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Edward Sion
Astronomer and Astrophysicist, Villanova University
Interview with Edward Sion
June 9, 2010
| Full Interview | 20:54 | Discuss |
| The Sun Will Swallow Us | 3:41 | Discuss |
| A Supernova Could Nuke Us | 11:17 | Discuss |
| An Asteroid Could Smash Us | 6:17 | Discuss |
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January 3, 2011
Edward
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Evidence of Life on Mars
I predict the detection of an interstellar amino acid (the building blocks of proteins). They have been found (extremely rarely) in the most primitive stony meteorites (with both left- and right-h...
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About Edward Sion
Edward M. Sion is a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Villanova University. He received a B.A. in Astronomy from the University of Kansas in 1968, an M.A. in Astronomy from the University of Kansas in 1969, and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. His primary research interests include the formation and evolution of white dwarf stars, the physics and evolution of cataclysmic variable stars, and theoretical studies of accretion physics.