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Brian H. Gill
I'm a sixty-something married guy with four kids in a small central Minnesota town. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run a business and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters.
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Tag Archives: exoplanets
Still Seeking Earth 2.0
We’ve known about 55 Cancri e since 2004. It may have lakes and rivers of lava. But that’s probably not what keeps its night side hot enough to melt copper. Ross 128 b, discovered this year, is a bit more … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, exoplanets, extraterrestrial intelligence, planets, science, SETI, space exploration
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Visitor from the Stars
Scientists thought ‘Oumuamua was a comet when they spotted it last month. Follow-up observations showed it was more like an asteroid: and going too fast to be from the solar system. ‘Oumuamua is from interstellar space. It’s the first object … Continue reading
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Tagged asteroids and comets, astronomy, exoplanets, extraterrestrial intelligence, faith, science, truth
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Science, Faith, and Me
This universe is bigger and older than some folks thought, a few centuries back. I don’t mind, at all. Besides, it’s hardly new information. We’ve known that we live in a big world for a long time. “Indeed, before you … Continue reading
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Tagged America, astronomy, Bible, civilization of love, cosmology, exoplanets, faith, folklore and myth, getting a grip, God, history, philosophy, planets, salvation, science, social justice, Solar planets, tolerance
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Finding New Worlds
We could detect oxygen in Proxima Centauri b’s atmosphere. It’s a biosignature, but not proof of life. Some extrasolar planets are like Earth, almost. Many are unlike anything in the Solar System. I’ll be looking at recently-discovered worlds; some almost … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, cosmology, exobiology, exoplanets, extraterrestrial intelligence, faith, history, planets, science, Solar planets
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