Archive for the 'Science' Category

First-Ever Double Helix Nebula Found in Central Milky Way

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

Last week astronomers published the discovery of something never seen before – a double helix nebula, which they found near the center of the Milky Way1. Astronomers took a picture of the nebula (shown below) using the Spitzer infrared space telescope, one of NASA’s four “great observatories”, each of which detects a different radiation [...]

Towards the Center of the Milky Way

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

In 1783 Rev. John Mitchell put forth the idea of a dark star, one with such gravity that light could not escape it1. But after Thomas Young showed that light acts as a wave, rather than particles, the idea lay dormant for more than a century. In 1916, on the heels of Albert [...]

Fossil Fuel Global Warming More Certain than Ever

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

Mainstream science holds that the burning of fossil fuels is causing the earth to warm rapidly. A scientist published that idea in 18981, and through accelerated study it became a consensus by 19962. Only a few scientists still hold that current global warming is due to a natural cause17, but their voices have [...]