what does science tell us about our place in the cosmos? where do we fit in to the universe? in the first of a two-part series, we'll ask the authors of the view from the center of the universe, dr. joel primack and nancy ellen abrahams. if. for such a small if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all those brilliant ifs in the middle of life. you can call on our expertise and get guarantees for the if in life. after all, we're metlife. >>> welcome to both of you. pleasure to see you. >> thank you. >> your book, the view from the center of the universe, the subtitle is, discovering our extraordinariy place in the cosmos, is a tour of the universe. it's ambitious and i think it's fulfilled. and it's great to have you here. >> delighted to be here. thank you very having us. >> the assumptions are that we know a lot more about the universe toda

the cosmos that you are having trouble grasping, think of it as a big sauna. three dimensions, let's stay simple. the three dimensions that is filled with this energy that causes the out ripples of gravity that i referred to. what happens is region by region in this because most the energy can degrade and as it does, all polls open up in this wider cosmos where the energy turns into particles that makes the stars and galaxies caruso our universe is simply one of the regions where the energy has degraded. the image that works pretty well is think a lot of swiss cheese. imagine that the cheesy part of the swiss cheese is where the energy exists and is forcing things to experience the gravitational repulsion. the holes in the she is are places where it has degraded and the stars in the galaxy can form a reverse of the different universe is i am talking about or the different holes -- >> so they are really one universe. >> whatever language you would like. i said earlier on -- >> has said early on the language is confusing. >> but we ask you talking about the expe

the cosmos that you are having trouble grasping, think of it as a big sauna.ree dimensions, let's stay simple. the three dimensions that is filled with this energy that causes the out ripples of gravity that i referred to. what happens is region by region in this because most the energy can degrade and as it does, all polls open up in this wider cosmos where the energy turns into particles that makes the stars and galaxies caruso our universe is simply one of the regions where the energy has degraded. the image that works pretty well is think a lot of swiss cheese. imagine that the cheesy part of the swiss cheese is where the energy exists and is forcing things to experience the gravitational repulsion. the holes in the she is are places where it has degraded and the stars in the galaxy can form a reverse of the different universe is i am talking about or the different holes -- >> so they are really one universe. >> whatever language you would like. i said earlier on -- >> has said early on the language is confusing. >> but we ask you talking about the experim

the cosmos that you are having trouble grasping, think of it as a big sauna. three dimensions, let's stay simple. the three dimensions that is filled with this energy that causes the out ripples of gravity that i referred to. what happens is region by region in this because most the energy can degrade and as it does, all polls open up in this wider cosmos where the energy turns into particles that makes the stars and galaxies caruso our universe is simply one of the regions where the energy has degraded. the image that works pretty well is think a lot of swiss cheese. imagine that the cheesy part of the swiss cheese is where the energy exists and is forcing things to experience the gravitational repulsion. the holes in the she is are places where it has degraded and the stars in the galaxy can form a reverse of the different universe is i am talking about or the different holes -- >> so they are really one universe. >> whatever language you would like. i said earlier on -- >> has said early on the language is confusing. >> but we ask you talking about the expe

a blue that hums deeply a harmony of ferm ment denying stars shining inside the cosmos. forever blue where life dies and is reborn. an eternal blue that exists above the storm. a blue that doesn't suffer discord that would smile if it had a mouth. embrace if it was armed. comfort if it grew heart. instead it arcs a concert of blues hovering over the earth in an endless ocean of impossible quiet. thick with blue beyond blue. a blue that disappears when clutched in the fist, a blue invisible and solid. thank you very much. [applause] >> please, welcome camill. >> that was a great reading and you changed up my play list. >> start with a poem i read after i learned that the rate of valum prescriptions in baghdad sky rocketed after the u.s. entry into that space. the title of the poem and it is the words the probably roost which is bitter. biting, cutting, sharp. bitan. once, she was a fearest dark girl who's tongue skipped top of meeting. teeth, teeth top of mouth like double dutch with the word that ment her thoughts cutting circles through the day. no chance she'd be the o

. >> translator: your words uttered to the cosmos, summer sparkles. >> translator: i am convinced some haiku can only come out of our own experience. now i'm inspired to write that kind of haiku. >> reporter: by expressing determination, the students, who have been through so much, show signs of getting on with rebuilding their shattered lives. shigemi yamashita, nhk world, matsuyama. >>> the international atomic energy agency has adopted a plan to strengthen global nuclear safety following japan's fukushima nuclear accident six months ago. the 35 nation will meet thursday. some countries including germany wanted the safety evaluations to be mandatory. others including the united states stressed that safety issues should be left to national authorities. the action plan is expected to be implemented after it's approved at the iaea's general conference to be held from monday. >>> safety officials in france say the incident at one of the country's nuclear waste facilities over. an explosion at the marcoule complex killed one person and injured four others. the accident happened inside a b

tom, the company cosmo power already has orders for 600 of them. kind of thinking like after hurricane irene, i might be interested in one. >> tom: down here in miami we skated past irene and she visited you, no doubt. we're going to revisit japan as a matter of fact next week. that's "nightly business report" for friday, september 30. i'm tom hudson. goodnight, everyone and have a great weekend. susie. >> susie: good night, tom. i'm susie gharib. thanks for joining us. we hope to see all of you again next week. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

