Science
Scientists discover ‘lost city’ Ciudad Blanca in Honduras
Researchers believe they may have located the rumored-yet-unconfirmed city of la Ciudad Blanca, the “White City” thought to have been described by Hernan Cortez to...
78,000 apply for private Mars colony project
About 78,000 people have applied to become Red Planet colonists with the nonprofit organization Mars One since its application process opened on April 22, officials...
NH auction house offers EKG of Neil Armstrong’s heartbeat taken when he stepped onto moon
Well, here’s one for the guy or girl who has everything.
AMHERST, N.H. – A New Hampshire auction house is offering an EKG of Neil Armstrong’s...
Einstein’s theory of Gravity Proved Right
I knew that! heh
Scientists have subjected Albert Einsteins famous theory of gravity to its toughest real-world test so far—and it has prevailed.
The theory, which was...
Horsehead Nebula: Herschel telescope images astronomical classic
Europe’s Herschel space telescope has imaged one of the most popular subjects in the sky – the Horsehead Nebula – and its environs.
The distinctively shaped molecular gas cloud is sited some 1,300 light-years from Earth in the Constellation Orion. (more…)
Mars settlers wanted. Send audition tape
Well, I am considering moving….
Aspiring astronauts and wannabe reality TV stars, take note: A nonprofit that aims to send the first human colonists to Mars by 2023 will start taking applications in July of this year.
via latimes.com.
Hawaii clears land use for the 30 Meter Telescope
An eye on the sky. Neat image at link.
The Thirty Meter Telescope has been under development for more than a decade, but the sheer...
You can’t buy rights to name exoplanet, says astronomy group
Damn and I was so counting on a real Riehl world one day.
There may not be an alien planet named Heinlein any time...
Amateur space enthusiasts may have discovered missing Soviet Mars lander
Cool. Photos at link below:
Photos captured from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may provide new clues about a Soviet spacecraft that mysteriously vanished 40 years...
Cool graphics: Brains as Clear as Jell-O for Scientists to Explore
Graphics at link:
The visible brain has arrived — the consistency of Jell-O, as transparent and colorful as a child’s model, but vastly more useful.
via NYTimes.com.
Strong hints of dark matter detected by space station
Physicists announced on Wednesday that they have discovered the most convincing evidence yet of the existence of dark matter – the particles that are...
Doctors report first cure of HIV, virus that causes AIDS, in a child
For the first time, doctors are reporting that they have cured a child of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The landmark finding will help scientists better understand the nature of HIV, doctors say, and could potentially help countless HIV-positive babies in developing countries.
“I’m sort of holding my breath that this child’s...
