5th January 2013 Archive
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Canadian astronaut warns William Shatner of life on Earth
It's life Chris, but not as we know it
William Shatner – aka Captain James Tiberius Kirk (also the porky lawyer from Boston Legal, depending on your age) – has been communicating with a Canadian astronaut stationed on the International Space Station. Chris Hadfield, currently on board the ISS as a flight engineer and due to take over as mission commander after the …
Bootnotes 5 Jan 01:25
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Boffins create quantum gas with temperature BELOW absolute zero
Could pave way for 'new forms of matter'
Boffins at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany have literally turned the Kelvin scale on its head, having produced a quantum gas with a temperature below absolute zero. Ulrich Schneider and his colleagues created the subzero gas by arranging potassium atoms into a lattice using lasers and magnetic fields, then …
Science 5 Jan 02:24
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Ancient Mars: Covered with life, oceans, clouds, and imagination
Images Travel back in time – a long, long time
If you've ever wondered what Mars might have looked like in the distant past when it had oceans and a cloud-filled atmosphere, an enterprising geek and digital artist from Nashua, NH, can help. But before we inspect the results of the imaginative Kevin Gill's combination of programming chops and artistic skills, let's take a …
Science 5 Jan 02:26
