Astronomers have found the first example of a triple quasar, the American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle has heard.
Quasars are powerful sources of energy, thought to be powered by “supermassive” black holes.
At first, researchers thought the triplet was just an illusion, caused by the splitting of light beams.
But a team using Hawaii’s WM Keck Observatory […]
Jan. 5, 2007 — The ability
to “see” oneself in the future is a remarkable human trait — some would
say unique — that is not well understood. That’s despite the fact that
we probably spend as much time thinking about the future as we do
thinking about the present.
Now new research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests […]
WASHINGTON - Two NASA
space probes that visited Mars 30 years ago may have stumbled upon
alien microbes on the Red Planet and inadvertently killed them, a
scientist theorizes in a paper released Sunday.
This new
report, based on a more expansive view of where life can take root, may
have NASA looking for a different type of Martian […]
Icelanders are known to be superstitious and to
believe in the existence of elves and the guidance of spirits. Many
seek the advice of fortune tellers. At the end of every year glossy
magazine Vikan publishes an interview with a fortune teller, who predicts what will happen in the New Year. In the latest issue of Vikan, sorceress […]