LGP Science Thread

[columbia]

The Milky Way possibly has 2.5 billion habitable planets:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... he-galaxy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[roland]

The Milky Way possibly has 2.5 billion habitable planets:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... he-galaxy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

AWESOME!!!

now take that and check out the Hubble Deep Field Image and do the math.

First a scaled down version:



slightly bigger version:



that's a lot of galaxies out there...and a lot of planets. And all of that is from a section of outer space the size of the tip of a pencil held at arms length from Earth.

[columbia]

The Milky Way possibly has 2.5 billion habitable planets:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... he-galaxy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

AWESOME!!!

now take that and check out the Hubble Deep Field Image and do the math.

First a scaled down version:

....

that's a lot of galaxies out there...and a lot of planets. And all of that is from a section of outer space the size of the tip of a pencil.

It's almost impossible to comprehend the enormity of the universe.

[thehockeyguru]

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/ ... p/#content

One way trip to Mars........

[columbia]

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/ ... p/#content

One way trip to Mars........

Isn't the huge issue with going to Mars, having enough fuel/propulsion to return?
This seems like a reasonable first step.
Sign me up when I'm 80!

[thehockeyguru]

The ultimate goal at this point seems to be colonization. Returning for the 1st crew doesnt seem to be an option.

[Kaizer]

I dont know why the pens dont have a training facility on a planet 2x the earth's gravity yet. WAKE UP RS

[doublem]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101029/ap_ ... oid_threat" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Astronauts: Asteroid threat calls for teamwork.

[bhaw]

Maybe this is science-y enough.

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[SolidSnake]

The Milky Way possibly has 2.5 billion habitable planets:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... he-galaxy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is crazy

[doublem]

Eternal sunshine? Scientists create technique to delete traumatic memories

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... z14MUh2Ttx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[eddysnake]

In a breakthrough that could revolutionize the way leukemia is treated, Canadian researchers have found a way to create blood from a patch of a person’s own skin.

That means cancer patients may not have to wait for a life-saving donor match to receive a bone-marrow transplant and then face the risk of the body rejecting the blood stem cells as foreign. The treatment for blood conditions, like leukemia and anemia, could come from transfusions derived from a patient’s own skin.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/hea ... le1788954/

awesome.

[roland]

That blood from skin story is insane! in this other article, they say :

Stem cells that are derived from human embryos hold significant promise for medical breakthroughs but also carry risks, such as the potential to create tumors.

But researchers say their new method can create enough blood for a transfusion from a four by three centimeter (1.6 by 1.2 inch) patch of adult human skin, and can avoid those potential hurdles.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A 1.6 inch by 1.2 inch area can create enough blood for a transfusion?!?!

[the wicked child]

Wow. That is some wild, weird stuff.

[doublem]

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Growing Slowly, Humans Outsmarted Neanderthals.

[roland]

Wow. That is some wild, weird stuff.

[stopper40]

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-te ... -40090892/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Interesting what may come out of this.

[bhaw]

If we prove there are more dimensions, then what? My mind can't really comprehend it... what practical use will we ever gain from it?

[bh]

Maybe this is science-y enough.

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Awesome!

[SolidSnake]

If we prove there are more dimensions, then what? My mind can't really comprehend it... what practical use will we ever gain from it?

Isnt there a theory to where in our dreams we see this other dimensions?

[stopper40]

If we prove there are more dimensions, then what? My mind can't really comprehend it... what practical use will we ever gain from it?

I'm not a theoretical physicist, I couldn't begin to tell you what they hope to find

[stopper40]

more stuff ftom CERN

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/19 ... acilities/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

If we prove there are more dimensions, then what? My mind can't really comprehend it... what practical use will we ever gain from it?

Just watch Sliders or one of the Stargate series, then you'll know.

[bh]

Growing Slowly, Humans Outsmarted Neanderthals.

I read a book that was making the case that since humans changed very rapidly at that time, it could have been because of the alleles that we could have inhereted from mating with neanderthals. Seems like a book you might like.

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[doublem]

Growing Slowly, Humans Outsmarted Neanderthals.

I read a book that was making the case that since humans changed very rapidly at that time, it could have been because of the alleles that we could have inhereted from mating with neanderthals. Seems like a book you might like.

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