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  • August 2008

    • Experts: Warp Drive Is Possible

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 16, 08 5:20 AM CDT

      Experts: Warp Drive Is Possible

      (Newser) - Two physicists believe the fictional "warp drive" of Star Trek fame could someday become a reality, the Daily Telegraph reports. The scientists theorize that a mysterious cosmic force called dark energy could be harnessed to warp space around a vessel, allowing a spacecraft to travel faster than light—"like a surfer riding a wave." More »

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      space travel  • spacecraft  • astrophysics  • Star Trek  • speed of light  • physicist

  • July 2008

    • Discoveries Boost Hope for Alien Life

      Washington Post  |  Jul 20, 08 12:47 PM CDT

      Discoveries Boost Hope for Alien Life

      (Newser) - Humans have always wondered about the possibility of alien life somewhere out there. And while scientists seem to agree that the discovery of extraterrestrials will not happen soon, growing numbers are convinced it will happen. The search is being fueled in part by recent discoveries of strange new life forms on Earth, which is raising scientists' hope for similar types of life on other planets, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      NASA  • space  • extraterrestrial life  • bacteria  • aliens  • astrophysics  • Mars rover  • extrasolar planets

  • May 2008

    • Youngest Supernova Discovered

      National Geographic  |  May 15, 08 3:55 AM CDT

      Youngest Supernova Discovered

      (Newser) - Scientists have discovered the remains of the youngest exploding star, or supernova, ever seen in the Milky Way, shedding new light on the life cycles of stars. The baby supernova G1.9+0.3 is a mere 140 years old, reports National Geographic . Supernovas are a vital component of galaxy development because the exploding stars disperse high-energy particles and minerals, fueling the creation of new stars. More »

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      astronomy  • star  • astrophysics  • Milky Way  • galaxies

  • January 2008

    • Is Time Running Out on Time?

      Wired  |  Jan 1, 08 5:39 PM CST

      Is Time Running Out on Time?

      (Newser) - Astronomers have been scratching their heads for years trying to figure out why exploding stars at the very edge of the universe seem to be moving faster than ones in the middle. Some theories say the acceleration is due to mysterious "dark energy,"but a new one posits that the stars aren't speeding up at all—but that time itself is slowing down. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • astrophysics  • Big Bang

  • October 2007

    • Black Hole Smashes Record

      Space.com  |  Oct 31, 07 6:38 AM CDT

      Black Hole Smashes Record

      (Newser) - A newly discovered stellar-mass black hole shatters the weight record for holes formed from dying stars—and defies explanation by current theories. Faced with its mysterious heft,  astrophysicists can only conclude that stellar-mass black holes "can be much larger than we had realized," Space.com reports. More »

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      NASA  • physics  • star  • black hole  • astrophysics  • universe

    • Orion Nebula Closer to Us

      Discovery Channel  |  Oct 11, 07 9:12 PM CDT

      Orion Nebula Closer to Us

      (Newser) - The famed Orion Nebula is the closest stellar nursery to Earth, and it's even nearer than scientists previously thought, a study finds. Researchers had pinned it at about 1,565 light years away 25 years ago, but using multiple telescope shots to create a "virtual telescope" as wide as the Earth itself reveals it's 10 to 20% closer. Those numbers are already being refined, Discovery Channel reports. More »

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      space  • star  • astrophysics

  • September 2007

    • Einstein Is Rolling Over in His Grave

      Popular Science  |  Sep 5, 07 6:52 PM CDT

      Einstein Is Rolling Over in His Grave

      (Newser) - If science held sway in Hollywood, Earth would have been blasted by a Texas-sized rock in Armageddon and Vin Diesel would have snowboarded for all of .45 seconds before waving a rippled arm goodbye under an avalanche in XXX . Not to mention that there's no sound in space, so bid aloha to cool THX-powered explosions when tie-fighters bite the dust. But a few flicks actually manage to get it right.   More »

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      list  • film  • Hollywood  • book  • science  • astrophysics

  • August 2007

    • PhD Will, PhD Will Rock You

      BBC  |  Aug 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT

      PhD Will, PhD Will Rock You

      (Newser) - Queen guitarist Brian May dropped his academic pursuits to tour the globe as a young rock star, but after 36 years he has finally handed in his PhD thesis, which he began researching in 1972. The 60-year-old aspiring astrophysicist delivered a 48,000-word study on "zodiacal dust clouds" to Imperial College in London today, the BBC reports. More »

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      music  • London  • rock and roll  • guitar  • astrophysics  • guitarist  • thesis  • Queen  • PhD

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