“I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.” MayCareersDoubtBrilliantNo DoubtBrian Author:Garik Israelian
“There are many unidentified bands in the spectra of stars. Wide bands are produced by some complex molecules in the interstellar space.” StarsSpaceBandComplexesWideMoleculesInterstellar Author:Garik Israelian
“When discs form around stars, there is interaction of angular momentum between disc, planets and parent star, and this interaction affects the rotation of the parent star, and that will affect the lithium abundance.” FormStarsParentPlanetsAbundanceInteractionMomentumDiscsRotationLithium Author:Garik Israelian
“Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is mostly produced by decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium.” KnowsWellsEnergyActivityConnectionsDecayStraightforwardNucleusUraniumGeothermalPotassiumGeothermal Energy Author:Garik Israelian
“Let me mention that not all sun-like stars host planets - perhaps about 30% of them are planet-builders. It's not so easy to form a planet!” FormStarsEasySunPlanetsLet MeHostBuilder Author:Garik Israelian
“Spectroscopy can probably answer the question, 'Is there anybody out there?' Are we alone?” AnswersSpectroscopy Author:Garik Israelian
“The one way to discover about aliens is to tune your radio telescope and listen to the signals.” WayRadioAliensOne WayTunesSignalsTelescopes Author:Garik Israelian
“If you see, in the spectrum of a planet host star, strange chemical elements, it can be a signal from a civilization which is there.” IfsStarsStrangePlanetsCivilizationElementsChemistryChemicalsHostSignalsSpectrum Author:Garik Israelian