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11
Nov
2009
When E.T. Phones the Pope: The Vatican Looks at the Question of ...

2 hours ago by David Waggoner

Casina Pio IV, Home of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Vatican. Image Courtesy: Panaramio by "silver2412" From the Washington Post, dated 8 Nov 2009 by Marc Kaufman: “This week the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences is holding its first major conference on astrobiology, the new science ...

DISCI: Disciples' ... - disciforum.wordpress.com · 2 references

Lost Sheep of the Universe

3 hours ago by catholicsensibility

The Vatican’s concluded its Astrobiology Week today. CNS featured the story. From Chris Impey of the University of Arizona: The astronomer said it is widely believed that life needs three basic ingredients: carbon-based material, energy provided by stars, and water, “which is one of the most common ...

Catholic Sensibility - catholicsensibility.wordpress.com · Rank: 18,683 · 94 references

Carnival of Space #2^7

3 hours ago by Phil Plait

The 128th Carnival of Space is online at AARTScope blog. It even comes with a quiz to see how well you scored on participating in the IYA 2009. My score? Astronomical.

Bad Astronomy - blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy · Rank: 850 · 4150 references

10
Nov
2009
Moon: The Hook of Consciousness

3 hours ago by Christoph de la Cruz

The Moon promised to give light after the Sun had run his diurnal course; and she said also that she had already given birth to Silence and Sleep.’ (Corpus Hermetica, EXC. XXIII. Isis to Horus) Compared to the relatively simple annual oscillating motion of the Sun, the apparent motion and cycles of ...

Reflections from the Black ... - cdcruz.wordpress.com

Awesome New Milky Way Image from NASA's Space Telescopes

5 hours ago

Phil Plait has a great description of what you see in this stunning new picture of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a mosaic comprised of images from the Hubble (visible light), Chandra (X-rays), and Spitzer (infrared) space telescopes. There is so much going on in this image it's ...

Little Green Footballs - littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog · Rank: 8,308 · 905 references

Awesome New Milky Way Image from NASA's Space Telescopes

5 hours ago

Phil Plait has a great description of what you see in this stunning new picture of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a mosaic comprised of images from the Hubble (visible light), Chandra (X-rays), and Spitzer (infrared) space telescopes. There is so much going on in this image it’s hard to know wh ...

Little Green Footballs - littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog · Rank: 60,788 · 16 references

PhDitis

5 hours ago by Dave

I felt a need to try and explain what my PhD is about, in as general terms as can be managed. I'm not too sure how well I succeeded, but you can read it here, if you'd like: http://davidnm2009.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/population-ii-a-research-primer/

One in 6.5 Times Ten to ... - davidnm.livejournal.com · 2 references

What You Need To Know About Big Binoculars

5 hours ago by Jake Jenkins

If you have been looking at high end optical equipment, you may have seen big binoculars listed. It may be difficult to see how the average pair of big binoculars can differ from regular binoculars, but there are a few notable differences. Remember that big binoculars are used to view things at much ...

World Wide SETI - wwseti.us

Is Distant Starlight a Problem?

7 hours ago by Tony

Distant Starlight has often been hailed as the best evidence against a young earth and a major problem for the creation model. But, is it really the problem that evolutionsists – and some Christians – make it out to be? I’m currently watching “Distant Starlight” by Dr. Jason Lisle on the Answers In ...

OneTruth - createdtruth.wordpress.com

2012 Hoax Debunked

7 hours ago by Michael Bradbury

2012 is becoming the conspiratorial talk of the town. And a new Sony Pictures disaster movie by the same name only seems to be confusing matters. NASA even posted a Q & A page on its Web site. Here’s the gist of the kitchen sink hoax. It starts with the end of the Mayan calendar, adds a mystery plan ...

REALscience - realscience.us · Rank: 35,545 · 10 references

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