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Post by auntym on Jan 26, 2011 22:48:21 GMT -6
bigthink.com/ideas/26673 BIG THINK Dr. Kaku's Universe Astronomers Discover World's Oldest GalaxyMichio Kaku on January 26, 2011, 4:48 PM Hubble_new_galaxy The Hubble Space Telescope has been dazzling us with stunning pictures of the universe since it's launch in 1990. During that time it has revolutionized the way we think about the cosmos, providing evidence for black holes at the center of galaxies, proof of dark matter and Einstein's theory of relativity, and the most detailed information and pictures of stars, planets, asteroids, and galaxies ever documented (discoveries which I detailed in a previous blog post entry IMAX Hubble 3D and the James Webb Space Telescope). But the Hubble, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, is set to retire in a few years and will be replaced by the James Webb Space Telescope. But don't count the Hubble out just yet. A few years before its final farewells, it is in the news once again by making a discovery that is fit for the record books. It hasn't quite been confirmed yet, but it may have caught a glimpse of the most distant galaxy ever known. This new galaxy candidate is 13.2 billion light-years from Earth, which is roughly 7.75961975 × 10^22 miles. The confirmation of this new galaxy would edge it just above a previous discovery of a galaxy (UDFy-38135539) back in October that is just over 13 billion light-years away. Presently, Galaxy UDFy-38135539 currently holds the record for the farthest galaxy ever observed. Both galaxies were essentially discovered within the Hubble Ultra Deep Field which astronomers unveiled in 2004, calling it the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever achieved by mankind. Over a four month period (Sep 2003 - Jan 2004), Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys compiled a million-second-long exposure that took approximately 400 orbits while taking two exposures each time around. The image in itself is quite amazing considering that it is estimated to contain approximately 10-12,000 galaxies in total. The image became so popular among amateur astronomers and star gazers that posters and prints of the Ultra Deep Field are available for purchase all over the Internet. Rychard Bouwens, an astronomer from Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, led the team that made the awe-inspiring discovery of this new galaxy by scanning a very small sector of the Ultra Deep Field—about 1/2 inch, or the size of a fingernail—for approximately 87 hours. "The idea that you can detect something from the beginning of cosmic time by looking at a patch of sky for 87 hours is just wild," said Bouwens. This is quite a big deal for those who study the nature and birth of our Universe. If this galaxy is really over 13 billion years old, then it existed just 480 million years after the Big Bang. The team is currently working on producing more detailed results of their findings, hoping to ultimately confirm these observations through further examination, which should be published soon. The NASA image (displayed in this post's thumbnail) was released on January 25, 2011 and shows an image of the candidate galaxy that existed 480 million years after the Big Bang (the z10 galaxy) as well as the position in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) where it was found. This HUDF WFC3/IR field -- called HUDF09 because the WFC3/IR observations began in 2009 -- is the deepest infrared image ever taken of the universe.
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Post by skywalker on Jan 27, 2011 18:21:40 GMT -6
I love that photo. It makes you realize just how small and insignificant we really are...just one drop of water in an ocean.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2011 20:46:35 GMT -6
Ok..I have to disagree boss..we're not insignificient or we wouldn't be here on this ride at all We're just kind of 'pale' by comparison. ;D
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Post by skywalker on Jan 27, 2011 21:07:28 GMT -6
Ok, so we are a distinguished drop of water in the ocean.
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Post by auntym on Mar 31, 2011 13:16:11 GMT -6
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* Dr. Kaku's Universe
The Universe Is a Symphony of Vibrating StringsMichio Kaku on March 30, 2011 Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. Today, Dr. Kaku addresses a question posed by John Menon: Why are there only 11 dimensions in the universe rather than something higher? TO SEE VIDEO CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by auntym on Apr 3, 2011 10:45:57 GMT -6
HAVE PORTALS BEGUN TO OPEN/ 2011
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2011 11:46:44 GMT -6
I love his analogy of the ants and rating us a '0'. I also noted that when he said he was making a 'prediction' it was phrased just so.. 'I predict that by the middle of the century we MIGHT make contact'..
