Posted by Colin McDowell on Wednesday, February 3, 2010,
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Extraterrestrial
So in case you didn't hear, a horrible/not so horrible snow storm swept through the mid-west and parts of the south-east. Being advantageous, two days ago at approximately 4:45 pm Tommy and I laid the foundation for an igloo/frozen teepee. About 9 hours later, a 4 and a half feet tall structure sheltered us from the terrifying cold. Unfortunately, Tommy did a lot of the ground work by himself, building up a small mountain of snow while I was at work from 5:30 to 11 pm. I eventually got b... Continue reading ...
Posted by Colin McDowell on Thursday, December 17, 2009,
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Extraterrestrial
Alas, we are progressively finding more and more "Super-Earth" (a term coined by Harvard University Astronomy Prof. Dimitar Sasselov to describe Earth-like planets- we have currently found 28) planets with our "super-advanced" telescopes. Our ability to detect low mass planets in orbit around "super-shiny" stars gives us to the tools necessary to conduct further research on other "super-habitable" planets searching for "super-alternative" life forms. We have found planets that have atmosphe... Continue reading ...
