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Mad Science
Author: Guest Writer
Added: 09/05/2007
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The study of physics is one that is very popular in the world today, mostly because of how many different things have come from it. This is actually interesting to note, simply because physics was a subject that for the most part was on the decline at the start of the 20th century.

Know about Astronomy!
Author: Guest Writer
Added: 05/13/2007
Type: Summary
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Astronomy is a fascinating branch of science and physics. This is because astronomy involves the galaxies, cosmos and astrophysics, some things of life that we, common people, do not understand. And it is quite natural for human beings to have a fascination and curiosity for the unknown.

Modern Metaphysical Cosmology
Author: Guest Writer
Added: 03/31/2007
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You may or may not be aware that cosmology is not a basic term. There are many types of cosmology, and each one is looked at in a different way. For instance, you will come across what is known as physical cosmology, religious cosmology, and modern metaphysical cosmology.

Online Telescopes: Your Options
Author: Guest Writer
Added: 03/30/2007
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There are many people who have found that online telescopes have a lot to offer. Not only are individuals using these in order to get a closer look at the universe, but teachers have also found that they are perfect tools to use in the classroom.

Astronomy and Online Telescopes
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Added: 03/29/2007
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If you are interested in astronomy and physics in general, you are among a good crowd. There are thousands of people the world over who spend hours on end learning as much as they can about this subject.

Pluto not a Planet
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Added: 09/13/2006
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Leading world astronomers have decided Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that reduce the solar system from nine planets to eight

Steady state theory
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Added: 04/10/2005
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In cosmology, the steady state theory is a model developed in 1949 by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold and others as an alternative to the Big Bang theory. Although the model had a large number of supporters among cosmologists in the 1950s and 1960s, the number of supporters decreased markedly in the late 1960s and today it is considered a non-standard cosmology. It is also the basis for another theory known as the quasi-steady state theory which postulates a lot of little big bangs occurring over time.

The Future of Biotechnology
Author: Michio Kaku
Added: 04/15/2004
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This lecture is based on interviews with 150 of the world’s top scientists, many of them Nobel Laureates or directors of major scientific laboratories, about their conception of the science of the next 20 to 50 years...

Piercing the Haze of Titan
Author: James Ropp
Added: 04/13/2004
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Imagine an alien world where hydrocarbons reign (or ‘rain’) instead of water. More than mere speculation, such a place is believed to exist in our solar system. This world has been named Titan as it is by far the largest of Saturn’s 31 moons. Titan has been a long time curiosity to astronomers and now, finally, we are set to conduct some significant up-close explorations.

A Trip as Far Away as Space-Time Will Allow
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Added: 03/08/2004
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No one knows if aliens are really blowing up their starships over Council Bluffs. But if extraterrestrial life forms are visiting from time to time, somewhere some sentient beings must have figured out a way to transit interstellar space...

My Name Finally Makes an Impact
Author: James Ropp
Added: 02/09/2004
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On July 4, 2005, my name will be obliterated. NASA is burning my name onto a CD and blasting it off the face of the Earth set on a collision course with a nearby comet. (Deep Impact mission)

Proton-proton chains
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Added: 01/31/2004
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The proton-proton chain reaction (also known as the PP chain) is one of two fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium, the other being the CNO cycle. The proton-proton chain is more important in stars the size of the Sun or less.

We’ll miss you, Galileo
Author: James Ropp
Added: 11/19/2003
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Read about the blazing end to an unprecedented survey of the solar system’s largest planet by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft that resulted in amazing discoveries, white-knuckle moments, and some interesting sidebars.

An Introduction to Black Hole Thermodynamics
Author: Sridhar Narayanan
Added: 10/28/2003
Type: Tutorial
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Black Holes have always ben a controversial affair among Theoretical Astrophysicists. Especially, the Thermodynamics of a Black Hole. It was considered that the entropy of a Black Hole is infinitely large until Stephen Hawking proved that Black Holes are not really Black. They infact Radiate and evaporate... How is this so? What are the laws of Thermodynamics governing this process? Read on...

Geometry in Space
Author: Sridhar Narayanan
Added: 10/18/2003
Type: Tutorial
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Geometry is how Nature displays itself to us. Geometry is the language of Nature. We have only been exposed to Geometry inside Earth. How beautiful is the Geometry of Outer Space...?

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