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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Politics, Science Policy, Space, Video on 02 1st, 2012 | 4 Comments

Did Science Cost Newt the Fla Primary?

It may have been too much space talk on the Space Coast in Florida during the Republican primary that cost Newt Gingrich his presidential primary momentum. After all the dramatic yet conservative candidate has a penchant for making reasonable, scientifically plausible policy sound like science fiction. In...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Backyard Science, Citizen science, Engineering, Space, Video on 01 31st, 2012 | 2 Comments

Lego Man Goes to Nearer Space

NASA is spending $63 million per astronaut to send them to space on Russian rockets. But a pair of Toronto teens did it for $400. Okay, their astronaut was made of plastic and stood just a couple of inches tall. And he only made it about a quarter of the way to the internationally accepted boundary...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry, Science Ditty Friday, Scientainment, Space, Video on 01 27th, 2012 | No Comments

SDF: Science Rap Battle of History — Einstein v. Hawking

Editor’s Note: In 2012 REALscience rolled out a new feature — Science Ditty Friday. Each and every Friday we’ll compile a song (preferably with accompanying video) to kick your weekend off with a musical start. And there will be a more detailed explanation of the science in the lyrics...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Backyard Science, Citizen science, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 01 24th, 2012 | No Comments

Big Solar Storm Brewing

As a precaution planes that travel over the North Pole are being rerouted. Satellites are bracing for a direct hit and technicians are watching energy grids with unblinking eyes. The reason for all the hub-bub is a big solar storm. The Space Weather Prediction Center issued a warning on Monday when...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, Geology, Museum, Space, Video on 01 10th, 2012 | No Comments

New Mexico Space Rock Recovered

Leann Lloyd had the dubious honor of lugging a metallic rock through airport security in Missouri. She was on her way back to Albuquerque and the Meteorite Museum at University of New Mexico after retrieving the missing meteorite. She says, “It stopped the line and caused a big hub-bub and three...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astrobiology, Biology, Evolution, Featured Articles, Genetics, Physics and Chemistry, SciLebs on 12 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Rosie Redfield — Tyrant Queen of Science

Rosie Redfield is no shrinking violent. The outspoken University of British Columbia microbiologist always seems to have a wild hair about something. This year it ran the gamut from a fight over mailing flu cells to England using FedEx to her efforts showing scientific journals acting irresponsibly by...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Discoveries, Space, Video on 12 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Kepler Finds First Earth-Sized Planets

Just a couple of weeks after announcing the discovery of a planet within a distant solar system that is orbiting in what astronomers called the habitable zone for life, another exciting announcement adds two more confirmed planets to the list. Since its launch in 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope has...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Space, Video on 12 19th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Icy Comet Escapes Sun’s Fiery Grip

Comet Lovejoy has Close Encounter with the SunIt may only be ten percent of what it once was but Comet Lovejoy managed to graze the sun and survive, mostly intact. It lost its long trailing tail and a lot of its ice exterior when it made a close encounter with the sun last week. The comet was discovered...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Discoveries, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 12 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Search Narrows for Particle to Explain All Mass

For physicists the search for the elusive subatomic particle that gives all things mass is tantamount to the search for the Holy Grail. That’s one reason why scientists call the much-theorized but never seen Higgs Boson the God particle. Now an update on research from the European nuclear agency...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Discoveries, Featured Articles, Physics and Chemistry, Space on 12 7th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Earth-like Planet Fuels Excitement for Space Exploration

The question is the subject of movies, science fiction novels and our own curious minds. Are we alone in the universe? Prevailing scientific wisdom says yes but more and more the answer appears to be no. With the advent of more sensitive cosmological equipment to scan the night sky, astronomers are...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Space, Video on 11 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Curious Mars Rover to Search for Life

On Saturday, a $2 billion science project will begin what NASA is calling a flagship mission to Mars to see if the red planet is capable of sustaining microbial life. Equipped with 17 cameras, an on-board science lab, the six-wheeled rover named Curiosity will do what its predecessors Spirit and Opportunity...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Space, Video on 11 16th, 2011 | 1 Comment

