Astronomy
Some of what I have been reading recently:
- Big Bang Theory : An Overview
Have you ever given a thought that how our Universe came into be? Our Universe was created in an extremely hot and dense state which expanded at a rapid state and then cooled and it is expanding even now today.The fact is interesting isn't it? When...
- Reading List
Some of what I have been reading this week, both online and offline: Felix Baumgartner is planning on skydiving from the edge of space, at 120,000 feet above the ground. Aside from setting a new record, the jump could help develop and perfect technologies...
- The Pale Blue Dot
The Pale Blue Dot Image: NASAIn 1990, after having completed its primary mission, Voyager 1 received instructions to turn its cameras back around to Earth. NASA had received a request from the famous astronomer Carl Sagan to photograph the Earth from...
- Big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe By Simon Singh
Book Review The author, Simon Singh, has written a wonderful history of the Big Bang theory, starting from its very beginnings. He leads up to the important discoveries by starting at the early history of Astronomy with ancient cultures and the Scientific...
- Most Earth Like Worlds Have Yet To Be Born.
According to a new theoretical study, Earth came early to the party in evolving universe. When our solar system was born 4.6 billion years ago, only 8 percent of the potentially habitable planets that will ever form in the universe existed, which means 92...
Astronomy
Reading List
Some of what I have been reading recently:
- This article discusses proper motion, the movement of a star in the sky due to its movements in space or even due to the movements of the Sun itself. It uses Barnard's Star as an example, which is located just 6 light years away and has a proper motion of 10 arcseconds a year! The article includes the change in the position of Barnard's Star over 60 years, from 1950 to 2010. [Read at Bad Astronomy]
- John Glenn, first American in orbit, wants the space shuttle to remain operational. [Read at Space.com]
- Wonderful image of a star forming region made up of gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. [Read at Space Fellowship]
- There are low levels of uranium on the lunar surface. This may help reveal vital information about the formation of the Moon's surface (and also rules out ideas of futuristic moon missions that could rely on uranium for energy or commercial uses). [Read at Space.com]
- I've also been reading the book Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang by Paul Steinhardt and Neil Turok. The book critiques the Big Bang theory and presents potential flaws in the inflationary model, while proposing the "Cyclic Universe" theory. I plan to post a full review once I finish reading. [Available at Amazon.com
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- Big Bang Theory : An Overview
Have you ever given a thought that how our Universe came into be? Our Universe was created in an extremely hot and dense state which expanded at a rapid state and then cooled and it is expanding even now today.The fact is interesting isn't it? When...
- Reading List
Some of what I have been reading this week, both online and offline: Felix Baumgartner is planning on skydiving from the edge of space, at 120,000 feet above the ground. Aside from setting a new record, the jump could help develop and perfect technologies...
- The Pale Blue Dot
The Pale Blue Dot Image: NASAIn 1990, after having completed its primary mission, Voyager 1 received instructions to turn its cameras back around to Earth. NASA had received a request from the famous astronomer Carl Sagan to photograph the Earth from...
- Big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe By Simon Singh
Book Review The author, Simon Singh, has written a wonderful history of the Big Bang theory, starting from its very beginnings. He leads up to the important discoveries by starting at the early history of Astronomy with ancient cultures and the Scientific...
- Most Earth Like Worlds Have Yet To Be Born.
According to a new theoretical study, Earth came early to the party in evolving universe. When our solar system was born 4.6 billion years ago, only 8 percent of the potentially habitable planets that will ever form in the universe existed, which means 92...