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Frank Drake and the Drake equation – Explaining Science | Blog
By Steve Hurley, Posted on September 5, 2022 I was saddened to find out about the recent death, at the age of 92, of Frank Drake, one of the pioneers of SETI. One of the things he is most famous for is the equation bearing his name which estimates the number of intelligent civilizations in…
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Hubble Captures Magnificent Grand Spiral Galaxy Face-On | SciTechDaily
By NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, May 30, 2022 This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the Grand Design Spiral, NGC 3631, located approximately 53 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major. The “arms” of grand design spirals appear to wind around and into the galaxy’s nucleus. In contrast to…
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Hear black holes and galaxies translated into sound from NASA data – CNET
The Whirlpool Galaxy sounds like a horror movie. This composite of the Cat’s Eye Nebula uses data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI In space, no one can hear you scream, but on Earth we have ways of turning space objects into haunting soundtracks. Galaxies, black holes…
