Life's Little Mysteries Space Archives
Experiment Investigates How to Fight Fire in Space
February 02, 2012, SPACE.com Staff
Research on the International Space Station can offer fire-fighting tips for space and Earth.
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The 'Infinity Room': One of Many Ways to Imagine Infinity
February 02, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Infinity seems like an inconceivable concept to most of us. Artists, physicists, mathematicians and philosophers share their various methods for conceiving of it.
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Visualizations of Infinity
February 02, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Humans have struggled to understand infinity for millennia. Here are several attempts to visualize the concept.
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Second 'Sunken UFO' Claim Doesn't Hold Water
February 01, 2012, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Analysis of two large, mysterious objects spotted on the sea floor.
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Will Sunscreen Protect You From the Solar Flares?
January 25, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
You should always wear sunscreen, but there's no need to wear more than normal during a solar flare.
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How Do Scientists Classify Solar Flares?
January 24, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Astronomers rank solar flares from weakest to strongest.
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Russian Scientist's Claim of Life on Venus Proven False
January 23, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A once-respected Russian scientist claims to have found evidence of life on Venus in 30-year-old photos taken by a Soviet probe, but the claim doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
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Life on Venus? Images Re-analyzed
January 23, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
A Russian scientist has claimed to have found signs of life in old photographs of Venus taken 30 years ago by a Soviet landing probe.
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NASA Debunks Mysterious Triangular 'UFO'
January 18, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
UFO conspiracy theorists say NASA is covering up the existence of a triangular UFO. Scientists say it's an optical effect resulting from the way light bounces around inside the telescope's camera lens.
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Russian Claim that US Radar Downed Mars Probe Is False
January 17, 2012, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Russia has accused the United States of accidentally downing its Mars-bound space probe with powerful radar. But scientists say this could not have been the case.
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What If There Were No Gravity?
January 06, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Contemplating what the universe would be like if gravity suddenly disappeared makes us extremely thankful that it exists.
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Earth has Two 'Moons' Right Now, Theorists Say
December 22, 2011, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A new study characterizing the way Earth captures nearby asteroids suggests that our planet typically has a temporary "second moon" at any given time.
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How Did Astronomers Find the New Earth-Size Planets?
December 20, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Scientists on the Kepler team use the "transit method" to find planets orbiting faraway stars. They're hoping to find alien Earths.
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Could There Be Life on the New Earth-Size Planets?
December 20, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Two Earth-size planets have been discovered in a star system 950 light-years away, but unfortunately they don't quite have what it takes to host life.
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Are There Higgs Bosons In Space?
December 13, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Scientists say there are Higgs bosons in space, but they are like trees falling in the forest with no one there to hear them.
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String Theorists Simulate the Big Bang
December 13, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
String theorists have modeled the birth of the universe – the moment when three spatial dimensions broke free from the other six and expanded to produce space-time.
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Why Does the Moon Turn Red During a Total Lunar Eclipse?
December 09, 2011, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
There will be a total lunar eclipse this weekend, creating a red moon.
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Mysterious Planet-Size Object Spotted Near Mercury
December 06, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
UFO researchers say that new telescope footage showing a coronal mass ejection blasting Mercury has unveiled a "cloaked" spaceship parked near the planet.
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Stunning Photo of New Solar System Captured by Amateur Astronomer
November 29, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
An amateur astronomer has taken a photo of the circumstellar disk around Beta Pictoris, a young star. The photo has wowed professional astronomers.
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Would a Mars Science Laboratory Launch Accident Pose a Radiation Risk?
November 23, 2011, Joseph Castro, Life’s Little Mysteries Staff Writer
NASA says that there is little danger from radiation from the launch.
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FAQ: Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity Rover
November 22, 2011, Joseph Castro, Life’s Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Everything you need to know about the new Mars mission and rover.
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Could Life Exist On Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa?
November 16, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A new study suggests that Europa, Jupiter's icy moon, may be even more suitable for life than previously thought.
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Can Anything Escape from a Black Hole?
November 15, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The faint glimmer of stuff emitted by black holes is called Hawking radiation. It's made of particles that escaped by way of quantum tunneling.
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What Does Earth Look Like from the Space Station?
November 15, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A time-lapse video that strings together photographs taken by space station astronauts shows Earth in all its glory.
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Could Asteroid 2005 YU55 Destroy the Moon?
November 04, 2011, Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
NASA says asteroid 2005 YU55 will come slightly closer to the moon than the Earth, but it poses a threat to neither.
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