January 2010
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December 2009
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THE DAY WHEN EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE IS FOUND
One thing that amazes me today is the fact that till this day with all the amazing technology at our disposal, no one has yet discovered any form of life outside our planet. All we have is signs and indicators that life might or has ever existed on some extraterrestrial bodies. For example it’s been postulated that since Mars contains some form of water, it might harbor life or life might have...
November 2009
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October 2009
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September 2009
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August 2009
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July 2009
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The Moon Landings
40yrs ago (July, 20th 1969) Man landed on the Moon. Its one of Man’s greatest achievements and it will for long remain to be one of those things we did that seemed impossible at one time.
To me unlike most people, Space Exploration is still inspiring. Every time I see that Shuttle launch or see a probe being sent out to Space, I get inspired more and more and hope that one day it will be possible...
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June 2009
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LRO/LCROSS MISSION
LRO, and LCROSS spacecrafts on top of the Atlas V rocket waiting liftoff
Today, NASA is launching LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) / LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) Lunar Mission. The Mission is going to increase our Knowledge about the Moon and also help NASA prepare for future Lunar Missions (especially Manned Missions)
Among other aims, this Mission aims to Prepare...
May 2009
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SCITABLE: The Free Online Source for Science...
At College when am doing research for my Reports or Assignments, I always find trouble finding the right information that I need. The Internet is so crowded that getting to the exact information that you need can seem hard sometimes.
Wikipedia is a very good resource but that the fact that any one can edit articles there is a little scary especially in fields like Life Sciences that need very...
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ATLANTIS LIFTS OFF TO REPAIR HUBBLE
Today (May 11th 2009), Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off for a Mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. This will be the last Mission to the Telescope which aims at increases its life span by about 5 more years.
Among other things, Astronauts will install thermal blankets, repair two existing instruments, replace gyroscopes, batteries and a unit that stores and transmits science data to...
April 2009
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WHAT IS EARTH DAY?
Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment.
It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. This date is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year...
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CLASSIFY GALAXIES AT GALAXY ZOO
Galaxy Zoo is an ongoing Science Project whose aim is to classify more than a quarter of a million Galaxies hich have been imaged with a camera attached to a robotic telescope (the Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
More than 150,000 people have taken part in Galaxy Zoo so far, producing a wealth of valuable data.
Anyone can take part in tamazing project. All you need to do is go to...
March 2009
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BENEFITS OF HIGH CARBON CONCENTRATION
I was doing research for a college assignment over the weekend about Photorespiration and I lean’t something. Its turns out that high carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is not so bad because it prevents Photorespiration.
Photorespiration is a process that occurs at low carbon dioxide concentration and high oxygen concentration where C3 Plants react with ribulose bisphosphate...
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ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE
Last week NASA launched the Kepler Mission mean’t to search for Earth like planets in the Universe over a period of three years. When any such planets are found, there would be a possibility that life exists on these planets or it existed at one time.
I personally believe life exists in other parts of the universe. It’s very unlikely that we are the only living beings that exist.
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