Tag: astronomy

  • CMB, Plank, Earth: A fractal world.

    The most detailed map of ripples in radiation left over from the big bang – known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB – will let cosmologists hone their theories of how the universe evolved. This new view of the CMB comes from the European Space Agency’s Planck satellite. Just how sharp is it? Find…

  • Search for aliens… Privately funded…

    Most (all?) research for aliens is privately funded. (1) Weird. Someone would expect exactly the opposite… > Help translate the Harmonia Philosophica book in 6 new languages and get valuable perks in return! Support the Indiegogo project now!

  • Expanding Earth…

    About a ton of material coming from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner was deposited in the Earth’s atmosphere on October 8th and 9th, 2011 during one of the most intense showers of shooting starts in the last decade, which registered an activity of more than 400 meteors per hour. [1] Expanding Earth. What a ridiculous idea… 😉 >…

  • Saturn rings, meteors, Pythagoras…

    Meteors sent ripples to Saturns rings. (1, 2) Oh, how delighted would Pythagoras be. To actually see the Universe play with its cosmic musical instruments… Imagine hovering in the dark space, watching the rings move. Listening to the silence!

  • From the stars inside bacteria… (literally)

    Ancient bacteria may have chewed up the radioactive remains of a star that exploded more than 2 million years ago. [1] Iron-y is a fundamental part of the Cosmos. From being a powerful star, into the “guts” of the lowest living organism… Is there a more powerful way to illustrate the poetry of this world?…

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