NASA Seeks New Astronauts

NASA wants You! Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? That’s the question NASA is asking the American public this week.The space agency is seeking a new crop of astronauts and put out a splashy public call for the 9-15 available jobs. To qualify applicants must possess a bachelor’s...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Backyard Science, Citizen science, Space, Video on 10 31st, 2011 | No Comments

Asteroid to Make Near Earth Pass

An aircraft carrier-sized asteroid is hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood. 2005 YU55 is going to be zipping by on November 8 in what scientists are calling a close encounter. The asteroid is not going to hit Earth but it will be about 15 percent closer to Earth than the moon, making it quite an...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Backyard Science, Citizen science, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 10 26th, 2011 | 3 Comments

Northern Lights Track South

Generally people in the far northern latitudes get to see the solar wind dancing with the magnetic field around Earth. But because of increased solar activity, the northern lights have been more visible further south, including Alabama, Georgia and even Florida. An automated NASA camera that takes a...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Diseases, Geology, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Scientainment, SciLebs, Space, Video on 10 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Music Meets Science in Biophilia

The voice of nature Sir David Attenborough is featured explaining Iceland musician Bjork’s latest venture — Biophilia. It’s part music album reflecting the connection points between sound, nature and technology. It’s an app for iPhones and iPads. It’s a creation generator...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Engineering, Inventions, Space on 10 12th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Largest Telescope Built to See Cosmic Dawn

It’s already the largest telescope in the world but by the end of 2013 the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Telescope will be able to see dust that was formed 13 billion years ago. Comprised of 20 high-powered antennas the project will add another 46 over the next two years. Sitting...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 10 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Three Capture Nobel Prize in Physics for Expanding Universe

For scientists it doesn’t get any bigger than the Nobel Prize. This year’s winners in the Physics category receive the honor for work they did on the biggest subject available to them or anyone — the universe. Three U.S. scientists are sharing the prize for their theory of a rapidly...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Backyard Science, Citizen science, Space, Video on 09 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Satellite Plunges to Earth in Remote South Pacific

When an out of control satellite is plummeting to Earth a few minutes makes a big difference. In the case of the decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite arriving a few minutes ahead of schedule meant that the two dozen or so pieces that survived re-entry hit a remote part of the South Pacific,...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Backyard Science, Consumer Safety, Space, Video on 09 20th, 2011 | No Comments

NASA Tracking Satellite Heading for Earth

NASA says there could be a spectacular show on Friday if someone spots the re-entry of an old satellite. But that is a big if. The space agency is down-playing any danger associated with a 20-year-old, school-bus-sized piece of space junk crashing into a populated area. But there is still a chance that...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Space, Video on 09 15th, 2011 | No Comments

NASA Dips Toe in Deep Space Exploration

After months of speculation NASA unveiled its new Space Launch System to take astronauts further than they have ever gone before. While there is no destination yet for this new super-powered rocket, there is plenty of time to quibble over such details. The Marshall Flight Center in Rocket City, more...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Politics, Science Policy, Space, Video on 09 8th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Space Pollution Poses Orbiting Issues

Donald Kessler has been warning space agencies for over 30 years that dead satellites, spent rockets and other debris in low geosynchronous orbit around Earth would eventually start making it difficult to launch spacecraft. Now over a half million pieces of space junk are making rocket launches and...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Geology, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 09 6th, 2011 | No Comments

Astronomers Find Diamond Planet

Far far away, toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy sits a true diamond in the rough. Astronomers haven’t been able to see a newly discovered exoplanet but it may prove to be a real gem. Using deductive reasoning based on crucial pieces of evidence, an international astrophysics team led by...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Solar, Space, Video on 08 16th, 2011 | 1 Comment

NASA Mission to Jupiter to Unlock Secrets of Planet Formation

A space probe carrying some Lego astronauts is on a five-year trip to Jupiter. The Juno mission launched without a hitch on August 5 and began its journey to the largest planet in the solar system. With the end of the 30-year space shuttle program, the new face of NASA is space probes not astronauts....

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