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Stephen Hawking: Run, The Aliens Are Coming!
April 25th, 2010 | 
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There are few scientists out there who we respect more than Prof. Stephen Hawking.
This is the guy who has turned little-known and hugely complex fields of theoretical astrophysical research into books read
The guy who has, despite the ravages of motor neuron disease, continued to be an active and inspirational researcher.
The guy who has, despite the ravages of motor neuron disease, had three kids and two wives.
Truly, a legend.
And the latest words from the great man merely cement that reputation: mathematically, he reckons, there almost certainly have to be big ships full of aliens roaming the universe. And they won’t be happy to see us. Read the rest of this entry »
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Russia Makes Plans To Save World From Comet; Bruce Willis Not Consulted
Astronomers are predicting that in 2036, an asteroid known as Apophis will be passing close to the earth. Or, according to some models, smashing right into it.
It seems that the chances of a direct collision are high enough to have the head of Russia’s space agency calling for millions of dollars in funding to create a system with the capability of diverting the dangerous rock. Read the rest of this entry »
Space: The Final, Grimy, Disease-Ridden Frontier
It has been 40 years since Neil beat Buzz in a best-of-three game of paper/rock/scissors on board Apollo 11, and earned the right to be the first human ever to get moondust on his shoes.
40 years since he uttered the immortal “One small step for man…” line, while – this isn’t widely known – Aldrin stood at the spacecraft’s porthole window, holding a piece of paper with “You Suck! LOL!!!!” written on it.
Since then, mankind has rarely been back to the moon, and never to anywhere solid beyond it. Scientists are now saying that extended spaceflight, as well as increasing the mutation rates in human DNA and its bacterial counterparts, alters the human immune system in potentially harmful ways. Read the rest of this entry »
NASA Gets Ready To Drive A Rocket Into The Moon
Get ready, space fans, for what should be an amazing display early on Friday morning (7.30am, US Eastern Time). NASA – in a bid to answer the old question of whether the moon contains any water – will be piledriving a rocket into the lunar surface. Read the rest of this entry »