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We believed, even claimed, for a long time that we aren’t in the world alone and scientists said that there could be hundreds of advanced alien societies not far from earth a few months ago. Some might also be too advanced to interact with us. A paper reported in the science journal The Astrophysical Journal last June reports that at least 36 extraterrestrial cultures are extremely advanced in the Milky Way, according to scientific experts from the University of Nottingham, Great Britain. But they go on to claim that the calculation is still conservative: it’s based on the premise that…

A team of astronomers have used a model of earthquakes to understand glitches in the timing of pulsars. Their results suggest that pulsars may have interiors that are far stranger than can be imagined. Pulsars are perhaps the most accurate timekeepers in the entire universe. The pulsars themselves are really rapidly spinning neutron stars. Neutron stars are ultra-dense balls of atomic matter, usually no bigger than a few miles across with a mass a few times that of the Sun. When these neutron stars spin they blast out beams of radiation that draw circles around the sky. If the Earth…

Over over 50% of high mass stars reside in multiple star systems. But due to their complex orbital interactions, physicists have a difficult time understanding just how stable and long-lived these systems are. Recently a team of astronomers applied machine learning techniques to simulations of multiple star systems and found a new way that stars in such systems can arrange themselves. Classical mechanics has a notorious problem known as the three-body problem. While Newton’s laws of gravity can easily handle calculations of the forces between two objects and their subsequent evolution, there is no known analytic solution when you include…

A modern mountain log home in Colorado that is available for rent – see link at the end. This log cabin has absolutely phenomenal mountain views and a setting to die for. Located at 11,000 feet above sea level with unobstructed views of the 14,000ft Quandary Peak, you’ll never forget this vacation! Guests come back to this special spot in all seasons just to take it in. There’s phenomenal hiking out the door to be had or challenge yourself to Mt. Quandary and recount the experience from the deck in amazement that you “were up there”. Cozy up around the…

The beautiful curves and appeal of traditional full scribe log homes last for generations. They have a timeless majestic look that is hard to beat. Nestled in the natural forest surroundings of British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast is West Coast Log Homes – the premier builder of the finest custom log homes in Canada. All their homes are built starting from scratch, using imagination, expertise and experience to build the log home you have always dreamed of. Blending old-world craftsmanship with the natural beauty of Western Red Cedar, Wesy Coast Log Homes create custom log homes that transcend the character of…

This beautiful log cabin is a custom made work of art that exemplifies the charming appeal of log homes. When you are ready to begin transforming your dream of a log home into reality, you need an experienced designer or architect to help you develop your expectations to the requirements of any building code, and craftsmen who can carve the best of what the forests offer into a meticulously sculptured, one of a kind, work of art that will be treasured for generations to come. Moose Mountain Log Homes has exclusively built custom designed log homes for each individual client.…

This beautiful log cabin is a masterpiece of design and quality craftsmanship. Situated in the heart of Columbia Ridge Estates, near Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia, Canada, this wonderful log home is spectacular. Every inch of this log cabin was meticulously planned to fit seamlessly with its natural surroundings. You will appreciate the gorgeous floors and wood burn rock faced fireplace on the main floor. The log home has three bedrooms – one on the main floor and two in the basement. If this isn’t enough space then the fully developed basement is finished as the perfect rec room…

Escape to the wilderness of the Spanish Peaks at this scenic ski lodge in Big Sky, Montana. Gaze upon the imposing views of Lone Peak from the comfort of a plush leather sofa. Let the Fan Mountain range inspire you while rejuvenating in the hot tub. Decorated with towering evergreens, exposed wood, and natural stone, this beautiful lodge encapsulates the rugged essence of Montana. The kitchen’s breakfast bar is the perfect place to sip coffee and plan out an exciting day. The ski lodge has 4.5 bathrooms and 5 bedrooms, sleeping a total of 12 guests. With ski access just…

Holding your firstborn is a special, touching moment that gives your heart a magical feeling. It’s hard to describe the emotion if you haven’t experienced it yourself. Sometimes the first hug between mom and baby happens just moments after the little one takes its first breaths, other times the hug has to wait. Many babies are born too early, and this puts their lives at ʀɪsᴋ. They need special, delicate care. Fragile creatures, not yet ready for the harsh world… Premature babies are too small and too immature to survive on their own without special care. A premature baby can…

Bennett Michael Curtis is a smiling and healthy baby who caused his parents a stir after he was born in his father’s car on the way to the hospital. His mother Katy’s contractions were about 10 minutes apart, so the couple thought she had plenty of time to get to the maternity ward. Along the way, however, Katy’s water ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ and her husband had to pull over on the side of the road. He immediately called an ambulance, but got the sʜᴏᴄᴋ of his life when he saw his son’s head appear! Katy was sitting in the passenger seat. As…

The newborn daughter of a fashion blogger from Brazil smiled for a selfie right after the ᴄᴇᴀsᴀʀᴇᴀɴ! Some young mothers hide their newborn children from prying eyes for weeks or even months. But the Brazilian Thais De Mari (Thaise De Mari) is not like that. Numerous subscribers of her fashion blog on Instagram have been watching the pregnancy for nine months, and after the ᴄᴇᴀsᴀʀᴇᴀɴ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, the young mom took the first photo of the newborn. Joyful Thais posted a selfie with her daughter and her happy father even when doctors continued to conjure over her… Perhaps the ability to…

When Bianca Aiono Robertson discovered she was expecting triplets, she hoped to birth them naturally. That was despite feeling somewhat terrified at the prospect of having three babies and coming off a marathon 43-hour labour with her first. Having undergone fertility treatment to have a second child with her husband Peter, a multiple birth was always a possibility. However, the Sunshine Coast mum had only really entertained the idea of twins, so was a bit taken aback when she learned triplets were on the way. “(I felt) a mixture of amazement, and terror – it was surreal,” she said. Scans…

