Physicists Clash on How the Universe Began
Inflation theory has come under fire. Some of the world’s most respected scientists have penned an open later in response to a recent article. The thirty-three-strong group, which includes Professor Stephen Hawking, is objecting to an article published in the February issue of the magazine Scientific American. Entitled “Pop Goes the Universe”, the article, which was written by Paul Steinhardt, … Continue reading
Astronomers Discover Moon Orbiting ‘Snow White’ Dwarf Planet
A new study has revealed that the third-largest dwarf planet in our solar system has its own moon. Researchers used three different space observatories to confirm that dwarf planet 2007 OR10, which is nicknamed “Snow White,” is orbited by a moon. Snow White is a 1,530 kilometer-wide (950 mile) dwarf planet, while the new moon has been measured at between … Continue reading
We Have 100, not 1,000, Years to Find A New Planet to Live On, Says Hawking
Renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has again called on humanity to redouble its efforts to colonize other worlds before the Earth becomes uninhabitable. This time, however, the deadline is even tighter. Speaking to The Royal Society in London ahead of the Starmus IV festival to be held this June in Trondheim, Norway, Hawking reiterated his desire for humanity … Continue reading
Comets May Have Aided in the Forming of Earth’s Atmosphere According to a Study of 3 Billion-Year-Old Minerals
Scientists have revealed that some of Earth’s atmosphere may have been brought to the planet by comets billions of years ago. The mystery of how the Earth’s atmosphere was formed has long baffled scientists. Some researchers think comets might have originally brought some of the water, organic and atmospheric molecules to Earth that now make up its life. Now a … Continue reading
Patent for TR-3B Flying Triangle UFO Now Available to the Public
If you’re one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who have seen a triangular UFO over the past two decades or so, now you can see what its original design diagrams look like, courtesy of a viewer (Darian Calhoun) of the Talk is Cheap video podcast and Corey Goode, an unusual fellow who tweeted a link to the … Continue reading
64 Nearby Stars Have ‘Alien Megastructures’ Around Them and May Be Visible From Earth
Two years ago astronomers discovered a star, known as KIC 8462852 or Tabby’s Star, which mysteriously brightened and dimmed. The phenomenon baffled experts and several theories emerged including one that suggested the “blinking” may have be cause by a rotating alien megastructure, known as a Dyson Sphere, which intermittently blocked the star’s light. Professor Zaza Osmanov, from the Free University … Continue reading
Radio and Nuclear Activity by Humans Has Had a Surprising Impact on How Earth is Affected by Space Weather
Very interesting. Hard to believe the significant impact man made radio waves and nuclear activity (detonated nuclear bombs) can have on Earth’s surrounding space. Spaceweather.com reports: Space weather can have a big effect on human society. Sometimes human society returns the favor. A new study entitled “Anthropogenic Space Weather” just published in Space Science Reviews outlines how human activity shapes … Continue reading
Evidence of Clouds and Water Vapor Found on Distant Exoplanet
Astronomers have been analyzing the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet located 430 light years away. Known as HAT-P-26b, this distant, tidally locked world, which has been referred to as a “warm Neptune” by scientists, was observed using NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. The atmosphere is thought to be dominated by hydrogen and helium to a much greater extent than … Continue reading
Technological Aliens Once Inhabited Solar System, Prof Claims
A prior indigenous technological species might have arisen on ancient Earth or another body, such as a pre-greenhouse Venus or a wet Mars. That’s the focus of a paper by Penn State University’s Dr. Jason T. Wright, an associate professor in astronomy and astrophysics. Published this week in arXic, “Prior Indigenous Technological Species” is based on Wright’s idea that an … Continue reading
Researchers Update the Distance at Which a Supernova Would Lead to Mass Extinctions on Earth
Lawrence — In 2016, researchers published “slam dunk” evidence, based on iron-60 isotopes in ancient seabed, that supernovae buffeted the Earth — one of them about 2.6 million years ago. University of Kansas researcher Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy, supported those findings in Nature with an associated letter, titled “Supernovae in the neighborhood.” Melott has followed up since … Continue reading
