|
|
|
|
|
Real Encounters |
| Welcome to Real Encounters. This section contains links to sites and news on the Web about the progression from Science Fiction to Science Fact! |
|
Who's Who |
| So who is doing what and where?... Links to all the major space agencies can be found by following this link |
|
Space Stations |
|
|
|
|
| Mir - The Russian Space Station | ISS - International Space Station |
|
Science creates the Little (Big) Bang |
|
 |
Solids, liquids, gases. We
thought we had it covered, but now scientists at CERN in Switzerland
have created a new state of matter in the massive particle accelerator
at the European research center... More info at: MSNBC, ABC News, BBC News, |
|
Airborne Lasers |
|
| Work Begins On Airborne Laser For USAF Ray-gun Approaches Reality A brand-new Boeing 747-400 freighter arrived Saturday in Wichita, Kan., to begin its transformation into the first Airborne Laser (ABL) platform. This is the real thing, sci-fi fans .... Full Story |
 |
|
The search for ET |
|
 |
SETI, the search for extra terrestrial intelligence.A group scanning the skies for a radio signal form ET. You can take part in this search by downloading a simple screen saver to analyse data... More Info |
|
When Galaxies collide! |
|
| Hubble Shows Aftermath of Galactic Near Miss A sideswiping near-collision between two spiral galaxies in the constellation of the great dog has left the swirling participants visibly rumpled and bent out of shape, a team of astronomers announced Thursday...More Info |
 |
|
Why does space "glow"? |
|
 |
Astronomers Find New Clues to Background Glow A year after astronomers revealed that ancient galaxies were responsible for filling the universe with background infrared radiation, the same scientists now say there were more of these galaxies than the 200 initially reported. This news, to be presented this week at a workshop in Germany organized by the Max Planck Institute of Astronomy.... More Info |
|
Meteor Explosion over Yukon |
|
| Yukon Meteor Flash Caught on Film An alert Canadian man snapped an illuminating sequence of photos of the gaseous trail left in Earth's atmosphere minutes after a recent meteor explosion over the Yukon Territory. The flash occurred around 8:45 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 18 over the remotely populated stretch ... Full Story, More Info |
 |
|
Comments Questions and Contributions
eliteclub@eliteclub.org.uk |
