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Seven Sisters of the Pleiades Pose For Spitzer Space Telesco...

The Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades, seem to float on a bed of feathers in a new infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Clouds of dust sweep around the stars, swaddling them in a cushiony veil. The view is quite dif [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

First point of Aries alignment

This is the moment where the tropical and sidereal "first point in Aries" (Aries 0°) came into close alignment. Since, in astrology, the 12 Astrological Ages are equal-sized (30 degrees each) and do not correspond to the exa [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Surprises From The Sun's South Pole

Although very close to the minimum of its 11-year sunspot cycle, the Sun showed that it is still capable of producing a series of remarkably energetic outbursts - ESA-NASA Ulysses mission revealed. In keeping with the first and second sout [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Possible New Mars Caves Targets in Search for Life

A Mars-orbiting satellite recently spotted seven dark spots near the planet's equator that scientists think could be entrances to underground caves. The football-field sized holes were observed by Mars Odyssey's Thermal Emission Imaging S [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Measuring Charon: Astronomers Seize Rare Opportunity

Being in the right place at the right time gave a group of Massachusetts research astronomers a unique opportunity to study Pluto's largest moon Charon. The resulting measurements, to unprecedented accuracy, of Charon's size and possible at [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Theosophy & Anthroposophy

H.P. Blavatsky in her Theosophical writings presented an extremely complex cosmology, in terms of a seven-fold series of cosmic planes and subplanes, and a very detailed sevenfold system of cycles and sub-cycles of existence. These ideas [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2007 | Comments : 0

Supernova Imposter Goes Supernova

In a galaxy far, far away, a massive star suffered a nasty double whammy. On Oct. 20, 2004, Japanese amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki saw the star let loose an outburst so bright that it was initially mistaken for a supernova. The star sur [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Hippocrates And Medicine

Hippocrates is credited with being the first physician to reject superstitions and beliefs that credited supernatural or divine forces with causing illness. He separated the discipline of medicine from philosophy and religion, believing a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Moon's Escaping Gasses Expose Fresh Surface

Conventional wisdom suggests that the Earth’s moon has seen no widespread volcanic activity for at least the last 3 billion years. Now, a fresh look at existing data points to much more recent release of lunar gasses. The study, pub [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Scientists Find A Solar-powered Asteroid

For the very first time, astronomers have witnessed the speeding up of an asteroid's rotation, and have shown that it is due to a theoretical effect predicted but never seen before. The international team of scientists used an armada of tel [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2007 | Comments : 0

The Great Hippocrates

Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is often referred to as The Father of Medicine in recognition of his lasting contributions to t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Karl Popper and Pseudoscience

In the mid-20th Century Karl Popper suggested the criterion of falsifiability to distinguish science from non-science. Statements such as God created the universe may be true or false, but they are not falsifiable, so they are not scientifi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

The Great Red Spot

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is one feature of our solar system that almost everyone is at least somewhat familiar with. This red spot is actually a huge storm that has been raging on Jupiter for at least 400 years. Although the Great Red Spot [...]

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