Category: astronomy
Mar
08
The Universe is 13.73 (±0.12) billion years old.
Seems like if we know so well how old the Universe is, we should probably start celebrating it's birthday, right? more »
Aug
24
I'm getting increasingly disgusted with the commentary surrounding the new IAU definition of "planet". It's not that I would normally get disgusted... but it must just be a slow news day and everyone seems to have a silly opinion. NPR started off with… more »
Jul
05
Check this out...:
> ### [Astrologist sues NASA over crash](http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/04/deep.impact.sues.reut/)
> MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- A Russian astrologist who says NASA has
altered her horoscope by crashing a spacecraft… more »
Mar
02
If this "discovery" survives scrutiny, it will be the biggest scientific discovery of all time. Hands down.
> ### [Finding the Ultimate Theory of Everything](http://www.rednova.com/news/space/132303/finding_the_ultimate_theory_of_everything/index.htm… more »
Jan
29
Non-controversial P2P: Aliens, Proteins and Atmospheric Models
copyright, open source, space, astronomy, berkeley, p2p, research, policy(cross-posted to ["Challenges of P2P"](http://groups.sims.berkeley.edu/pam-p2p/) [here](http://groups.sims.berkeley.edu/pam-p2p/index.php?p=8))
In the P2P debate, it's often easy to forget that there are important uses of P2P technology other than f… more »