This may be the one of the most important developments in the history of this generation and for many to come. Not just this actual program called DeepMind but the understanding of AI, quantum computing and algorithms, and how they will change our future: The future of artificial intelligence begins with a game of Space…
Should We Be Worried About This Asteroid?
There has been a lot of talk around the internets and interwebs about a time frame in September where a certain asteroid may be coming extremely close to earth. Here is more about what some people are expecting at some very large governmental organizations: Both NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been preparing…
Neutron Stars are Giving Us New Clues
Neutron stars are fascinating as they can spin around at 43,000 times per minute and have densities that are hard to imagine such as a teaspoon weighing billions of tons. Here is some info on a breakthrough in studying these universal phenomenon and their distances: In late 2013, when the neutron star at the heart…
New Breakthrough in the Search For Aliens MAY Succeed
will THIS work to find them? The search for extraterrestrial life takes another leap forward. Some may remember the SETI program where they sent out and listened for alien signals. Here is an intro on this really clever method they have developed: Astronomers have successfully commissioned a new type of optic that can reveal the…
NASA Building Their Own Search Engine
Is Google the end all be all in the search world? Well NASA has plans to build their own search engine and here is more about it: The idea is to organize access to the Deep Web’s content, and build a search engine alternative to Google, that will give NASA a better way to access…
Observing the Universe With Gravity Instead of Light
This is an absolutely fascinating new way to observe the cosmos: Marcia Bartusiak joins Kip Thorne, Laura Danly and Rainer Weiss to demonstrate how two observatories on opposite sides of the country, called LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory), may open a new window on observing the cosmos—one based not in light but in gravity. Scientists…
Can Galaxies Travel Faster Than Light Speed?
Light speed, space travel and the cosmos are among the most interesting topics and most debated in the scientific community. The narrator in the video makes a remark about the topic and galaxies: Probably my biggest regret when I made the Hubble Deep Field in 3D video is saying the phrase “these galaxies are racing…
Fractals and the Hidden Dimension
This video takes a fascinating look at the underlying math properties of the universe. Here is an intro about the video: What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They all consist of fractals, irregular repeating shapes found in cloud formations,tree limbs, stalks of broccoli…
NASA Update on Possible Ceres Pyramid
Last week there was a big brouhaha about a mysterious formation on the mini planet/asteroid Ceres. It looked as if there was a pyramid but astronomers and science fans are not sure. Here is more info on the latest updates: The closer we get to Ceres, the more intriguing the distant dwarf planet becomes. New…
What Happens Inside a Black Hole?
Here is a totally new and interesting theory on what happens in the center of a black hole! usually I don’t interject my opinions but it sounds fuzzy to me (no pun intended) There’s a common notion that at the edge of every black hole lies a back door to the universe — an exit…
Is There a 3 Mile High Pyramid on Ceres?
What do you think is this a pyramid that was built by a species? Or is it a coincidence and just a random formation on this moon. Plenty of observers have suggested — with varying degrees of seriousness — that the bright lights on Ceres could be evidence of current or past alien occupation of…
Top 10 List of Evidence There Is Alien Life
The quest for alien life is a fascinating discussion and is often debated. Some people are convinced aliens have abducted people and been here already with the building of the pyramids and crop circles. Others say it is complete bogus and even doubt there is life elsewhere in the universe. That being said we still…
Super Computer Beats Human in IQ Test
Who’s smarter computers or people? Obviously computers can excel at many repetitive tasks but what about an actual IQ test? Computers have never been good at answering the type of verbal reasoning questions found in IQ tests. Now a deep learning machine unveiled in China is changing that. Just over 100 years ago, the German…
They 3D Printed a Spacecraft Thruster
The quest for better and faster interstellar travel is a fascinating area. NASA has made huge strides and get ready for this, 3D printing is now in the mix: The world’s first spacecraft thruster with a platinum combustion chamber and nozzle made by 3D printing has passed its baptism of fire with a series of…
10 Billion Times Brighter Than The Sun
What is a synchrotron and how does it work? Here is a rare look into one of the synchrotrons that creates a super bright light: By the numbers, the Diamond synchrotron facility in Oxfordshire, England, was a massive undertaking. The particle accelerator cost more than $500 million to build and is housed in a circular…
The Coldest Molecules Ever Have Been Made
Awesome scientists have now made the coldest molecule ever: You might think you’ve been cold in your life – shivering on a windy shore or at the top of an exposed mountain peak – but in physics terms, you haven’t really been cold at all. Researchers in the US have been able to create molecules…
What’s the Difference Between a Pulsar and a Quasar?
Do you know the difference between a pulsar and a quasar? Or how about the history of their discovery? A pulsar (portmanteau of pulsating star) is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. This radiation can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing toward the Earth,…
50 Years Into the Future for Space Exploration
Here is an interesting look at what the next 50 years of space travel will bring in terms of missions, what is planned, and new capabilities. Some space travel fans seem to be focused on the more ambitious ideas such as creating a warp drive or plasma engine. Others are more focused on exploring our…
Electricity Made From Evaporating Water
This is completely disruptive to the energy industry if it can scale! Finally electricity can be made from evaporating water: An immensely powerful yet invisible force pulls water from Earth to the top of the tallest redwood and delivers snow to the tops of the Himalayas. Yet despite the power of evaporating water, its potential…
The Electric Earth Video
This is an absolutely fascinating video examining the properties of plasma from the sun and the electromagnetic field around earth: A fury is building on the surface of the sun. Heat generated in its core is released in towers of hot electrified gas, called plasma, that break the surface. Looping magnetic fields break the surface…
