2015, 21:12:48After 50 years, scientists discover head of the insane Hallucigenia 'worm'source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/24/8838169/hallucigenia-worm-fossil-nature-study-2015 | June 24, 2015, 21:12:48
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ANSWER TO A 150-YEAR-OLD MATH CONUNDRUM BRINGS MORE MYSTERY
IN 1850, THE Reverend Thomas Kirkman, rector of the parish of Croft-with-Southworth in Lancashire, England, posed an innocent-looking puzzle in the Lady’s and Gentleman’s Diary, a recreational mathematics journal:...
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ANSWER TO A 150-YEAR-OLD MATH CONUNDRUM BRINGS MORE MYSTERYIN 1850, THE Reverend Thomas Kirkman, rector of the parish of Croft-with-Southworth in Lancashire, England, posed an innocent-looking puzzle in the Lady’s and Gentleman’s Diary, a recreational mathematics journal:...ScienceJune 21, 2015, 16:1:40ANSWER TO A 150-YEAR-OLD MATH CONUNDRUM BRINGS MORE MYSTERYsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/answer-150-year-old-math-conundrum-brings-mystery/ | June 21, 2015, 16:1:40
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Venus, Jupiter on beautiful "collision" course
Venus and Jupiter have been drawing nearer to each other in the sky all month. Friday and Saturday, after dusk, they will appear to come together and will most likely the brightest objects in the sky, after the sun and moon...
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Venus, Jupiter on beautiful "collision" courseVenus and Jupiter have been drawing nearer to each other in the sky all month. Friday and Saturday, after dusk, they will appear to come together and will most likely the brightest objects in the sky, after the sun and moon...ScienceJune 20, 2015, 23:17:4Venus, Jupiter on beautiful "collision" coursesource: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/venus-jupiter-convergence-june-2015/ | June 20, 2015, 23:17:4
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ARE THERE ACTIVE VOLCANOES ON VENUS?
Eruptions READERS HAVE LOTS of great questions about volcanoes and this summer, I want to tackle some of them. So, for the rest of the summer while I’m in and out of the office, I’ll be trying to answer one reader question per week (along with trying to keep up with the usual volcanic news goodies). If you want to submit a question, you can send it to me (eruptionsblog at gmail...
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ARE THERE ACTIVE VOLCANOES ON VENUS?Eruptions READERS HAVE LOTS of great questions about volcanoes and this summer, I want to tackle some of them. So, for the rest of the summer while I’m in and out of the office, I’ll be trying to answer one reader question per week (along with trying to keep up with the usual volcanic news goodies). If you want to submit a question, you can send it to me (eruptionsblog at gmail...ScienceJune 20, 2015, 17:51:37ARE THERE ACTIVE VOLCANOES ON VENUS?source: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/active-volcanoes-venus/ | June 20, 2015, 17:51:37
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June 20, 2015, 17:24:40The Role of Private Enterprise in Putting Man into Space
The Role of Private Enterprise in Putting Man into Space
Has NASA, the monolithic space agency, failed in it's quest to put man out into the cosmos. Will profit coupled with mans need to explore be the driving engine which sends man into the cosmos. Think about what has moved technology forward within the American society over the past 100 years or so. Was Orville and Wilbur Wright employed by the government. Of course not. Most -
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June 20, 2015, 17:22:45Aliens: Where SETI Astronomers Can Find Them
Aliens: Where SETI Astronomers Can Find Them
SETI, or Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, has been an ongoing endeavor for many decades. In the early days, it was expected to be a quick success, so much so that national governments even helped fund these projects. Like the Moon race, there was something of a "find E.T." race. All that is gone now. Government funding has virtually evaporated around the gl -
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NASA moves forward with mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa
In the search for life elsewhere in our solar system, NASA just passed a significant milestone. The agency’s Europa mission, a plan to send a data collecting probe to Jupiter’s icy moon, has finally moved from concept phase to development phase. In short, this space agency is ready to turn the idea into reality....
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NASA moves forward with mission to Jupiter’s icy moon EuropaIn the search for life elsewhere in our solar system, NASA just passed a significant milestone. The agency’s Europa mission, a plan to send a data collecting probe to Jupiter’s icy moon, has finally moved from concept phase to development phase. In short, this space agency is ready to turn the idea into reality....ScienceJune 19, 2015, 4:37:29NASA moves forward with mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europasource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/18/8803679/NASA-Europa-clipper-mission-development-phase | June 19, 2015, 4:37:29
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Vaccines in the '60s made people more likely to develop chlamydia — and now we kno
Chlamydia researchers may have solved a 50-year-old scientific mystery. And in doing so, they designed what looks like the most promising candidate for a chlamydia vaccine that we've seen in a long time....
