Tina W's Blog – February 2009 Archive (2)

By A. Pawlowski

CNN



(CNN) -- As NASA prepares to hunt for Earth-like planets in our corner of the Milky Way galaxy, there's new buzz that "Star Trek's" vision of a universe full of life may not be that far-fetched.

An artist's impression shows a planet passing in front of its parent star. Such events are called transits.



An artist's impression shows a planet passing in front of its parent star. Such events are called transits.



Pointy-eared aliens… Continue

SANTA FE, N.M. — Former astronaut Harrison Schmitt, who walked on the moon and once served New Mexico in the U.S. Senate, doesn't believe that humans are causing global warming.



"I don't think the human effect is significant compared to the natural effect," said Schmitt, who is among 70 skeptics scheduled to speak next month at the International Conference on Climate Change in New York.



Schmitt contends that scientists "are being intimidated" if they disagree with the idea… Continue