Category: Physics, Earth & Space
SETI Astronomer Says Life’s “Not All That Special” Even as His Own Program Suggests Otherwise
SETI Institute has yet to detect any echo of extra-terrestial intelligence. That’s a big part of the reason that SETI had to shut down, for lack of funding, its Allen Telescope Array.
Butterflies in Space
There are at least four objects in the heavens that have been named after butterflies: Three planetary nebulae and a loose cluster of stars.
William Lane Craig Gives Public Lecture Responding to Hawking Claims on the Universe and Its Origins
We thought that readers in England (and elsewhere too) would like to know that on Wednesday, October 19th, at 7:30 Dr. William Lane Craig will present a public lecture responding to Stephen Hawking’s claims in his 2010 book The Grand Design.
In the Beginning: Watch Stephen Meyer on Hubble, Einstein
Meyer tells the story of Einstein’s visit to the Palomar Observatory and his realization that he must abandon his famous fudge factor, the cosmological constant.
Life on Mars! Again!
Perhaps with all the budget debates in Congress, NASA now fears budget cuts more than once a year, necessitating semi-annual life-on-Mars stories.