NASA’s finds first Earth-Size habitable world.
Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone” —
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NASA discovers Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, has massive underground ocean of liquid water!
Life on Saturn’s moon has moved a lot closer! NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and Deep Space Network have uncovered evidence Saturn’s moon
Read MoreAdvanced Technology Spotting: a look at what’s out there or rather isn’t by GF Willmetts.
Considering how we are looking at the skies ever more intently these days, seeking out the wobbles with stars that
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Faraday, Maxwell And The Electromagnetic Field by Nancy Forbes and Basil Mahon (book review).
I like it when I’m surprised by the book contents, especially when it belies the title. Yes, it’s true that
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Homage To Gaia by James Lovelock (book review).
I only read autobiographies from time to time, mostly because it’s amongst the review books we get rather than something
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Computing With Quantum Cats by John Gribbin (book review).
Before you ask, this book has nothing to do with pet cats, be they unknowingly alive or dead in a
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Powering Up: Are Computer Games Changing Our Lives by Rebecca Mileham (book review).
If after you turn your computer on, the first thing you do is play a game of FreeCell or Spider
Read MoreThe great bonanza of worlds.
NASA’s Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems
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The Stardust Revolution by Jacob Berkowitz (book review).
‘The Stardust Revolution’ has nothing to do with rebellion in outer space. The sub-title ‘The New Stories Of Our Origin
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Magnificent Principia: Exploring Isaac Newton’s Masterpiece by Colin Pask (book review).
Now this is the kind of book you won’t come across very often. Colin Pask explores and analyses Isaac Newton’s
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