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TwitterParticle AcceleratorsPhysicists have long theorized that particle accelerators could destroy the earth. When electric fields are used to accelerate protons they could collide at speed fast enough to create black holes or bits of altered matter. These small black holes would slowly engulf our planet.
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Comments OffAsia’s Space Program Is Heating Up
February 23rd, 2009 admin Photo: An Indian spacecraft takes off carrying the country’s first lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1 last autumnIndia Approves £1.7bn Plan To Launch Astronauts As Asian Space Race Heats Up — Times OnlineIndia has approved a £1.7 billion plan to launch its first astronauts into space by 2015, in its latest bid to close the gap with China in what many see as a 21st Century Asian version of the Cold War race for the Moon.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will attempt to put two people into orbit 172 miles (275 km) above the Earth for seven days, according to a proposal approved by the Planning Commission at a meeting on Friday.”ISRO needs to be supported as it has done marvellous job in the field of Space Science. That’s why Planning Commission will support it,” Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, told reporters.”An unmanned flight will be launched in 2013-2014 and manned mission likely to launch by 2014-2015,” he said.Read more ….
Posted in Science News Tags: Asian Version, Astronauts, Cold War, Deputy Chairman, Gap, Indian Space Research, Indian Space Research Organisation, Isro, Last Autumn, Lunar Probe, Manned Mission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Orbit, Planning Commission, Seven Days, Space Program, Space Race, Space Science, Spacecraft, Unmanned Flight Comments OffNASA’s Kepler Mission To Seek Other Earths
February 21st, 2009 admin Artist’s concept of Kepler in space. (Credit: NASA/JPL)From Science Daily:ScienceDaily (Feb. 20, 2009) — NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is ready to be moved to the launch pad today and will soon begin a journey to search for worlds that could potentially host life.Kepler is scheduled to blast into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a Delta II rocket on March 5 at 7:48 p.m.
Posted in Science News Tags: Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral Air, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta, Earth, Eastern Time, Journey, Kepler Mission, Launch Pad, Liquid Water, Nasa, Nasa Jpl, Orbit, Pacific Time, Rocky Planets, Science Daily, Sciencedaily, Space Nasa, Space Science, Spacecraft Comments OffGalaxy Has ‘Billions Of Earths’
February 16th, 2009 admin From The BBC:There could be one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, a US conference has heard.Dr Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution of Science said many of these worlds could be inhabited by simple lifeforms.He was speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago.So far, telescopes have been able to detect just over 300 planets outside our Solar System.Very few of these would be capable of supporting life, however. Most are gas giants like our Jupiter; and many orbit so close to their parent stars that any microbes would have to survive roasting temperatures.But, based on the limited numbers of planets found so far, Dr Boss has estimated that each Sun-like star has on average one “Earth-like” planet.Read more ….
Posted in Science News Tags: Advancement Of Science, Alan Boss, American Association For The Advancement Of Science, Annual Meeting, Association For The Advancement Of Science, Bbc, Billions, Carnegie Institution, Dr Alan, Earth, Galaxy, Gas Giants, Lifeforms, Limited, Microbes, Orbit, Parent Stars, Planets Outside Our Solar System, Telescopes, Temperatures Comments OffThe European Space Agency’s Herschel Observatory Is Finished And Ready To Go Into Orbit
February 10th, 2009 admin Key features on the Herschel space observatory. The inset compares Herschel with Hubble and the future James Webb Space Telescope.From The BBC:Stare into the curve of Herschel’s mirror too long and you get a slightly giddy feeling that comes from not being able to judge where its surface really starts.It is enchanting, spectacular and – at 3.5m in diameter – it will soon become the biggest telescope mirror in space, surpassing that of Hubble.The great 18th Century astronomer William Herschel would have been astonished by the silver sensation that now bears his name.The European Space Agency (Esa) is certainly very proud of its new observatory. It has been working on the venture for more than 20 years.”The mirror is an enormous piece of hardware,” enthused Thomas Passvogel, Esa’s programme manager on the Herschel space observatory.Read more ….
Posted in Science News Tags: 18th Century, 5m, Astronomer William Herschel, Bbc, Bears, Curve, Diameter, Esa, European Space Agency, Hubble, Inset, James Webb, James Webb Space Telescope, Orbit, Sensation, Space Observatory, Telescope Mirror, Webb Space Telescope Comments OffWhat Happens When Satellites Fall
January 24th, 2009 admin Artist Interpretation of a GPS satellite.Source: image courtesy of NASAFrom Yahoo News/Space.com:The recent trials of an out-of-control communications satellite and a defunct, leaky Soviet-era spacecraft toting its own nuclear reactor call up the question: What exactly happens when satellites die in space?There are actually a few possibilities, some good, and others not so much.Bury the deadIf mission controllers spot a glitch in time, they can force a still-functioning satellite to fire its engines and reach a so-called “graveyard orbit” a few hundred miles above its initial flight path in order to safeguard its neighboring spacecraft against possible damage.That’s what engineers are trying to do for the telecommunications satellite Astra 5A, which inexplicably failed on Jan.
Posted in Science News Tags: Arc, Communications Satellite, Control Communications, Earth, Flight Path, Glitch, Gps Satellite, Graveyard, Initial Flight, Mission Controllers, Nasa, Nuclear Reactor, Orbit, Possibilities, Satellite Astra, Satellite Source, Satellites, Source Image, Spacecraft, Telecommunications Satellite Comments OffSaturday Night Special: Biggest Full Moon of 2009
January 10th, 2009 admin From Yahoo News/Space:If skies are clear Saturday, go out at sunset and look for the giant moon rising in the east. It will be the biggest and brightest one of 2009, sure to wow even seasoned observers.Earth, the moon and the sun are all bound together by gravity, which keeps us going around the sun and keeps the moon going around us as it goes through phases.
Posted in Science News Tags: Apparent Size, Closest Point, Earth Moon, Earth Sun, Full Moon, Full Moons, Giant Moon, Gravity, Moon And The Sun, Nasa, Observers, Orbit, Perfect Circle, Phases Moon, Saturday Night, Sky, Sunset, Wow, Yahoo, Yahoo News Comments OffIs Anybody In Charge Of Keeping Satellites From Colliding?
January 4th, 2009 admin From The Straight Dope:Dear Cecil:As I stare into the beautiful dark sky above my home in Hawaii and see all the stars and satellites, I ponder the possibility of “space accidents.” With all those satellites up there, are there any collisions? I don’t suppose anybody is handing out OUIs (for orbiting under the influence), but how do they decide what satellite should go where?
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