How easy is it for you to cheer up your partner, make her smile, and bring out her greatest strengths using just your words? In this post, we’ll cover eleven of the most encouraging phrases you can use to make this birth experience a memorable one. You will know exactly what to say to a woman in labor. You can breathe easy. Because it will be easier than you think – and you will love how it feels when you can provide safety, encouragement, and make your partner feel capable, just by what you say. But remember, words are powerful,…

Desiree Fortin, mother of triplets, shares her heartfelt story of overcoming infertility. Anyone who sees the photo above cannot imagine Desiree Fortin’s journey to finally carry her three precious babies in her arms. In a letter to infertility published in Love What Matters, the mother recalls the struggle to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother. “Dear Infertility, I hated you. You steal dreams. You break hearts. You bring grief. You consume lives. You are the reason I couldn’t get pregnant on my own. You have sunk my heart into pure anguish at not being able to parent like most…

There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Mars has a “dust problem.” The surface of the Red Planet is covered in particulate matter consisting of tiny bits of silica and oxidized minerals. During a Martian summer in the southern hemisphere, the planet experiences dust storms that can grow to encompass the entire planet. At other times of the year, dust devils and dusty skies are a persistent problem. This hazard has claimed robotic explorers that rely on solar panels to charge their batteries, like NASA’s Opportunity rover and the InSight lander, which ended their missions in 2018 and 2022, respectively. Martian…

Black holes swallow everything—including light—which explains why we can’t see them. But we can observe their immediate surroundings and learn about them. And when they’re on a feeding binge, their surroundings become even more luminous and observable. This increased luminosity allowed astronomers to find a black hole that was feasting on material only 800 million years after the Universe began. Even with everything astrophysicists have learned, black holes are still mysterious. We know that the largest ones—supermassive black holes (SMBH)—reside in the centers of galaxies like the Milky Way. But the history of their formation, growth, and evolution is still…

MSL Curiosity is going about its business exploring Mars. The high-tech rover is currently exploring the sulphate-bearing unit on Mt. Sharp, the central peak in Mars’ Gale Crater. Serendipity placed a metal meteorite in its path. The meteorite is made mostly of nickel and iron, and it has a name: Cacao. (Chocolate comes from cacao.) Cacao isn’t very large; it’s only about 30 cm (1 ft.) across. Curiosity has come across several meteorites since landing in Gale Crater in August 2012. Cacao stands out visually from its surroundings. While the Martian surface is red from oxides, the meteorite is dark…

Simulations of the formation of the solar system have been largely successful. They are able to replicate the positions of all the major planets along with their orbital parameters. But current simulations have an extreme amount of difficulty getting the masses of the four terrestrial planets right, especially Mercury. A new study suggests that we need to pay more attention to the giant planets in order to understand the evolution of the smaller ones. Of all the rocky inner planets of the solar system, Mercury is the strangest. Not only does it have the lowest mass, but compared to its…

If you want to know where you are in space, you’d better bring along a map. But it’s a little more complicated than riding shotgun on a family road trip. Spacecraft navigation beyond Earth orbit is usually carried out by mission control. A series of radio communication arrays across the planet, known as the Deep Space Network, allows operators to check in with space probes and update their navigational status. The system works, but it could be better. What if a spacecraft could autonomously determine its position, without needing to phone home? That’s been a dream of aerospace engineers for…

The James Webb Space Telescope is back to full science operations. One of the telescope’s instruments, the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) had been offline since January 15 due to a communications error. But engineers worked through the problem and were able to return the instrument to full operations. “NASA and CSA [Canadian Space Agency] partnered to approach the problem as technically possible, using a detailed consideration of all areas of operation of the instrument,” said Julie Van Campen, Webb Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) systems engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, in a blog post update.…

The European Space Agency successfully tested a solar-sail-type device to speed up the deorbit time for a used cubesat carrier in Earth orbit.  The so-called breaking sail, the Drag Augmentation Deorbiting System (ADEO) was deployed from an ION satellite carrier in late December 2022. Engineers estimate the sail will reduce the time it takes for the carrier to reenter Earth’s atmosphere from 4-5 years to approximately 15 months. The sail is one of many ideas and efforts to reduce space junk in Earth orbit. “We want to establish a zero debris policy, which means if you bring a spacecraft into…

The universe was simply different when it was younger. Recently astronomers have discovered that complex physics in the young cosmos may have led to the development of supermassive stars, each one weighing up to 100,000 times the mass of the Sun. We currently have no observations of the formation of the first stars in the universe, which is thought to have taken place when our cosmos was only a few hundred million years old. To understand this important epoch, astronomers turn to sophisticated computer simulations to test out models of how the first stars formed. Over the years astronomers have…

The differences between Earth and Venus are obvious to us. One is radiant with life and adorned with glittering seas, and the other is a scorching, glowering hellhole, its volcanic surface shrouded by thick clouds and visible only with radar. But the difference wasn’t always clear. In fact, we used to call Venus Earth’s sister planet. Can astronomers tell exo-Earths and exo-Venuses apart from a great distance? There are lots of terrestrial planets in the habitable zones of distant suns. Sometimes they’re described as “Earth-like” just for being rocky and at the right distance from the star. But with scant…

Straight out of a Sci-fi movie with popcorn jammed in it’s mouth is this drone type craft hovering and flying over Milton Keynes in the UK. Hold on to your eyeballs because I’m taking them for a spin. Get a good look at this UFO – it’s a green laser for sure, but there’s a UFO near it, the green laser has a round ball on it’s upper part… That’s worth looking into. Take the fact that the eye witness states that this is a drone, it’s a funny way to describe what you think is a UFO, don’t you…