New Year Science 2011: Forecast of concussive achievements

2011 is predicted to be the year of scientific achievements, from the ability to 'catch' the so-called 'seeds of God' to confirm the existence of an alien planet identical to Earth and the opportunity to launch. A satellite up for free Internet coverage for many countries.

Will 'catch' the 'seed of God'

The Higgs is also known as the " Lord's particle " or " God particle ", because of its importance in the Big Bang explosion 13.7 billion years ago to help form the universe. The Higgs if it exists will prove the existence of dark matter (believed to account for three-quarters of the universe). The Higgs , believed to have helped every particle with mass, is theoretically confirmed since 1964, but has never been found. However, Christoph Rembser, a physicist from the European Particle Physics Laboratory (CERN), says he and his colleagues may be able to capture the Higgs particle this year thanks to the help of the LHC large particle accelerator.

Scientists are hoping to 'catch' the 'seed of God'.
with the largest LHC accelerator

Confirm the existence of extraterrestrial Earth-like planets

A planet that can support life like Earth has always attracted the attention of scientists and public opinion. Up to now, there has been a lot of information given to an extraterrestrial rock core, about the size of the Earth and flying around its star at a distance just enough to support life.

Last year astronomer Steven Vogt of the University of California and his colleagues discovered the alien planet Gliese 581g . The planet orbits the red dwarf Gliese 581, located in the constellation Celestial Constellation, 20.5 light-years from Earth and the sixth planet discovered in the star system Gliese 581. Gliese 581g has a mass of 3- 4 times Earth, showing that it can have lots of rocks and enough gravity to hold the atmosphere. Gravity on Gliese 581g 's surface is assessed as equal or slightly higher than Earth. It works in life support trajectories.

Gliese 581g planet simulation image and its orange-red sun.

So Vogt claims Gliese 581g could be the first planet like Earth where life can exist. The view of humanity will soon find external Earth-like planets also supported by Gregory Laughlin researchers at the University of California and Samuel Arbesman at Harvard Medical School. The two men argued that with humanity's discovery of more and more exoplanets, the ability to find identical planets on Earth could take place in the first half of 2011.

The rise of private space companies

2011 is forecast to be the boom year of private aerospace companies

In 2011, the US space agency (NASA) will launch the last space shuttle and thereby close the golden age of this spacecraft. But the end of the shuttle opened up the era of booming private aerospace companies. In 2011, Virgin Galactic company SpaceShipTwo will have its first flight to space. This ship has the ability to bring 8 people to space at a cost of only $ 200,000 per person.

In addition, several companies are participating in the supply of cargo supplies to the ISS International Space Station. Earlier this year SpaceX successfully launched the Dragon cargo ship and Falcon boosters. 9. In 2011, Orbital Sciences will launch a Taurus 2 rocket and Cygnus cargo ship. Another company that intends to participate in the game is the Sierra Nevada. This year the company plans to test the Dream Chaser spacecraft, which is capable of putting 6-8 people into Earth's low orbit.

Understand the effect of genes on humans

Over the past few months, many studies have shown that genes are closely related to human personality traits. The person carrying a gene may be impulsive. The person carrying the other gene has negligent characteristics. Some people carry genes that lead them to free values.

However, scientists claim that genes are not the only factor that determines the fate of each person. A gene does not make someone tend to be violent or passionate about sex. The study of these " behavioral genes " is only intended to help humanity better understand the complex communication relationship between genes in the body and the external environment.

Satellite launches provide free Internet

Kosta Grammatis does not treat the Internet as something luxurious. He sees the use of global computer networks as the missing benefits of billions of people on the planet. That's why he decided to buy a satellite and bring it to a new orbit on Earth to provide free Internet to one or more developing countries. His non-profit organization, A Human Right, is looking for a $ 150,000 donation to buy used Terrestar-1 satellite from a new bankrupt company. Their goal is to turn the plan of Grammatis into reality this year.