Kepler-47 dual star system with now three planets
Repeated data analysis of the NASA’s Kepler space telescope, which completed the scientific career, led to the discovery of the third exoplanet in the Kepler-47 star system,...
Put music therapy to work with this science-backed app
Countless research studies have proven what is incredibly obvious to anyone who has a favorite song: Music can have a profound effect on our mood. So why not put that science...
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Solar system primary building block is found in a meteorite
A tiny piece of the comet primary building block is found inside a primitive meteorite. The discovery provides new keys to the formation, structure and evolution of the solar...
RIP, science fiction and fantasy Grand Master Gene Wolfe, 1931-2019
Gene Wolfe, author of more than 30 books including classics like The Book of The New Sun, has died at the age of 87. Wolfe was kind enough to give me a blurb for my third...
Does Proxima c exist?
The nearest exoplanet Proxima b, which revolves around the dim red dwarf Proxima Centauri, about 4.2 light years away from us, may have a neighbor Proxima c. Proposed at the...
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Scientists observe the formation of a magnetar at a distance of 6.5 billion light years from Earth
A team of astronomers identified an X-ray flash from the side of a galaxy about 6.5 billion light years away that is consistent with the merging of two neutron stars with the...
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Nexus Junction (Poem) examining the aspects and impacts of A.I., Machinery and humanity
Nexus Junction A new technology in essence Accessibility for everybody, the Harsh reality is availability to A financially blessed few There’s no spinal misalignment A process...
Planetary Influence
How mindfulness improves my surfing
My feet hit the cold ocean water at 6 AM. I notice. As my toes wiggle in the sand I smell the fresh, salt air which brings me back into my present moment – the sound of the...