He was very careful not to say he believed that we would...or surely we would...he predicted we just might. I admire him not taking a stand he can't back. For someone in his position, that is the most he could do without losing his credibility.
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Post by paulette on Apr 3, 2011 12:05:10 GMT -6
I'm fascinated by Dr. Kaku. What he doesn't say in this clip (but I have heard him say elsewhere) is that the shift from 0 to stage 1 civilization is the most dangerous part. Most civilizations don't make it.
When the dinosaurs' world changed due to comet or astroid strike and subsequent climate changes, they couldn't cooperate, couldn't alter their behavior. Will we be able to do the same task. The radioactive water continues to pour into the Pacific in Japan. There are at least 7 countries in melt-down - some I had never heard of before (Bahrain?). It's no longer the beginning of the beginning...
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Post by auntym on Apr 3, 2011 14:23:48 GMT -6
I'm fascinated by Dr. Kaku. What he doesn't say in this clip (but I have heard him say elsewhere) is that the shift from 0 to stage 1 civilization is the most dangerous part. Most civilizations don't make it. ... he fascinates me too paulette.... anybody that can make me understand quantum physics or anything else he's talking about has my complete attention.... LOL....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2011 15:25:18 GMT -6
I sure agree with that one Auntie, when he talks I don't feel quite so lost in space. LOL
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Post by auntym on Apr 3, 2011 22:23:54 GMT -6
I sure agree with that one Auntie, when he talks I don't feel quite so lost in space. LOL LOL.... me too....
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Post by auntym on Apr 3, 2011 23:09:02 GMT -6
bigthink.com/ideas/31623 The Introduction to my Newly Released Book, Physics of the Future!Michio Kaku on March 16, 2011, 9:09 AM Predicting the Next 100 YearsWhen I was a child, two experiences helped to shape the person I am today and spawned two passions that have helped to define my entire life. First, when I was eight years old, I remember all the teachers buzzing with the latest news that a great scientist had just died. That night, the newspapers printed a picture of his office, with an unfinished manuscript on his desk. The caption read that the greatest scientist of our era could not finish his greatest masterpiece. What, I asked myself, could be so difficult that such a great scientist could not finish it? What could possibly be that complicated and that important? To me, eventually this became more fascinating than any murder mystery, more intriguing than any adventure story. I had to know what was in that unfinished manuscript. Later, I found out that the name of this scientist was Albert Einstein and the unfinished manuscript was to be his crowning achievement, his attempt to create a “theory of everything,” an equation, perhaps no more than one inch wide, that would unlock the secrets of the universe and perhaps allow him to “read the mind of God.” But the other pivotal experience from my childhood was when I watched the Saturday morning TV shows, especially the Flash Gordon series with Buster Crabbe. Every week, my nose was glued to the TV screen. I was magically transported to a mysterious world of space aliens, starships, ray gun battles, underwater cities, and monsters. I was hooked. This was my first exposure to the world of the future. Ever since, I’ve felt a childlike wonder when pondering the future. But after watching every episode of the series, I began to realize that although Flash got all the accolades, it was the scientist Dr. Zarkov who actually made the series work. He invented the rocket ship, the invisibility shield, the power source for the city in the sky, etc. Without the scientist, there is no future. The handsome and the beautiful may earn the admiration of society, but all the wondrous inventions of the future are a by--product of the unsung, anonymous scientists. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by auntym on Apr 7, 2011 20:45:44 GMT -6
bigthink.com/ideas/37782 Big Think Is it Time to Appoint a Body of Top Scientists to Succeed the Fukushima Utility and Treat them as Consultants?Michio Kaku on April 7, 2011, 6:42 PM The recent 7.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami to hit northern Japan on April 7 underscores the delicate situation at the Fukushima reactors. Although workers had to evacuate the site, preliminary reports show that damage was minimal. This time, the damaged reactors dodged the bullet. But time is not on the side of the utility as it scrambles to contain the damage. It is a race against time, with the utility trying to stabilize the situation even as the reactors degrade with time. The basic problem was revealed by the NRC's (Reactor Safety Team), which drafted a report that combined the collective assessment of nuclear physicists and engineers around the world. Contrary to the rosy press releases by the utility, this report revealed the true depth of the nuclear accident. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by auntym on Apr 22, 2011 23:27:25 GMT -6
Dr. Michio Kaku: Can You Time-Travel?
