Question about Life on other Planets?

If there are sapient beings in other galaxies, where do you think would they most likely be located. Do you think they could identify/ decode the Arecibo message if they are completely different from us. Why do people always assume… Continue Reading

Is technology advanced enough yet to send a satellite beyond the sun? Read on…?

I know it’s a dumb question, but I’ve always been extremely interested in Astronomy (planets, space, stars, etc) and I’ve always wondered if there will ever be a day when we can send a satellite that can take pictures of… Continue Reading

Why is land use albedo a negative forcing?

The heat island effect affects local conditions in a serious manner. However when looking at the following illustration surface albedo is shown as a negative forcing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Radiative-forcings.svg How is it possible that the heat capacity of urban development is a… Continue Reading

Does believing Chaos Theory and Big Bang Theory mean you must acknowledge there is a God/higher power?

Chaos Theory says there will be exponential growth based on initial conditions. You can’t go back – basically, a system can go from order to disorder, but not from disorder to order. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory Big Bang Theory says the universe was… Continue Reading

Can someone help me understand this statement about Solar Energy?

So I’m reading this article on Wikipedia about Solar Energy. I have to do this project about biofuels, and solar energy is one of them. It says: "Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the… Continue Reading

Solar Power questions!?

I just have a few, please give me an answer not just a website or copy from a site(definitely not wikipedia) -Can anyone explain what active and passive solar energy is -Is it true that solar panels create pollution, if… Continue Reading

DC power, batteries, solar tutorials/sources of information on the net?

Hello, I would like to understand better on DC power technology, solar power, and batteries. I want to get reliable sources of information to help me undershand terminologies, like AH, floating voltage, battery charge and discharge curves interpretation etc. I… Continue Reading