Asian_American Income Verses Non-Hispanic White_American Income.  

NASA's Juno_Mission reaches Jupiter on The 4th of July!

Scientists Excited as Juno Nears Jupiter

http://www.sci-news.com/space/juno-nears-jupiter-03994.html

On the evening of July 4, Juno — a solar-powered spacecraft the size of a basketball court — will fire its main engine for 35 minutes, placing it into a polar orbit around Jupiter

During the flybys, the spacecraft will probe beneath the obscuring cloud cover of the Solar System’s largest planet and study its auroras to learn more about the planet’s origins, structure, atmosphere and massive magnetosphere.

A series of 37 planned close approaches during the mission will eclipse the previous record for Jupiter set in 1974 by NASA’s Pioneer 11 spacecraft of 27,000 miles (43,000 km).

Here is an FAQ Page about:  Dyson Spheres. 

There could be other universes out there in The Cosmos. 

The hunt for alien, star-encompassing Dyson Spheres begins | ExtremeTech

In May this year, the Templeton Prize went to Tensin Gyatso (aka the 14th Dalai Lama), however an additional grant of $200,000 has also been given to cosmologist Geoff Marcey of Berkeley. Marcey realized that the Kepler data might also reveal stars that are surrounded by Dyson Spheres. 

The Search for Extraterrestrial Dyson_Spheres and Extrasolar Space Habitats in other solar_systems. 

Here are The Top_Ten Star_Wars Planets!  

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqHGZu0DBag)

Saturn’s Moon, Enceladus, Is Our Closest Great Hope For Life Beyond Earth

“Cassini provided scientists with a wealth of data about Enceladus’ surface and the composition of its powerful plumes. This data showed evidence of a deep saltwater ocean with an energy source beneath Enceladus’ surface. The presence of water, warmth, and organic molecules are the necessary requirements for sustaining life as we know it. Water is proven to exist, while the tidal forces from Saturn provide the necessary heat. Based on observations of other bodies in the Solar System, Enceladus likely contains the raw ingredients for life as well. The suspected existence of all three hints at the possible presence of the precursors to amino acids in this vast subsurface ocean. Should we find extraterrestrial life on Enceladus – or in the geyser-like plumes erupting into space – the implications are almost incomprehensible.”

When you think about life beyond Earth, you likely think of it occurring on a somewhat Earth-like planet. A rocky world, with either a past or present liquid ocean atop the surface, seems ideal. But that might not even be where life on Earth originated! Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, geologically active hydrothermal vents currently support diverse colonies of life without any energy from the Sun. Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, has a subsurface ocean unlike any other world we’ve yet discovered. The tidal forces of Saturn itself provide the necessary heat, and also create cracks in the Enceladean surface, enabling massive geysers. This subsurface ocean rises hundreds of kilometers high, regularly resurfaces the world with a coat of fresh ice, and even creates the E-ring of Saturn. But most spectacularly, it may house actively living organisms, and could be the next-best world for life, after Earth, in the Solar System today.

Come get the full story on Enceladus, and welcome Starts With A Bang’s newest contributor, the remarkable Jesse Shanahan!

Diamond Planets are rare.  At least in our section of The Milky Way Galaxy.  

Why Aren't There Any Green Stars? 

(by SpitzerJim)

One interesting way for Astronomers to search for Extra_Solar Civilizations and/or Extra_Solar Alien_Technology is to search for Chemical Signatures of Advanced Alien_Technology like: 

Chlorofluorocarbons.