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On January 6, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) launched a telescope into space to capture pictures of stars, asteroids, brown dwarfs and distant galaxies. This telescope takes pictures every 11 seconds. In one of the pictures that it took, it did not find these features, but instead it focused on inferred wavelengths, which was [...]

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Some research done at UCLA has shown that unrolling Scotch tape produces an x-ray.  The research showed that as the tape was unrolled and the adhesive came off of the surface,  it released strong flows of electrons.  These electrical currents created strong, short bursts of x-rays that had 300,000 x-ray photons.  These bursts of x-rays [...]

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There has always been the question of, “Are we alone;  are other life forms out there in space?” For years scientists have always said that the answer to that question is yes. Scientists believe that there could be a discovery of another life-supporting planet in the next four or five years. This week there was an American Astronomical Society conference. All [...]

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The amount of spinning motion a rotating object has is measured by its angular momentum. Angular momentum includes angular velocity. When riding a bicycle, the wheels have angular momentum. Unless an outside force is acting on the wheels, the momentum remains constant. Because of this, the direction of the bicycles wheels tend to remain constant. This [...]

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