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The joys, terrors and true possibilities of navigating the Fourth Dimension, with quantum physicist Michio Kaku and astrophysicist Charles Liu.
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Post by auntym on Apr 27, 2011 21:16:56 GMT -6
bigthink.com/ideas/38112Could We Learn Skills "Matrix"-Style?Michio Kaku on April 27, 2011 Matrix Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. Today, Dr. Kaku addresses a question posed by Corey McClure: "Previously, you have addressed the question about downloading our brains onto a separate device. What about uploading information into our brains like in 'The Matrix'?" CLICK ON ABOVE LINK TO WATCH VIDEO....CLICK ON HIS PICTURE
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Post by auntym on Apr 28, 2011 22:44:18 GMT -6
bigthink.com/ideas/38131BIG THINK SETI Pulls the Plug on the 42-Telescope Allen Array - What's Next?Michio Kaku on April 28, 2011 Last Friday, donors for the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute received a letter from CEO, Tom Pierson stating that the Allen Telescope Array was being placed into a state of hibernation. It has been decided to place the 42-antenna array into standby mode because of the lack of operational funding and government support. SETI has been around for quite some time and the shut down of one of their main scanning tools has come as a major blow to scientists around the world. Early SETI projects always received some level of contributions from the government but a great deal of the more recent projects have had to rely on private resources. For example, the array of 42 radio telescopes in northern California isn’t called the "Allen Telescope Array" because it’s a fancy name. It's named after the person who provided the first source of initial funding. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by auntym on Jun 8, 2011 20:31:37 GMT -6
Michio Kaku: UFOs Are Real - MSNBC Dylan Ratigan Show
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Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku discusses Leslie Kean's new book, "UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record." _____________________________________________________
Michio Kaku Interviews Leslie Kean About UFOs 1 of 3 PART 1
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Michio Kaku interviews Leslie Kean about UFOs on his radio program, Science Fantastic, September 11th, 2010. ______________________________________________________
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Post by auntym on Jun 11, 2011 15:21:07 GMT -6
I'm in Serious, Emotional 'Like' with this man.... LOL
MICHIO KAKU TALKS ABOUT UFO'S AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE (12 MARCH 2011)
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American physicist Michio Kaku speaks about UFOs and extraterrestrial life at Global Competitiveness Forum 2011 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Post by auntym on Jun 11, 2011 15:58:33 GMT -6
Mystery Object In Space Michio Kaku On Fox Earth Changes
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Post by auntym on Jun 22, 2011 13:34:34 GMT -6
Michio Kaku on CNN: Fukushima - "They Lied to Us" - June 21, 2011
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"Michio Kaku says Japanese officials still don't have control of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster."
