Physical Sciences

Anomalous Whew: Particles Near Absolute Zero Don't Break The Laws Of Physics After All

The laws of physics are absolute- in theory.  And with an exception. So absolute doesn't always mean what we think it means. How heat and temperature related to energy, the laws of thermodynamics, seem to violate the laws of physics theoretically. But ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2014 - 9:29am

Why Did All Those Stars Disappear?

In a new ESO image of LDN 483 and its surroundings, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens (The Serpent), some of the stars are missing. But it's not a portent of doom, it's space pollution- gas and dust are obscuring ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 7 2015 - 2:45pm

My All-Time Favorite April Fool's Day Gag

My wife and I were in an airport newsstand. I was looking through the magazines to find something to read on the flight when I saw something that didn't make sense. Quite confused, I had to blink a few times to make sure I was seeing what I was seeing ...

Blog Post - Steve Schuler - Mar 25 2015 - 11:45am

Case For Moon- New Positive Future For Humans In Space- Open Ended With Planetary Protection At Its Heart

emphatically. Somehow all these problems will be solved, they say, and we will have colonies on Mars. WHY DO ...

Article - Robert Walker - May 21 2016 - 10:26pm

Exchange with the Future King of Physics

down to the formula I = +/-1 and no more!), thus I put in bold font all you need to read. For those too ...

Blog Post - Sascha Vongehr - Jun 1 2011 - 10:45pm

Let's Make Sure Astronauts Won't Extinguish Native Mars Life- Op Ed

don't relax requirements now, we won't be able to search for native life on Mars at all before it ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 12 2018 - 12:38am

Debunked:The Planetary Protection Racket- Zubrin's Claim That There Is No Need To Protect Earth From Mars Microbes

stop all that happening, and as we'll see, it's also way above the pay-grade of the Planetary ...

Article - Robert Walker - Sep 4 2017 - 5:57am

Why Physicists Are Smug

observable world works was one that was achieved once and for all in the twentieth century. In his most ...

Article - Johannes Koelman - Oct 2 2010 - 6:58pm

Symphony Of Science

through the medium of music. So enjoy a little music today.  "And it's all really there" ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Apr 23 2010 - 8:48am

NASA's Plan To Reduce Planetary Protection For Mars Risks Accidentally Extinguishing Second Genesis Of Life Before We Find It

make membranes, yet membranes are needed to provide protection for all the chemical processes going on ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 19 2020 - 7:19pm