HuffPost Science: Eclipse Pictures; SpaceX; Exoplanet

Monday, May 21, 2012 LOOK: 'Ring Of Fire' Wows World On Sunday, lucky skywatchers in parts of Asia, the Pacific and the western U.S. were treated to a rare annular solar eclipse. It was the first annular eclipse visible in the U.S. in nearly 18 years, according to NASA, and National Geographic reports that it will be more than 10 years before another annular eclipse is visible from the mainland U.S. -- click the link above to learn more. SpaceX Launch: Glitch Fixed As New Launch Approaches Star's Heat Turns Planet Into Dust, Scientists Say Dino Bones Fetch Huge Sum Despite International Outcry Landmark Paper In Particle Physics Lauded 120 Years Later BLOG POSTS Nick Hurwitch: 5 Reasons the Future Is Better Without Jetpacks or Flying Cars Here are five reasons why you should just buy your "environmentally friendly" vehicle of choice and stop holding your breath for a flying future that will never come. Peter Bentley: Learning to Be a Borg There's nothing like a bit of brain control to make people excited. They want to bring the benefits of mind-control to everyone. No more tapping on keyboards or moving mice. But for those of us lucky enough to have full control of our limbs and senses -- let's use them. Henryk Frystacki, Ph.D: The Universe of Strings - A Contemporary View and Outlook String physicists assume that energetic pieces of threads are the keys to quantum gravity and to everything else of our perceived reality throughout the universe. The basic elements of this theory are "strings" or membranes, i.e. subatomic one-dimensional energy threads and built areas. Scott Atran: Religion Is a Potent Force for Ingroup Cooperation and Intergroup Conflict, Science Article Maintains In an age where religious and sacred causes are resurgent, there is urgent need for joint scientific effort to understand them, to help identify and isolate the moral imperatives for decisions on war or peace. Tom Huston: Will the Future Be As Bright As You Think? Are you a pessimist or an optimist? When you've eaten all the whipped cream and upper midsection of your Venti Soy Mocha Frappuccino, is that cup half empty or is it half full of stuff you probably shouldn't be drinking at the start of your day?

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