Daily Archives: February 16, 2013

Wormholes – Science Fiction May Be Real

Posted on February 16, 2013 by surujdeka

We’ve all seen numerous movies or TV shows with spaceships travelling through what is called a wormhole to emerge on the other side into an alternate universe. Although the idea of these cosmological shortcuts may seem wholly exaggerated, they might actually solve many of the mysteries concerning black holes. For instance, the idea of black […] Continue reading →

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The whole asteroid thing!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by drgrundstrom

There have been some pretty amazing things going on with asteroids the past couple of days, namely the passing of Asteroid 2012 DA14 and the Russian Meteor Event.   But they were completely unrelated!  Here is an excellent infographic for you (click to make bigger): We weren’t going to be seeing that little 50-foot asteroid […] Continue reading →

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Gamma Ray Bursts – the Big Bang’s nephews

Posted on February 16, 2013 by surujdeka

Gamma rays are light waves with the highest energy and frequency as compared to all other types of light waves. Although they come from different types of astronomical objects, the most mysterious are the ones that come from gamma-ray bursts. A gamma-ray burst or GRB is “an intense flash of gamma rays, lasting anywhere from […] Continue reading →

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