Monthly Archives: febbraio 2012

VLT: Riscopre la vita sulla Terra e cerca extraterrestri nell’Universo – VLT: Rediscovers Life on Earth…discoveries of life elsewhere in the Universe

Osservando la Luna con il VLT (Very Large Telescope) dell’ESO, alcuni astronomi hanno trovato prove della presenza della vita nell’Universo, in particolare sulla Terra. Trovare vita sul nostro stesso pianeta sembra un’osservazione scontata, ma l’approccio innovativo di questa equipe internazionale … Continue reading

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NASA: New Solar Cycle Prediction – Le previsioni NASA per l’attività solare

May 29, 2009: An international panel of experts led by NOAA and sponsored by NASA has released a new prediction for the next solar cycle. Solar Cycle 24 will peak, they say, in May 2013 with a below-average number of … Continue reading

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Apple – iPad 3 is coming out! iPad 3 in arrivo!

Arriva iPad 3, sarà presentato il 7 marzo a San Fancisco. ”Abbiamo qualcosa che dovete assolutamente vedere. E toccare”. E’ quanto si legge sull’invito inviato da Apple che convoca per il prossimo 7 marzo un incontro stampa al Yerba Buena … Continue reading

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DNA: Il Nobel Francis Crick e l’ipotesi extraterrestre – DNA, Nobel Prize Francis Crick and the intelligent design concept

Francis Harry Compton Crick (Northampton, 8 giugno 1916 – San Diego, 28 luglio 2004) è stato uno scienziato britannico, conosciuto al pari di James D. Watson, per aver realizzato nel 1953 il primo preciso modello della struttura del DNA. Struttura … Continue reading

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Planets Align February 25: Venus, Jupiter, Moon To Converge – L’allineamento di Venere, Giove e Luna

On Saturday and again Sunday, Venus, Jupiter and Earth’s moon converge for a brilliant night show. A special night to look is Saturday, Feb. 25th, when the crescent Moon moves in to form a slender heavenly triangle with Venus, Jupiter … Continue reading

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HEARTH HOUR 2012 – #earthhour

Un movimento globale per la sostenibilità del nostro Pianeta. L’Ora della Terra (Earth Hour) è il grande evento globale WWF per il clima che, prendendo spunto dal gesto simbolico di spegnere le luci di monumenti e luoghi simbolo, coinvolge cittadini, … Continue reading

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Milky Way hums to mysterious microwave tune – Nella Via Lattea misteriose microonde

Milky Way hums to mysterious microwave tune NASA’s Planck space observatory has discovered something a little strange about the Milky Way: it is humming in microwaves from an (as yet) unknown source. Our galaxy is also home to previously undiscovered … Continue reading

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Hubble: GJ 1214b, a waterworld – Scoperto un esopianeta composto per la maggior parte di acqua

Hubble Reveals a New Class of Extrasolar Planet Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have come up with a new class of planet, a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. It’s smaller than Uranus but larger than Earth. … Continue reading

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Astronomer’s Paradise – Starry Nights timelapse movie

Atacama Starry Nights: Episode I Astronomer’s Paradise is the first episode of a Atacama Starry Nights timelapse movie series. (now on National Geographic newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/21/new-time-lapse-gives-rare-glimpse-at-atacamas-starry-nights/?source=link_fb20120221newswatch-atacamastarrynights and soon on Discovery Channel discoverychannel.ca/Showpage.aspx?sid=13287) Cerro Paranal is an astronomers paradise with its stunningly dark, … Continue reading

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NASA: An Alignment of Planets – NASA: Allineamento di Pianeti

The brightest planets in the night sky are aligning for a must-see show in late February and March 2012. Start looking tonight! La bellezza del cielo, l’incredibile balletto e l’allineamento di Giove e Venere, visibili nelle notti limpide di Febbraio … Continue reading

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Stonehenge design was “inspired by sounds”

The structure may mimic the way designers perceived sound-wave interference Music could have been an inspiration for the design of Stonehenge, according to an American researcher. Steven Waller’s intriguing idea is that ancient Britons could have based the layout of … Continue reading

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