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What Is Cosmology? Definition & History

Edit Space 26 Sep 2017
Cosmology by definition is the branch of astronomy involving the origin and evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to the future of the cosmos ... ....

NASA releases new stunning Cassini image of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus

Edit International Business Times 26 Sep 2017
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute. A latest image of Saturn's moon Enceladus has been released by NASA. The image was taken by Cassini spacecraft while it was analysing Saturn and its moons. ALSO READ.  ... 7 things to know. Here's all you need to know about the stunning image.. 1 ... The geysers of water ice and other materials being emitted to the cosmos from the south polar region of the moon can't be seen in this image....

Whitson returns home with even more records to her name

Edit Creston News Advertiser 26 Sep 2017
One of the most decorated astronauts of all time returned home earlier this month after her third mission to space in the past 15 years. Peggy Whitson, a Beaconsfield native, landed on a Sunday morning in Kazakhstan with countless new records under her belt ... Whitson doesn't like to discuss the records ... While up in the cosmos, Whitson also set records as the oldest woman in space and the most spacewalks by a woman ... ....

Fullback energy fuels Armada entering Indy clash

Edit The Florida Times Union 26 Sep 2017
It’s Bryam Rebellon. With an M. As in mobility. Or mileage. The Jacksonville Armada’s new right fullback is adapting fast to an unfamiliar role, and it’s making a difference entering Wednesday’s North American Soccer League matchup with the Indy Eleven at Hodges Stadium ... When the timing goes wrong, opponents have been able to break in behind Rebellon, as in the New York Cosmos’ first goal in their 3-3 comeback draw two weeks ago ... What ... ....

Shayne Looper: A simply divine game of hide and seek

Edit Fayetteville Observer 26 Sep 2017
If God exists, why has no one ever proved it to the satisfaction of all? Of course, most people have not needed proof — the vast majority have always believed in a God or gods ... Why is that so difficult to do when it comes to God?. It is important for believers to acknowledge the reality of the difficulty, rather than just shout out proofs with ever-increasing volume ... He is not contained in our cosmos the way earths and germs are....

'Harry Potter is my bible': Comic con panel analyzes fandom as faith

Edit Deseret News 26 Sep 2017
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of panelists at this year’s Salt Lake Comic Con discussed the similarities and differences between fandom and religion in the context of J.K. Rowling's “Harry Potter” series ... Panelist John W ... Another panelist September C ... “It still has a lot of that universal truth, but yet changes with each reading.” ... John K. Lundwall, chief editor of the online journal “Cosmos and Logos....

So, when do we get to go back to Saturn?

Edit Astronomy 26 Sep 2017
Here’s the future humanity has in store for our ringed world. Cassini’s mission is over and gone for good. But we’re not done with Saturn yet — it just may be a while before we go back. By the end of the year, NASA will decide on a new New Frontiers-class mission ... These are all technological demonstrations for missions 30 to 40 years down the line, but indicate in general where NASA’s head is, cosmos-wise ... ....

“If I Were An Alien, I Wouldn’t Feel All That Welcome Here”: Designing An Invite For Extraterrestrials

Edit Fast Company 26 Sep 2017
Hostility toward outsiders reached a breaking point this year in the United States, with the Donald Trump administration seeking to bar entry to people from predominantly Muslim countries, and threatening to severely curtail the number of refugees the country shelters from conflicts and crises around the globe ... [Photo ... Gorman studies material deposits from satellites and other celestial bodies to understand the history of the cosmos....

First Look At MongoDB's Hotly Anticipated IPO

Edit Seeking Alpha 26 Sep 2017
We've been waiting awhile for MongoDB's (NASDAQ ... MongoDB ... Amazon AWS has AWS DynamoDB and Microsoft has Azure Cosmos DB, but both platforms carry lower ratings on G2Crowd (the premiere enterprise software reviews site) versus MongoDB ... Indeed, while Amazon and Microsoft are competitors to MongoDB, they are also partners and resellers - as AWS/Azure customers have the option to deploy Atlas instead of DynamoDB and Cosmos DB, respectively....

Landscapes of memory

Edit The Hindu 26 Sep 2017
Artist Aji V.N. likens this act to the creative process. Even as one writes, one sees this analogy playing out ... “Start the work and follow the demands of the art works ... Art as communion ... Searching for self ... Beyond these basic boundaries lies a cosmos of creative possibilities, inhabited by constant clashes of the real and the surreal, of the mysterious and the ordinary, of the inside and the outside and of the here and the beyond ... Aji V.N....

VOX POPULI: Cosmos garden's glorious blooms not written in stars this year

Edit Asahi News 25 Sep 2017
When I recently visited a large cosmos garden in Engaru, a town in eastern Hokkaido close to the Sea of Okhotsk coast, I came across a number of notices apologizing to visitors. “We are sorry that we cannot show you beautiful cosmos flowers this year.” ... “As you see, the cosmos comes into bloom only sporadically,” lamented Hisashi Tada, director of the park’s administration office....

Snippets

Edit Deccan Herald 25 Sep 2017
Researchers have developed a fluorescent receptor that could detect levels of cyanide much below the permissible limit. Ahead of its time. Hints of trigonometry on a Babylonian tablet ... Sustainable resources ... Cosmos ... Cosmos ... Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the 13-part documentary traces our roots back to the hearts of ancient stars, and travels across the universe for a vision of the cosmos on the grandest scale ... ....

Stiehm: A bittersweet goodbye to the summer of 2017

Edit News Chief 25 Sep 2017
Summer's lease has all too short a date, Shakespeare said, and ain't that the truth. Last Friday brought the first day of fall, the autumnal equinox. The Jewish New Year was also upon us. Happy sweet 5778.Cicadas are still singing, but they won't be for long. The days are getting shorter; the nights are falling faster. And the garden knows it, too ... Only the cleome and cosmos are going ... ....
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