Thursday, September 29, 2005

Exploring Mars With Balloons

Global Aerospace Corporation of Altadena, CA proposes that the Mars exploration vehicle combining the global reach similar to that of orbiters and high resolution observations enabled by rovers could be a balloon that can be steered in the right direction and that would drop small science packages over the target sites. The concept being developed by the Global Aerospace Corporation is funded by the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC)..........

Science Daily

Monday, September 19, 2005

Planet Baby Picture

............new findings not only reinforce the idea that giant planets, such as Jupiter, form much faster than scientists have traditionally expected, but one of the gas-enshrouded stars, called GM Aurigae, is analogous to our own solar system.

At only 1 million years of age, the star gives a unique window into how our own world may have come into being..........

News (WebIndia123.com)

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Are Wormholes Tunnels for Time Travel?

As any self-respecting science fiction fan knows, wormholes—theoretical shortcuts through space and time—make for excellent time travel portals..........

National Geographic News

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Explosion at the Edge of the Universe

Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite and several ground-based telescopes have detected the most distant explosion yet, a gamma-ray burst from the edge of the visible universe..........

ScienceDaily

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

The Sun Has a Binary Partner?

The ground-breaking and richly illustrated new book, Lost Star of Myth and Time, marries modern astronomical theory with ancient star lore to make a compelling case for the profound influence on our planet of a companion star to the sun. Author and theorist, Walter Cruttenden, presents the evidence that this binary orbit relationship may be the cause of a vast cycle causing the Dark and Golden Ages common in the lore of ancient cultures..........

EurekAlert