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You Can Run Scientific Experiments in Your Own Home

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - January 23, 2010 13

One of the things I found out about years ago that too many people have not heard of today is how you can use...

Dark Matter (WIMPS) the other Holy Grail in Particle Physics

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - January 1, 2010 90

The Higgs Boson aka the "God Particle" is the talk of the popular science community now because billions and billions of Euros were spend...

Latest Shuttle Mission to Hubble Yields New Moments of Zen

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - September 9, 2009 23

While the rest of the blog world is obsessed with what President Obama WILL SAY, WILL NOT SAY or are presumptuous and insist on...

Scientific Discoveries that Changed Our Perceptions of Reality

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - August 29, 2009 9

What does multi-dimensions look like? (Calabi-Yau Model) There are scientific discoveries and then there are scientific discoveries that rock our reality. Some of the...

Moment of Zen: Why the Hubble Makes Us Humble

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - August 25, 2009 5

The Hubble Telescope Deep Field surveys into the previously thought darkness of space opened our eyes to how expansive our universe really is. ...

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You Can Run Scientific Experiments in Your Own Home

Dark Matter (WIMPS) the other Holy Grail in Particle Physics

Latest Shuttle Mission to Hubble Yields New Moments of Zen

Scientific Discoveries that Changed Our Perceptions of Reality

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