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Parallel Universes: Not Just Science Fiction

Parallel universes, unidentified masses, alternate diminsions – you know, the stuff that makes really good science fiction – may not be fiction much longer.

According to an article on The Huffington Post, physicists who have been researching the origins of the universe are hopeful that by next year they will find the first proof of  other dimensions and hidden worlds,  a concept portrayed only in science fiction as just that: fiction.

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in the infamous Swiss research center CERN, however, is moving into higher gear, and talks of the highly anticipated “New Physics” are on the… Continue reading

New Solar System Includes Earth-like Planet

If confirmed, this could be the richest system of planets we have discovered outside of our own.

 

This artist's impression made available by the European Southern Observatory Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, shows the remarkable planetary system around the Sun-like star HD 10180. (AP)

 
A Sun-like star has been spotted by scientists that is said to include 7 orbiting planets, one of which resembles Earth, according to a recent article published in Yahoo! News.


If it is confirmed, the star HD10180’s planetary system would be the richest one found after 15 years of ongoing research.  One astronomer speculates this… Continue reading