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Vaccines in the '60s made people more likely to develop chlamydia — and now we knoChlamydia researchers may have solved a 50-year-old scientific mystery. And in doing so, they designed what looks like the most promising candidate for a chlamydia vaccine that we've seen in a long time....ScienceJune 19, 2015, 4:36:50Vaccines in the '60s made people more likely to develop chlamydia — and now we knosource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/18/8806407/chlamydia-vaccine-mystery-1960s | June 19, 2015, 4:36:50
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IT’S ALIVE! COMET LANDER GETS READY TO DO SOME SCIENCE
IN THE FIVE or so days since Philae, the washing machine-sized lander nestled in a shady ditch on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, called home, mission control has been a flurry of analysis and planning. “In everyone’s life there are a few days that count for more than the others,” says Jean-Pierre Bibring, lead lander scientist. For the team running Philae and its orbiting...
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IT’S ALIVE! COMET LANDER GETS READY TO DO SOME SCIENCEIN THE FIVE or so days since Philae, the washing machine-sized lander nestled in a shady ditch on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, called home, mission control has been a flurry of analysis and planning. “In everyone’s life there are a few days that count for more than the others,” says Jean-Pierre Bibring, lead lander scientist. For the team running Philae and its orbiting...ScienceJune 19, 2015, 4:28:23IT’S ALIVE! COMET LANDER GETS READY TO DO SOME SCIENCEsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/philae-update/ | June 19, 2015, 4:28:23
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Why the Sun's atmosphere is hotter than its surface
How can the temperature of the Sun's atmosphere be as high as 1 million degrees Celsius when its surface temperature is only around 6000°C? By simulating the evolution of part of the Sun's interior and exterior, researchers have identified the mechanisms that provide sufficient energy to heat the solar atmosphere. A layer beneath the Sun's surface, acting a...
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Why the Sun's atmosphere is hotter than its surfaceHow can the temperature of the Sun's atmosphere be as high as 1 million degrees Celsius when its surface temperature is only around 6000°C? By simulating the evolution of part of the Sun's interior and exterior, researchers have identified the mechanisms that provide sufficient energy to heat the solar atmosphere. A layer beneath the Sun's surface, acting a...ScienceJune 18, 2015, 13:14:51Why the Sun's atmosphere is hotter than its surfacesource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150617091757.htm | June 18, 2015, 13:14:51
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Maybe dark matter is not made up of heavy particles after all
Scientists have conducted a simulation that explains the collision between two clusters of galaxies. Clusters of galaxies are the biggest objects that exist in the universe. They are collections of hundreds of thousands of galaxies pulled together by gravity. Rare, extreme examples of clusters caught in the act of colliding seem to be challenging the accepted view that dark matter ...
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Maybe dark matter is not made up of heavy particles after allScientists have conducted a simulation that explains the collision between two clusters of galaxies. Clusters of galaxies are the biggest objects that exist in the universe. They are collections of hundreds of thousands of galaxies pulled together by gravity. Rare, extreme examples of clusters caught in the act of colliding seem to be challenging the accepted view that dark matter ...ScienceJune 18, 2015, 13:14:13Maybe dark matter is not made up of heavy particles after allsource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515083408.htm | June 18, 2015, 13:14:13
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Paleontologists give "Jurassic World" science thumbs down
With "Jurassic World" hitting theaters Friday, paleontologists like James Kirkland are girding for the dumb questions they will they get from young dinosaur enthusiasts....
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Paleontologists give "Jurassic World" science thumbs downWith "Jurassic World" hitting theaters Friday, paleontologists like James Kirkland are girding for the dumb questions they will they get from young dinosaur enthusiasts....ScienceJune 18, 2015, 13:12:16Paleontologists give "Jurassic World" science thumbs downsource: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paleontologists-give-jurassic-world-thumbs-down/ | June 18, 2015, 13:12:16
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Planarian regeneration model discovered by artificial intelligence
An artificial intelligence system has for the first time reverse-engineered the regeneration mechanism of planaria -- the small worms whose power to regrow body parts makes them a research model in human regenerative medicine. The discovery presents the first model of regeneration discovered by a non-human intelligence and the first comprehensive model of planarian regeneration, wh...
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Planarian regeneration model discovered by artificial intelligenceAn artificial intelligence system has for the first time reverse-engineered the regeneration mechanism of planaria -- the small worms whose power to regrow body parts makes them a research model in human regenerative medicine. The discovery presents the first model of regeneration discovered by a non-human intelligence and the first comprehensive model of planarian regeneration, wh...ScienceJune 17, 2015, 0:1:42Planarian regeneration model discovered by artificial intelligencesource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150604162447.htm | June 17, 2015, 0:1:42
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