Earth’s night skies are lighter, thanks to towns, cities and industrial complexes. That can be bad news for astronomy ……
Astronomy Cast Ep. 397: Why is There Something and Not Nothing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuP0VPLXeVc Streamed live on Dec 14, 2015 Pamela is at a conference, so we’re going to record later today than…
The Top 101 Astronomical Events for 2016
Here it is… our year end look at upcoming events in a sky near you. We’ve been doing this “blog…
NASA Highlights 2015
Following the ESA highlight roll of yesterday we have NASA’s highlights today. Video from Astronomy News http://ift.tt/1Vm8Ao1 via IFTTT
Progress on improving quantum annealing
Both simulated quantum annealing and physical quantum annealing have shown the emergence of “heavy tails” in their performance as optimizers:…
Donate to SENS antiaging research with a matching grant
There is a matching grant opportunity for those who donate to SENS antiaging until the end of 2015. Strategies for…
Nanotube “forest” in a microfluidic channel may help detect rare proteins and viruses
Engineers at MIT have devised a new technique for trapping hard-to-detect molecules, using forests of carbon nanotubes. The team modified…
Exercise to slow aging is most important for those aged 40 to 65
Almost any amount and type of physical activity may slow aging deep within our cells, a new study finds. And…
Doomed Star Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae may be about to explode. from APOD http://ift.tt/1On0iH4 via IFTTT
Landscape of Ceres
Here’s a view of the southern mid-latitude region of Ceres around what is known as the Gerber Catena. There is…
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