Category: Science Series

Jupiter 5th planet from the Sun

January 3, 2012April 3, 2022 Raymond Gilchrist

January 2012 A rather slow star for me in Cumbria, the weather has been very cloudy and windy, too windy to set a scope up for photography. So far only one session and that was from home. Jupiter 5th Planet from the Sun. Jupiter is 318 times the mass of the Earth and has over…

Astronomy, Ray Gilchrist, Science Series, Scientists

NASA Cassini Mission: Enceladus Has a Surprise Up Its Sleeve!

November 22, 2011April 3, 2022 John Brady 2 Comments

The imaging equipment on the Cassini Saturn Mission Spacecraft just cannot seem to take a bad picture, every one is pretty damn amazing. The continual procession of moons and minor moons, the rings and their different profiles, interesting atmospheric effects, storms, aurora…all there for the photographic taking. The image above is one of the latest…

Astronomy, Cassini Saturn Mission, Enceladus, Jupiter, NASA, Saturn, Scientists, Titan

Science Series: The Different Parallel Worlds of Fringe

November 12, 2010April 3, 2022 Sandra 5 Comments

Hello science fiction fans and “Fringe” fans! Season 3 of “Fringe” has depicted the series characters in two slightly different universes. In this analysis I will address what a parallel universe is, how do the characters get to this alternate reality, and the differences in the two worlds within the television series Fringe. The focus…

Alex Kurtzman, Amy Madigan, Anna Torv, Blair Brown, Chance Kelly, Fringe, Fringe Science Series - Parallel Worlds, Glen Whitman, J.J. Abrams, Jasika Nicole, Jeff Pinkner, Jeff Vlaming, John Noble, Joshua Jackson, Kevin Weisman, Kirk Acevedo, Lance Reddick, Leonard Nimoy, Michael Cerveris, Robert Chiappetta, Roberto Orci, Ryan McDonald, Science Series, Seth Gabel, Star Trek, Stargate

Science Fiction to Reality

October 2, 2010April 3, 2022 Sandra 6 Comments

Well Sci-fi fans, it appears our prayers have been answered! On September 29, 2010 scientists announced that they had found an “Earth-like” planet named Gliese 581g. Gliese 581g is an extrasolar planet that is located in the Gliese 581 Planetary system in the constellation Libra. Gliese 581g is the fourth planet from its sun. It…

Avatar, Battlestar Galactica, Bridge Studios, Caprica, Lost in Space, MGM Studios, NBC Universal, Science Series, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Stargate Universe, SyFy

Through The Wormhole: How Did We Get Here?

July 27, 2010April 3, 2022 Sandra 2 Comments

Hello science lovers, In the next chapter of “Through the Wormhole” Morgan Freeman asked the ultimate question, “how did we get here?” “Did the first earthlings rise from a chemical soup bubbling in a primordial pond, or did the seeds of life crash down from outer space?” The accepted theory for years has been that…

Discovery Channel, Featured, Felisa Wolfe-Simon, Harold Urey, Jack Szostak, Jennifer Blank, Morgan Freeman, Paul Davies, Science Channel, Science Series, Stanley Miller, Stephen Mojzsis

Science Behind the Science Fiction: Through the Wormhole

June 14, 2010April 3, 2022 Sandra 7 Comments

Hi WormholeRiders and Science Fans! My name is Sandra or if you follow me on Twitter Redone68, and I am very pleased to announce a brand new analysis reviews series here at WHR, Science Behind the Science Fiction! My focus will be on television episodic and full length motions pictures in reviews here and on…

Alan Guth, Andy Albrecht, CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research, Discovery Channel, Dr. Michael Persinger, Garrett Lisi, History Channel, Morgan Freeman, Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne, Rich Terrile, Science Series, Through The Wormhole