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Post by auntym on Jul 1, 2011 0:16:58 GMT -6
bigthink.com/ideas/39108 United States Hit With a Triple Nuclear Threat - How Dangerous is it? (Part 1/2)Michio Kaku on July 1, 2011, 1:00 AM Triple_3_nuclear_threat_us_michio_kaku_scitech_scitechfb_google_mkaku Right now, we are in an unprecedented situation where three of our nuclear sites are simultaneously in danger of floods and fire. So far, there is no immediate concern for panic, but precautions have to be taken. In Nebraska, nuclear workers are knee deep in water due to flooding by the Missouri river. The "tipping point" is when flood waters hit 1,014 feet above sea level. (Currently, flood waters are at 1007 feet above sea level). The NRC and the utility both admit that, if the flood waters pass 1014 feet, then the situation will spin out of control! Even if flood waters rise a few more feet, there could be some equipment failures which can ultimately lead to a plethora of other issues. Fortunately, the situation seems stable at the present time, but the emergency will last for weeks and there are some eerie parallels to Fukushima. The Cooper Station plant is nearly a carbon copy of the Mark I GE boiling water reactor found at Fukushima. Also, there is nuclear waste at both sites. The Ft. Calhoun reactor has about 600,000 to 800,000 pounds of high level nuclear waste. So the Ft. Calhoun reactor situation is like Fukushima in slow motion, i.e. there is still time to take emergency measures because the crisis is spread out over weeks. But time will tell how high flood waters will rise. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by auntym on Jul 6, 2011 23:42:21 GMT -6
bigthink.com/ideas/39160Stephen Hawking, Ray Kurzweil, Michio Kaku: Whose Idea Will Most Impact Our World -- You Decide!Daniel Honan on July 6, 2011 Which scientific idea--offered up by experts such as Ray Kurzweil, Michio Kaku, Stephen Hawking and others--will impact our world the most? See our top contenders and vote for your favorite by sharing it on Facebook with your friends.1. Biotechnology Will Stop Aging Futurist Ray Kurzweil 2. Adapting to Climate Change "Climates always change" says Heidi Hammel, 3. The Future Brain: Computers Will Read Our Thoughts Dr. Gary Small, Professor of Psychiatry and Aging, UCLA School of Medicine, 4. Energy From Fusion in 20 Years theoretical physicist Michio Kaku 5. Abandon Earth for Another Planet Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking FOR BRIEF SUMMARY OF ALL 5 THEORIES & AND HOW TO VOTE CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by bewildered on Jul 7, 2011 0:12:15 GMT -6
There are a variety of competing theories based on the idea of parallel universes, but the most basic idea is that if the universe is infinite, then everything that could possibly occur has happened, is happening, or will happen. Good to see that they are finally catching on.
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Post by skywalker on Jul 7, 2011 6:40:48 GMT -6
I was wondering when they would...
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Post by bewildered on Jul 9, 2011 3:14:36 GMT -6
I was wondering when they would... I wish that I could get paid for saying the things that they do. I'd be rich! ;D Here's one: If you look behind you where you once were, you will not find yourself there. If you look in front of you to where you will be, you will not find yourself there yet. If you look at where you are standing right now: well, there you are. Therefore, all that matters is where you are at right now.
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Post by skywalker on Jul 9, 2011 20:52:17 GMT -6
Only a fortunate few get paid for their brilliance. Politicians get paid for their igannance. The rest of us are broke...
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Post by auntym on Aug 6, 2011 11:12:22 GMT -6
Aug. 6, 2011 MICHIO KAKU INTERVIEWS ANNIE JACOBSEN, AUTHOR OF 'AREA 51'July 30, 2011 – Michio Interviews Annie Jacobsen, Author of ‘Area 51′ (link) on the Many Myths of the Renowned Site. Annie Jacobsen explains the many myths of Area 51, from faked moon landings, underground tunnel networks, and of course, crashed alien spaceships. click to listenarea51news.net/
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2011 15:03:24 GMT -6
Only a fortunate few get paid for their brilliance. Politicians get paid for their igannance. The rest of us are broke... ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 10:15:03 GMT -6
Considering the flap everyone made when she came out with her Nazi Roswell book...why would anyone listen to what she has to say now? If she lied in the book (which everyone made abundantly clear she must have) then wouldn't she be lying about fake moon landings etc? Well Lorelei..at least we're broke in good company
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Post by auntym on Aug 12, 2011 22:19:18 GMT -6
Michio Kaku speaking about Alien Invasions
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