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Space Travel: Warp Speed?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by charlesbcochran

In the popular space flicks Star Wars and Star Trek often it is seen when ships enter “warp” speed: Travelling faster than the speed of the light to zip around the universe. While the sound barrier alone used to seem … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Voyager 2 and Its Solar System Exploration

Posted on March 19, 2013 by indianwm

Voyager 2 is the second spacecraft to explore the outer solar system, following the Voyager 1. However, Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft that has accomplished the task of studying Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune at close distances. Voyager 2 was launched on August 20th, 1977 to study the outer solar system, as well as […] Continue reading →

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There Aren’t any 5 star Restaurants in Space…

Posted on March 19, 2013 by zoodrey

Can you imagine eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner by squeezing it out of a tube? If your childhood dream of becoming an astronaut had ever come true, that’s exactly what you’d be doing rather than enjoying your Randwich. Menu options for astronauts visiting Mercury, according to NASA, include freeze-dried powder, cube sized food, and tube stuffed … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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The Runaway Greenhouse Effect and Ice Ages

Posted on March 19, 2013 by gerretyc

Some planets behave like they have some sort of geological bipolar disorder.  If you look at long-term climate changes and the potential of a runaway greenhouse effect, you may see […] Continue reading →

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Sources of Climate Change

Posted on March 19, 2013 by gerretyc

Since many sources claiming to distribute accurate information regarding climate change tend to have some sort of their own political agenda, I will concentrate mostly on the discussion of climate […] Continue reading →

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(Infa) Red-Hot Photography

Posted on March 19, 2013 by sharpew

For my 6th blog post, I want to share one of my favorite videos I have found this semester. The video, titled, “Movements in Red”, by photographer Andrew Hurtleff, shows what our world would look like if we could pick up infared wavelengths. Near-infared light, as seen in the video, is detected by light-sensitive chips in Hurtleff’s […] Continue reading →

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Nuclear Fusion Here on Earth

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Will K

  Scientists are researching nuclear fusion like never before. This research is motivated by the promise of large amounts of clean power. In fact, the fuel used in fusion reactors is deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen that can be obtained from seawater. NBC emphasizes this clean power, reporting that “half a bathtub of seawater could […] Continue reading →

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Who wants to be a Martian?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by kevinm387

So this guy, Bas Lansdorp, has created a company that will send people to Mars starting in 2022. Unfortunately, his company does not offer a return flight, meaning that those who accept this mission will become permanent residents of Mars (assuming they make it), will live out the rest of their lives, and die on […] Continue reading →

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The Sound of the Solar System!!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by sharpew

Recently I have started a new habit before bed, I try to watch one TED talk a night. I’ve really enjoyed this experience, and I have learned a lot about things I otherwise would never come across. I really love the variation in the talks, and it reminds me how much knowledge is out there! A few […] Continue reading →

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God Particle

Posted on March 17, 2013 by juliettealper

There has been new findings regarding the origin of the universe and what caused the big bang. This research, $10 billion dollars later, confirms that the way physicists and other scientists viewed particle physics was actually correct. Had this not been proven, scientists would have completely had to reconsider their theories on the origination of […] Continue reading →

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