Feature articles
Chasing visitors from other solar systems
Is the universe a giant quantum computer? — Nature
Chasing visitors from other solar systems
Could we send spacecraft to get a close up look at ‘Oumuamua, the first ever object seen to have come from beyond the solar system?
What's ahead for the Hubble Telescope?
Is the universe a giant quantum computer? — Nature
Chasing visitors from other solar systems
The James Webb telescope has been getting most of the attention, but Hubble still plays an important role
Could there be life on Venus?
Is the universe a giant quantum computer? — Nature
Is the universe a giant quantum computer? — Nature
Despite its hellish surface, there may be parts of the atmosphere of Venus that may be habitable. A team of astronomers has developed a series of space missions to find out.
https://www.astronomy.com/science/could-the-clouds-of-venus-support-life/
Is the universe a giant quantum computer? — Nature
Is the universe a giant quantum computer? — Nature
Is the universe a giant quantum computer? — Nature
Pioneering physicist and computer scientist Edward Fredkin, who died in June 2023, believed that the universe could be explained as the results of a kind of cellular automaton. This essay in Nature explored his fascinating life and legacy.
“Mars on Earth” — Wired magazine
“The burger bar that saved the world” — Nature magazine
“Life in a pickle jar” — Boston Globe Magazine
A team of NASA scientists test theories about possible Martian life and how to search for it by studying the driest part of the driest desert on Earth.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u5vc9t5ggj945ld/Mars%20on%20Earth%20--%20Wired.docx?dl=0
“Life in a pickle jar” — Boston Globe Magazine
“The burger bar that saved the world” — Nature magazine
“Life in a pickle jar” — Boston Globe Magazine
Feature article about spending 24 hours sealed up alone inside the Biosphere 2 test module, where the principles behind the 3-acre main structure were first tested and proved. This was in the last months of the original two-year closure experiment by a team of eight people, and so this provided a unique perspective for describing the inne
Feature article about spending 24 hours sealed up alone inside the Biosphere 2 test module, where the principles behind the 3-acre main structure were first tested and proved. This was in the last months of the original two-year closure experiment by a team of eight people, and so this provided a unique perspective for describing the inner workings of this much-watched experiment.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o1gp64cd8046uzx/LifeInAPickleJar.pdf?dl=0
“The burger bar that saved the world” — Nature magazine
“The burger bar that saved the world” — Nature magazine
“The burger bar that saved the world” — Nature magazine
This feature provided an oral history of the research on asteroid impacts on Earth, compiled from interviews with eight of the leading researchers in that field.