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KAKU ON FIRST BLACK HOLE IMAGE

Webmaster — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 06:12:08 +0000

Researchers at the National Science Foundation used a global network of space telescopes to capture the historic first image of a supermassive black hole and its shadow more than 55 million light-years away from Earth. CBS NEWS science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku, joins CBSN to discuss the landmark announcement from a studio in Seattle, where Kaku was visiting for his U.S. book tour to promote the paperback release of his national bestseller, THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY: Our Destiny in the Universe. Click to WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON SEARCH FOR EARTHLIKE PLANETS

Webmaster — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 15:05:48 +0000

Just days from launch, NASA‘s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) will embark on a two-year all-sky transit survey of our solar neighborhood and monitor over 200,000 bright stars in search of exoplanets. The endeavor is expected to reveal and identify thousands of previously unknown worlds, some of which may be Earth-like and therefore capable of supporting intelligent life. The ramifications of what we may find are simply staggering and stand to challenge our entire understanding of our place in the universe. CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning: Saturday’ to discuss the TESS mission and other recent findings that seem to suggest we’re not alone. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON STEPHEN HAWKING DEATH

Webmaster — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:22:24 +0000

Famed theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Stephen William Hawking died today. A giant in his field and popular culture, Hawking was among the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of Einstein‘s General Theory of Relativity and the realm of quantum mechanics. CBS This Morning asked famed physicist and CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku to honor Hawking‘s life and discuss how his work has advanced our understanding of the universe. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

Webmaster — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:56:54 +0000

CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku‘s new book, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth is officially released and available for purchase. CBS This Morning invited Kaku to talk about his bold assertions on the future fate of humankind. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE

Webmaster — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:24:03 +0000

Game of Thrones fans know it well… Winter was coming and now "Winter is here!" So says the King of the North, or, in this case, Earth’s northern hemisphere. The Winter Solstice is here and that means winter. As Americans bundle up for the coldest part of the season, CBS NEWS science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku, joins CBSN on the shortest day of the year to discuss the Earth’s rotation and what it means for humans around the globe. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON LATEST MEXICO EARTHQUAKE

Webmaster — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:02:10 +0000

More than 200 people lost their lives in Mexico City on Tuesday to a magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered in Mexico‘s state of Puebla. It remains to be seen if this seismic activity is related to the magnitude 8.1 quake that struck a nearby region just two weeks prior but most experts agree that a significant aftershock is all but imminent. CBS NEWS science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku, spoke to CBSN on how earthquakes work and why this one was so devastating. WATCH NOW!

MORE MEXICO QUAKE – BONUS BROADCAST

Dr. Kaku joined an earlier CBSN broadcast via telephone as news of the Mexico earthquake was first hitting. WATCH BONUS!

KAKU ON HURRICANE HARVEY

Webmaster — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 23:57:53 +0000

Hurricane Harvey has made landfall at the Texas Coast. Damages rage on with Harvey lingering and potentially intensifying. "The agony has just begun," warns CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku on ‘CBS This Morning: Saturday’ as he explains the science behind this and other destructive storm surges. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON ‘COSMIC COINCIDENCE’

Webmaster — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:32:25 +0000

Millions plan to witness Monday’s coast-to-coast total solar eclipse that will move through a 70-mile-wide "Path of Totality" spanning over the United States across fourteen states from Oregon clear through to South Carolina. CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to discuss what he calls a once in a lifetime "cosmic coincidence" that should be on everyone’s bucket list. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON NASA TRIP TO THE SUN

Webmaster — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:04:46 +0000

Scheduled for a Summer 2018 launch, NASA‘s Solar Probe Plus will orbit the sun within four million miles of its surface, closer than any prior mission. CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to discuss the historic journey. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON HANFORD NUCLEAR TUNNEL COLLAPSE

Webmaster — Wed, 10 May 2017 22:21:54 +0000

An underground tunnel used to store abandoned railcars and filled with decades-old radioactive waste collapsed this week at the Washington state Hanford nuclear waste site, renowned as the most contaminated nuclear facility in the nation. Crews are investigating the cause of the collapse and responding to fears from residents of radioactive contamination. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins from the ‘CBS This Morning’ newsroom to address the fallout. WATCH NOW!