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Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2011-07-01

Posted on Jul 1, 2011 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Futurism, Physics, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Weekly Digests

A piece of space junk zoomed uncomfortably close by the International Space Station today (June 28), so close that the outpost’s six-man crew had to take shelter in Russian space capsules in case of a collision. Continue reading →

How the Antimatter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Works [Infographic]

Posted on Jun 11, 2011 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Infographics, Physics, Space Exploration

The following infographic shows how the Antimatter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer works. It was sent to the International Space Station in the STS-134 mission by the Space Shuttle Endeavour on May 16th 2011. The shuttle landed back on Earth on June … Continue reading →

Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2011-05-27

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Physics, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Weekly Digests

Astronomers say they have found a previously inconceivable phenomenon: planets that do not appear to be anchored to a host star but instead wander the heavens unbound. In a two-year scan of the cosmos, 10 planets with roughly the mass of Jupiter, have been found… Continue reading →

Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2011-04-29

Posted on Apr 29, 2011 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Futurism, Physics, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Weekly Digests

In fifty years of spaceflight, only 285 piloted spaceships were launched, carrying 1,154 travellers. Since some of them flew more than once, only 515 human beings have flown in space. And only two dozen Americans ventured beyond Earth orbit, up to the Moon, twelve of them having walked on it. Continue reading →

Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2011-03-25

Posted on Mar 25, 2011 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Physics, Space Exploration, Weekly Digests

A team of scientists led by NASA space scientist James Mason have proposed the idea of using a mid-powered laser and telescope to nudge pieces of space junk out of the way and slow it down to avoid collisions. Continue reading →

Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2011-03-04

Posted on Mar 4, 2011 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Futurism, Physics, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Weekly Digests

Ferengi smugglers shake in their boots as the first step towards tractor beams is announced. In the past, lasers have been used only to impart forward momentum to their targets. They hit objects with photons, and those objects move forward with the beam of light (or burst into flame). Continue reading →

A Pulsar With Planets

Posted on Aug 21, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Physics
Schematic view of a pulsar.

A pulsar is probably the deadliest object in the Universe. Despite their beauty, you wouldn’t want to get close to one of them! They are a type of neutron star that emits a highly focused beam of electromagnetic radiation from … Continue reading →

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