Planet discovered in the “habitable zone”.
Orbiting a nearby red dwarf star called Gliese 581 are 6 planets. One of them is a rocky ball, bigger than Earth, in the “habitable zone” where water is liquid and temperatures are human-friendly. It’s possible we could live there.
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A dramatic computer-animated simulation, produced by NHK Japan and the National Film Board of Canada, depicts what would happen if an asteroid measuring 500 kilometers (300 mi) in diameter collided with Earth.
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The sun’s solar flares could endanger human life by interfering with high-tech systems such as satellites and power grids.
A massive solar flare could paralyze Earth in 2013, causing blackouts and wrecking satellite communications, a conference heard yesterday. Nasa has warned that a peak in the sun’s magnetic energy cycle and the number of sun spots or flares around 2013 could generate huge radiation levels.
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Race to the Core competition
On Wednesday, Thomas Frey, executive director of the DaVinci Institute, serving also as the organization’s Senior Futurist, announced what may be the world’s most challenging competition, a contest that will involve sending a probe to the center of the earth.
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Time lapse footage taken by Oregon State University alum Don Pettit during his time on the International Space Station.
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Large solar flare recorded by the SOHO/EIT telescope using UV light.
When researchers found an unusual linkage between solar flares and the inner life of radioactive elements on Earth, it touched off a scientific detective investigation that could end up protecting the lives of space-walking astronauts and maybe rewriting some of the assumptions of physics.
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This image shows the number of asteroids in the solar system currently (2010).
It’s not just our country that’s a little over-crowded – our whole solar system is too. A fascinating color-coded video illustrates how we have become increasingly aware of the number of asteroids flying close to Earth as telescopes improve. (Pics and video)
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Stephen Hawking
The human race must look to outer space within the next century or it will become extinct, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned. The renowned astrophysicist said he fears mankind is in great danger and its future “must be in space” if it is to survive.
This is a video that starts slow, but around 3 minutes in… well. It shows every nuclear bomb explosion on the Earth from 1945 — the US test before the bombs dropped on Japan — to 1998, when India and Pakistan joined the madness.
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Mars. The most tantalizing of all planets, with mountains three times as tall as Mount Everest and canyons 2,485 miles long and four miles deep. Our next stop in our return to the stars. And possibly our next home.
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Kepler Space Probe
Nasa’s Kepler space probe has found more than just 706 potential new planets — it may also have found five new solar systems.
The Earth’s upper atmosphere has had a record breaking collapse, one that has scientists both puzzled and worried, NASA announced Thursday.
The collapse occurred during a period of low solar activity known as a “solar minimum.” During a solar minimum, sunspots and solar flare activity heavily diminish. Since the date range of a solar minimum expands over a 12-month period, it can take up to 6 months to identify one.
This collapse occurred during the 2008-2009 solar minimum. While these minimums are known to cool and contract the thermosphere, this collapse was 3-times greater than low solar activity could explain…
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