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NASA Finds Solaris

NASA:GJ1214b is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth. New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show that it is a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. GJ1214b represents a new type of planet, like nothing seen in our solar system or any other planetary system currently known. Solaris, Tarkovsky, 1972 Does this waterworld really think? Is it conscious? Can it revive the dead who haunt our memories? Will it trap us in our memories? We may each be a Kris trapped on a waterworld.
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NASA's Hubble observes young dwarf galaxies bursting with stars

Academics / General Science : Science Codex (2 years ago)

Using its near-infrared vision to peer 9 billion years back in time, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of young dwarf galaxies brimming with star formation. While dwarf galaxies are the most com... Read Post

Waterworld Discovered in Space

Academics / Biology : Greg Laden's Blog (last year)

... Well, everything is in space, but I mean outer space! Observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have come up with a new class of planet, a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. It's smaller than Uranus but lar... Read Post

New class of extrasolar planet

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (last year)

Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have come up with a new class of planet, a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. It’s smaller than Uranus but larger than Earth. Read Post


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