Category: astrophysics

New WMAP Results

system, space, astronomy, astrophysics, research, policy
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 »

Pluto is still a planet

wtf?, space, astronomy, astrophysics
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 »

We have a tenth planet...

space, astrophysics, berkeley
Astronomers [have discovered][1] a tenth planet, Lila (see note on name below)... modulo the debate about what is considered a planet; for which I point you to [Gibor Basri]'s great essay: [*Defining "Planet"*](http://astron.berkeley.edu/~basri/definepl… more »

Evidence of Cosmic Strings Found?

space, astronomy, astrophysics
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 »

Methane rain "on the rocks"...

space, astrophysics, research
Too cool. We have weather, houston (from ["Titan's Streams Like Earth's"](http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,66351,00.html)): > Many of the same processes that helped shape the Earth are in effect today on Saturn's smoggy moon Titan, a team of in… more »
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And a few words about the structure of the eye . Everyone " retina ". Especially often we hear it buy clomid online in the phrase " retinal detachment ." So what is the retina ? This - the front edge of the brain, the most distant from the brain part of the visual analyzer. The retina receives light first , processes and transforms light energy into irritation - a signal that encodes all the information about what the eye sees . The retina is very complex and in their structure and function . Its structure resembles the structure of the cerebral cortex. The shell of the retina is very thin - about 0.14 mm.