Cool science stuff

What should be the slogan of Earth 2.0?

 

I remember watching Carl Sagan on Cosmos in the '70s when he did that calculation about how many earthlike planets there might be in the universe, and I remember him pointing out that no planets outside our solar system had yet been discovered. I'm trying to remember if he was still around when the first exoplanet was discovered. If he was, I can't imagine how thrilled he must have been.

 

Hopefully God gets it right with Earth 2.0.

We know one critical error with Earth 1.0:

 

Tastes great.
Less filling.

 

Sagan died in December 1996 (he was only 62). He did live to see the first exoplanet.

 

Here are the details on the latest "Earth 2.0."

'Earth 2.0' found in Nasa Kepler telescope haul - BBC News

 

New Horizons Pluto press conference and update to occur (moments away), 2 PM EDT. This should be outstanding.

NASA Television | NASA

 

Big week for NASA.

I've had to work with their public affairs people a couple times at JPL and Johnson. Great folks.

 

This is without question a fake name.

"Our study revealed that this form of the size distribution is not occasional, but dictated by simple mechanisms of aggregation and fragmentation of particles at their collisions," Dr. Nikolai Brilliantov, a math professor at the university and the study's lead investigator, told The Huffington Post in an email. "Furthermore, we proved mathematically that the form of the size distribution is universal, that is, it is not specific for planetary rings of Saturn."

Saturn Ring Riddle Finally Solved

 

Cloak of invisibility, anyone?

Ultrathin 'Invisibility Cloak' Can Match Any Background

 

The interviewed Dr. Brilliantiov and he said 'Baba Booey.'

 

NASA has discovered evidence of flowing salt water on the surface Mars. Wow.
NASA Discovers Liquid Salty Water Flowing On Mars
Liquid water exists on Mars, boosting hopes for life, NASA says - CNN.com