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Reason to keep NASA – Phobos Transpermia Fiasco
To leave planet Earth an escape velocity of 11.2 km/s (approx. 40,320 km/h, or 25,000 mph) is required, however a speed of 42.1 km/s is required to escape the Sun’s gravity (and exit the solar system) from the same position. The Phobos rocket is caught in Earth’s orbit and may never escape it.
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Steve Jobs 1955-2011 – Truly a great one of a kind.
The latest tests from the Large Hydron Collider indicate science as we know it, specifically relativity as outlined by Einstein may need to be changed. If history is any indication, we will discover more and more deviations from the accepted … Continue reading
Faster than the Speed of Light?
Is Einstein turning over in his grave? Has the cosmic speed limit been broken by a rebellious little neutrino? Your email: OPERA experiment reports anomaly in flight time of neutrinos from CERN to Gran Sasso Geneva, 23 September 2011. The OPERA1 … Continue reading
Could Pulsars be portals into new worlds?
Pulsars are the most energetic objects known in the universe. They can accelerate photons close to the speed of light. And if you know a little science, or have been reading The Atomic Writer, you know close to the speed … Continue reading
NASA’s Fermi Mission – Have we detected an unknown close by object?
Since its launch last June, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a new class of pulsars, probed gamma-ray bursts and watched flaring jets in galaxies billions of light-years away. Today at the American Physical Society meeting in Denver, Colo., … Continue reading
The Butterfly Virus: A Thriller
Hello Readers,I am proud to announce The Butterfly Virus: A Thriller. For those who have waited patiently, it’s now available on the Kindle and will soon be in print. Book Review: A fast paced techno thriller, The Butterfly Virus takes … Continue reading
The Ninth Cube – News
Hello Readers,Many thanks to those who are reading my book. Thank you.Please come back and leave a review. I would appreciate it very much.Best Regards,Victor Grippi
Stephen Hawking to partner with Victor Grippi
Hello Readers,Amazon is pairing Stephen Hawking’s book, A Briefer History of Time, with The Ninth Cube for the month of November. Readers will have the opportunity to purchase both books at a cost savings and can do so with a … Continue reading
Secret of Life? A personal note.
We all seek the elusive secret of life. In our view of the world and all the elements in it, we as humans strive to make sense out of a world that seems random and chaotic at times. We can’t … Continue reading
Paperback version is now available!
Hello Readers, For those without a kindle, who have been asking for a printed version of The Ninth Cube, it’s now available on Amazon! Paperback Edition: The Ninth Cube Here is more of the literary review of my book: “What … Continue reading
