Space News - Earth Science News, Space, Earth Science, Science. Egyptian Archaeologist Admits Pyramids Contain Alien Technology. UFO Aliens may have helped build Pyramids of Giza says, Cairo university archeologist Head of the Cairo University Archaeology Department, Dr Ala Shaheen in December 2010 had told an audience that there might be truth to the theory that aliens helped the ancient Egyptians build the oldest of pyramids, the Pyramids of Giza.
On being further questioned by Mr Marek Novak, a delegate from Poland as to whether the pyramid might still contain alien technology or even a UFO with its structure, Dr Shaheen, was vague and replied “I can not confirm or deny this, but there is something inside the pyramid that is “not of this world”. Delegates to the conference on ancient Egyptian architecture were left shocked, however Dr Shaheen had refused to comment further or elaborate on his UFO and alien related statements. Actually ancient Egyptian writings very often talk of beings from the sky, the sky opening and bright lights coming down to teach them technology and give them wisdom. How white holes (might) be created. Okay, We Give Up. There's no easy way to admit this.
For years, helpful letter writers told us to stick to science. They pointed out that science and politics don't mix. They said we should be more balanced in our presentation of such issues as creationism, missile defense and global warming. We resisted their advice and pretended not to be stung by the accusations that the magazine should be renamed Unscientific American, or Scientific Unamerican, or even Unscientific Unamerican.
But spring is in the air, and all of nature is turning over a new leaf, so there's no better time to say: you were right, and we were wrong. In retrospect, this magazine's coverage of so-called evolution has been hideously one-sided. Moreover, we shamefully mistreated the Intelligent Design (ID) theorists by lumping them in with creationists. Good journalism values balance above all else. Get ready for a new Scientific American. How to find the Little Dipper. The Big Dipper is easy to find, but the Little Dipper isn’t.
Today – how to find the Little Dipper using the Big Dipper as a guide. On June evenings, you can find the Big Dipper high in the north. Notice that it has two parts – a bowl and a handle. Scientists capture the first image of memories being made. The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world.
A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University and University of California, Los Angeles has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation. The finding provides the first visual evidence that when a new memory is formed new proteins are made locally at the synapse - the connection between nerve cells - increasing the strength of the synaptic connection and reinforcing the memory.
The study published in Science, is important for understanding how memory traces are created and the ability to monitor it in real time will allow a detailed understanding of how memories are formed. (Photo Credit: Science) Earth's True Shape Revealed for 1st Time. After two years in orbit, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) is nearing the end of its planned life span in February, producing the most accurate map ever of the so-called geoid -- an Earth-encompassing spirit level and global reference surface.
An unused supply of xeon fuel will allow the mission to be extended until at least the end of 2012. Markedly different from a simple sphere or ellipsoid, the geoid is the mathematically 'true' shape of Earth. It represents a motionless global ocean but takes into account the effects of the Earth’s rotation, weight difference resulting from the position of mountains and ocean trenches, and uneven mass distribution and density variations in the planet’s interior. Astronomers find 'Super-Earths' orbiting another sun. As NASA scientists search for water on Mars with the Phoenix Mars Lander, astronomers are finding Earth-like planets orbiting other suns.
Yesterday they found three planets they called “super-Earths” orbiting a star that’s 42 light-years away from us. They found the planets by using clever tech — they can’t see the planets themselves, but measure the effect they have on a star, making it wobble with their gravity as they orbit. Using a new Chilean telescope that uses a technique of planet discovery called HARPS (High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher), the astronomers say they can now detect planets as small as two times Earth’s mass.
The three planets found yesterday are 4.2, 6.7, and 9.4 times the Earth’s mass, and all three of them orbit their sun in less than 20 days. This is a big deal, especially considering that most of the other 270 planets detected around other stars using other methods are Jupiter-like gaseous planets. Via News.com.