Make the most of Carolinas’ planetarium shows. Raleigh News and Observer, January 14, 2013. It may be the coldest and darkest time of year, but you don’t have to brave the elements to enjoy the winter night sky. Thanks to planetarium shows now playing across the Carolinas, you can take a virtual tour of the heavens and more — no matter what the weather — all from the cushioned comfort of your seat.
Category Archives: space
Model sheds light on the chemistry that sparked the origin of life
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Model sheds light on the chemistry that sparked the origin of life. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, November 26, 2012. The question of how life began on a molecular level has been a longstanding problem in science. However, recent mathematical research sheds light on a possible mechanism by which life may have gotten a foothold in the chemical soup that existed on the early Earth.
Your big date with Venus
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Your big date with Venus. Raleigh News and Observer, May 28, 2012. It’s a sight you’ll never see again. On Tuesday June 5, those with equipment for safely looking at the sun will see a small black dot slowly inching across its face. That dot is the planet Venus, passing between Earth and the sun in a rare celestial event that won’t happen again until December 2117.