When physicist Andrés Gomberoff's second marriage ended, his life suddenly became much more complex. Arranging a day in which he and his girlfriend could spend time with all four of their children became nearly impossible. So, Gomberoff decided to use his knowledge of condensed-matter physics to...
Sometimes physics is easier than figuring out child-custody arrangements
Scientists have successfully modified the white blood cells of 12 patients living with HIV, making their cells resistant to the retrovirus and improving the study participants' overall ability to fight off infection. The researchers achieved this result through a gene editing technique, described...
The Hubble telescope has captured some stunning images showcasing the early stages of an asteroid breaking apart. The crumbling asteroid, officially known as P/2013 R3, was first noticed in September. A follow-up observation on with the Keck Telescope located in Hawaii revealed that the "fuzzy-looking object" was actually at least three distinct parts. This convinced scientists to direct the...
Regardless of whether Mars One actually puts a team of astronauts on the Red Planet, over a thousand people are currently competing to be sent into space and never return. The short documentary "Mars One Way," made by Vita Bretis Films and Video West, will tell you why five of them want to make that trip, and what they're leaving behind: wives, boyfriends, children, and virtually every other known living thing in the universe.
Mars One has produced its own set of would-be astronaut profiles, called "One Way Astronaut." But while the trailer to that film focuses on the thrill of exploration, "Mars One Way" is about coming to terms with abandoning Earth forever, whether you're doing it out of a pioneer spirit or crippling depression. "Once you're gone, you are technically dead here on Earth," says one applicant. "And I'm okay with that."
If any of these people are chosen as finalists and the Mars One mission proceeds, they wouldn't leave until 2025 at the earliest. "I hope it's a...
"Once you're gone, you are technically dead here on earth. And I'm okay with that." Casey Hunter, Mars One applicant
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A 100-foot-wide asteroid is set to whiz by the earth this afternoon, and there's a chance we'll be able to watch it happen live. A Slooh Observatory telescope will be searching for the asteroid, and it's going to broadcast its imagery directly to YouTube. Slooh warns that the asteroid's small...
Swiss scientists broke a four-decade-long informal ban on LSD research yesterday when they announced the results of a study in which cancer patients received the drug to curb their anxiety about death.
The study, which was published in the J...
On July 4th, 2012, the particle physics laboratory CERN announced the news. After more than 20 years of research and preparation, they'd finally found the Higgs boson, or a particle that looked an awful lot like it. It was touted as the last piece in the jigsaw puzzle of...
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