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Cosmic spider is good mother
The Tarantula nebula appears to be an ideal environment for creating solar systems
Crashing into the moon...on purpose
NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will launch in 2008. all set to crash straight into the moon, but all for a good cause.
Earth sized planets could be nearby
"nearby solar systems... such as 55 Cancri... could have formed terrestrial planets, with substantial water in the habitable zone"
Electrical dust storms could make life on mars impossible
Could the dream of life on Mars be beyond hope? The electical dust storms on the planets surface may present a challenge beyond human means to solve
Galaxy evolution in cyber universe
Scientists at the University of Chicago have bolstered the case for a popular scenario of the big bang theory that neatly explains the arrangement of galaxies throughout the universe
Gravity tractobeam for asteroids
An interview with Dr. Stanley G. Love, about the posibilities for asteroids to be re-directed and positioned with the use of Ion-engines.
Inflatible habitat reaches orbit
"Bigelow Aerospace reported that the prototype habitat was successfully lofted into orbit atop a converted Russian inter-continental ballistic missile"
squadrens of planet hunters could find life
with the space telescopes created since hubble the possibilities for finding new planets have been greatly increased. surely planned 'squadrens of spacetelescopes will do even more.
The commet with the broken heart
The history of Comet P73/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (SW 3), which is still orbiting the sun whalst breaking appart.
Unlikely wormholes
An interview by Fraser Cain with Dr. Stephen Hsu, discussing the likelihood of wormholes existing (with the same properties as ones seen in science fiction)