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Human Bodies Are Pelted By Mysterious Particles, Research Suggests

Posted 04.29.2012

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By: Charles Q. Choi Published: 04/27/2012 03:59 PM EDT on SPACE.com Invisible dark matter particles may regularly pass through our bodies, and d...

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A Universe Without Purpose

Lawrence M. Krauss | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Big Bang Theory, Nature, Science, Earth, Large Hadron Collider, Higgs Field, Cosmologist, Galaxy, Universe, Science News
Lawrence M. Krauss

Does all of this prove that our universe and the laws that govern it arose spontaneously without divine guidance or purpose? No, but it means it is possible. And that possibility need not imply that our own lives are devoid of meaning.

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Cosmic Mystery Deepens As 'Dark Matter' Study Yields Big Surprise

Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Planetary Science, Does Dark Matter Exist, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Dark Matter Sun, Space, Physics, Sun, Dark Matter Study, Dark Matter, Dark Matter Research, Universe, Video, Science News

By: Charles Q. Choi Published: 04/19/2012 10:00 AM EDT on SPACE.com A new study has found no trace of the mysterious substance known as dark matte...

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Scientists Probe Secrets Of Moleule That Helped Build The Universe

Posted 04.18.2012

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By: LiveScience Staff Published: 04/17/2012 08:25 AM EDT on LiveScience A new study of one of the most fundamental molecules in the universe has...

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Images From an Outpost at the Edge of the Galaxy

Peter Max | Posted 04.03.2012

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Peter Max

When you really stop to think about it, we are made of stardust -- reassembled in flesh, blood, mind, and spirit on the earth. We enter into the world through love, the greatest emotion in the entire universe, every one of us a unique soul.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks Origins, Aliens, And Multiple Dimensions

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Video, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Talk Nerdy to Me, Space, Intelligent Life, Physics, Aliens, Cara Santa Maria, Cosmos, Universe, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Multiple Dimensions, Science News

2012-03-19-Screenshot20120319at10.31.42AM.jpgFrom intelligent alien life to our stellar origins, how to think outside of the three-dimensional box to what baffles one of the great thinkers of our time, this was a conversation I won't soon forget.

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The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe Is ...

Posted 03.13.2012

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In an interview with Time magazine, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked the question: "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us...

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What Would Happen If You Shot A Gun In Space?

Posted 02.22.2012

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By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 02/22/2012 10:51 AM EST on Lifes Little Mysteries Fires can't burn in the oxygen-free vacuum of space, but guns...

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"Why Space" Part II -- We Need an Edge

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 03.18.2012

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Rick Tumlinson

I believe we will go to space because we have to in order to continue our growth as human beings. There is little choice involved.

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What Happened Before Creation?

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Quantum Physics, Big Bang, Time, Consciousness, Big Bang Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Space, Cosmos, Creation, Universe, Before Big Bang, Before Universe, Healthy Living News
Robert Lanza, M.D.

Everyone knows that something is screwy with the way we visualize the cosmos. The failure of science to address the deep and basic questions of life plays a large role in why people continue to turn to religion for answers.

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Resolution For 2012: Enjoy Yourself

Michael Sigman | Posted 02.28.2012

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Michael Sigman

New Year's resolutions tend to focus on denying ourselves stuff we love, on the assumption that if it feels good it must be bad. But why not just pick out something you love and resolve to enjoy yourself?

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The Universe Is Our Brain

Deepak Chopra | Posted 02.06.2012

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It's Elementary

Malcolm Kushner | Posted 02.04.2012

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Malcolm Kushner

As anyone who ever took grade-school chemistry knows, elements are the building blocks of the universe. Do you really want to be built out of livermorium or flerovium? I didn't think so.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: We Are All Connected

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Chemistry, Connection, Video, Bill Nye, Talk Nerdy to Me, Biology, Humankind, Nature, Science, Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Universe, Education News

2011-11-28-djfdjigrigjifdjfjfhjghfjghdnfdhfjdf.jpgIf you haven't already done so, please take a moment to vote on what you'd like to talk nerdy about in December.

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I Am The Universe

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.31.2011

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Deepak Chopra

Watch Deepak talk about the primacy of personal identity in the universe.

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Life at the SETI Institute: Dr. Gerry Harp -- Deciphering Celestial Signals in a New Way

SETI Institute | Posted 12.27.2011

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By Dr. Gerry Harp, Senior Astrophysicist, Center for SETI Research, SETI Institute, and Gail Jacobs Trained as a quantum mechanic, Dr. Gerry Harp was...

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Why Are You Here?

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Meditation, Spirituality, Evolutionary Enlightenment, Big Bang Theory, Consciousness, Meaning of Life, Universe Creation, Healthy Living Spirit, Universe, Healthy Living News
Andrew Z. Cohen

When you take the perennial meditative journey to the depths of your own self, you discover what it was like before the beginning.

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Life at the SETI Institute: Dr. Jill Tarter -- The Search for Cosmic Company

SETI Institute | Posted 12.20.2011

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By Gail Jacobs Astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter is Director of the SETI Institute's Center for SETI Research, and also holder of the Bernard M. Oliver C...

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Young clays on Mars may have provided niches able to support life

SETI Institute | Posted 12.03.2011

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By Dr. Janice Bishop, Senior Scientist SETI Institute October 3, 2011 Two small depressions on Mars found to be rich in minerals formed by water coul...

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Life at the SETI Institute: Mars Detective -- Investigating the Red Planet for ancient life

SETI Institute | Posted 11.26.2011

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By Dr. Richard Quinn; Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, and Gail Jacobs ...

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A Cosmic Book With Human Insight

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Cosmology, Big Bang, God, The New Universe and the Human Future, The View From the Center of the Universe, Joel Primack, Nancy Abrams, Religion and Science, Universe, Science and Religion, Books News
Deepak Chopra

When religionists and atheists clash, or when science places itself as the alternative to myth, a larger trend is at work, the trend from a unified sense of humanity to a splintered sense of humanity.

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Life at the SETI Institute: Rachel Mastrapa - Paving the Way for Astronomical Discoveries

SETI Institute | Posted 10.29.2011

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By Dr. Rachel Mastrapa; Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, and Gail Jacobs Rachel Mastrapa studies the surface ...

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Will We Ever Figure It Out?

Seth Shostak | Posted 10.22.2011

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Seth Shostak

While, it's chic to say that the human brain is the most complex thing in the universe -- perhaps the complexity of the universe could be too subtle for a three-pound brain to decipher. Ever.

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Andrew Burmon

Profiles in Mileage: Photographer of the Stars

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 08.17.2011

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The United States glows in the dark. As soon as the sun sets, bulbs flick on and the stars grow dimmer as light spreads to fill the night. Finding ...

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The Most Distant Explosion Ever Detected? Blast Spotted Near Edge Of Observable Universe

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 07.26.2011

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LONDON — A group of researchers claim they've found the most distant explosion ever detected, a pulse of high energy radiation sent by a disinte...

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