White House Science Fair 2010

White House Science Fair 2010. President Obama hosted a White House science fair, and twelve great and fantastic young minds from across the nation were invited to attend. They qualified by winning various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) science fairs across the nation.

As the Wall street Journal puts it, “Just like the old days, most exhibits were presented on posterboards. And just like the old days, there’s always one kid whose project is so over-the-top brilliant that the rest want to drop-kick her.”

That person was Amy Chyao. She created a method for medicine to penetrate deeper, and in order to create the technology she had to “teach herself” chemistry.

The President was in good humor as he joked about having a robot kick a soccer ball at reporters, and mentioned how he likes to drive with his knees while eating a hamburger.

The White House Science Fair 2010 shows us one of our President’s strong points. He’s got a good sense of humor, and he cares deeply about the nation’s youth. Now that the science fair is over, he’s going to hit the campaign trail.

New Planet Like Earth Discovered, Gliese 581G (Goldilocks)

A New Planet like earth discovered, Gliese 581G is in the Goldilocks zone. What does this mean? It means that it's the right distance from the star it orbits, a red dwarf similar to our own sun, to support life. Although we aren't certain if intelligent lifeforms exist on Gliese 581G, it's the first time we've found such a planet which has these properties.

Although the planet could support life, no one alive today will see it. It's 20 light years from earth, meaning that the light from the planet takes 20 years to reach earth. To travel there would take hundreds of years using the best technologies currently available.

Gliese 581G is an exciting discovery. Many people have been buzzing about it for days, as it's really something novel.

More on the new planet here.

Scientists will look at the new planet discovered like earth. Right now, it's not certain if it's made of rock, ice, or even mostly gas. There's no guarantee that this discovery in the elusive "Goldilocks zone" the New planet like earth Gliese 581g even supports life. Hopefully, we find out in my lifetime because I'd really like to know.