Leave It to Science: Should We Have Sex on the First Date?
- Space & Physics
- March 20, 2012
The Bolshoi supercomputer simulation, is the most accurate and detailed large cosmological simulation run to date (“bolshoi” is the Russian word for “great” or “grand”), giving physicists and astronomers a powerful new tool for understanding such cosmic mysteries as galaxy formation, dark matter, and dark energy. The simulation traces the evolution of the large-scale structure
READ MOREScientists at the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands reported that they had gained insights into a remarkable bacterium that can live without oxygen and transforms ammonium, the ingredient of urine, into hydrazine, a rocket fuel. The so-called anammox, which stands for anaerobic ammonium oxidation, germs caused a sensation when they were first identified in
READ MOREThe concept of black holes in space has been around since the late 1700’s. It was only later in 1939 that the black hole was theoretically discovered by J. Robert Oppenheimer and Hartland Snyder, who were making use of calculations from Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. In 1970 the first physical black hole, Cygnus
READ MOREIt seemed like such a good idea at the time. We had already picked this month’s theme ‘The Great Escape,’ wanting to do something with hard sciences for a change. Then there it was on Sciencedaily.com: ‘Escaping Gravity’s Clutches: Information Could Escape from Black Holes After All, Study Suggests’. It was perfect. Controversial, new, mysterious.
READ MOREAs interesting as spaceflight might be, many people are just as fascinated by the side-effects of it. How do you endure living in a tiny space for months, where there’s no privacy, and more importantly, no gravity? “Packing for Mars” answers these questions. However, the book is not just about the gory details. Roach also
READ MOREAccording to recent discoveries done by physicists and astronomers, our universe might not be the only one out there. Certain evidence gives rise to the idea that it is part of something bigger: the multiverse. In “The Hidden Reality”, theoretical physicist Brian Greene discusses all of the current hot topics in cosmology: from the quantum
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