it's dropped on the eighth of july and left on the joy a big part of the last time for it now the cosmos are saying this is a very sad experience it was quite similar in their eyes to when the media space station finally fell out of commission real and into a chapter in space exploration history the main celebration of their time when the on board the international space station was of course you release night the twelfth of april fifty years since you could go and set off to become the first man in space now that was of course hugely celebrated on board the space station internet. space station containing people from japan people from america of course russians as well during that celebration so they were it was a real international affair this is what they were the cause not to say. well it's especially nice to know that countries other than russia respect this holiday we received lots of warm wishes and greetings russians we took pride to do to go in with our countrymen our ship was called to go and so the flight was filled with a holiday spirit so while alexander stomach was under yo

from the news of the cosmos magazine it believes that the countries that gone its own way after being banned from joining the i s s. china has been approaching it in space exploration program with few but very personally steps every launch for them is something new but for now they agree on the point we had reached thirty years ago as for technology they may well have borrowed some of it both officially and on officially from russia the u.s. and europe all over the place with one of the reasons the chinese are developing their own space program is that they weren't invited to join the i.s.a.'s they were even refused the mission just to visit the station but you know russia and europe had nothing against it so we have to bear in mind that china is a different civilization it was once willing to go hand in hand with us of the americans but will simply go their own separate way so this long it's just a first step to their own module based space station which they plan to start building in two thousand and eighteen. take a look at some other headlines making it world news at this hour. ba

promised to complete construction of the station by the end of the decade the editor of news of the cosmos magazine. china's exploration of space is fueled by a desire to catch up with other countries. china has been approaching it in a space exploration program with few but very precisely steps that if we launch for them is something the least of it but for now they we had reached thirty years ago as for technology they made with borrowed some of it both officially or unofficially from russia the u.s. and europe. with but one of the reasons the chinese are developing their own sickly expression of it is that they weren't invited to join the sands they were even refused permission just to visit the station but you know that russia and europe is against it so we have to bear in mind that china is a different civilization it was once willing to go hand in hand with the americans but will simply go their own separate way so this first stage there is a module based space station which they plan to start building into. switching gears now the mainstream media has been thrown into a tailspin aft

here slick two places to north and next as leaders russia trip made less daunting for take out the cosmos after that surprise move to armenia. so everything to quite boring group b. but reigning world and european champions spain already through exactly the last days men finishing top spot in group i put in a comprehensive six no went home in minutes liechtenstein about a negative and i think they're having a brace each and scotland's move to have been seen once of a second place czech republic despite missing a penalty in the first harvest even naismith struck early in the second if the scots and narrow one zero victory at home to lithuania. all else worth thought i will challenge in this league also qualified for the finals they are on a salable as the south of the. say averaging slovenia at one of the in florence eighty fifth minute goal by substitution jump at sini did the job while serbia has maintained second spots of beating the pharaoh and sri won the stanley are breathing down their necks just a point behind they thrashed northern ireland for one also this time. you are on the ve

. >>> a dead satellite is now out of the cosmos. nasa's upper atmosphere research satellite fell out of orbit overnight over the north pacific ocean. no one knows for sure where any of the pieces may have landed, but news photographer in san antonio, texas captured this image convinced that that could be a piece of that debris. of that satellite. >>> endurance swimmer diana nyad is not giving up on her dream. last night she began a new attempt to swim from cuba to florida. nyad was forced to abandon an earlier attempt last month. this time the 62-year-old briefly got tangled up with jellyfish and she was treated for stings. then she took off again. she hopes to make to it florida by monday. >>> and the house of gadhafi has fallen and that's not just a figure of speech. literally his houses have been destroyed. we took a tropical through one of moammar gadhafi's palace in libya. just broken glass and smashed up figures. you'll see all of that next. woman: we...um... teen: have you guys seen captain stewie and lil' miss neptune? dad:

from the piece of sputnik iv that landed in wisconsin, to parts of a cosmos rocket that landed in kansas, texas and oklahoma. even part of a booster rocket that landed in wyoming this past march. the best-known space litter is skylab, which fell into western australia in 1979. but in 1997, a fragment of material from a delta rocket actually landed on a person. lottie may williams, while she was out for a walk in tulsa, oklahoma. >> i started running. then, as i took off, it hit the ground. and it sounded metallic. >> reporter: she may have been surprised. but she wasn't hurt. so, what advice does the only known victim of falling space junk have for the rest of us? >> my advice is to be outside. if you see it coming, run. mm-hmm. >> reporter: so, again, we are looking at friday afternoon, possibly just north of australia. australia, of course, where skylab came down in the 1970s. bad luck for them. but it's not an exact science. again, the eastern half of the united states, still in the impact zone. they will not know for certain until we get, still, a little bit closer to tomorrow's reen

are the cosmos and realignment? >> teach your children to a single focused.rest. when you think about it had a guy like me i am well versed. >> of course cure, thank you, jacqueline >> you have to be well versed, pamela. guess who went to san quentin today? some of the best tennis players the bryan brothers were there is visiting the e nee inmates. . esurance . they had spent time there, with a 11 grand slam victories but never experienced anything like this. great for them. that tournament takes place tomorrow. v look forward. vern gleen and if it is in mill valley it is vern glenn? >> and e-mail. he including a viewer who swears that we are here to undercut him more and ruin her career. you have to look inward she is nodding. >> just that you are doing it, next. >> of the she will tell you thaa long self examination. we will be back. >> is a fun time for wfor us. >> date night. >> we are going to save money ball tonight. >> york tecand >> there is a lot of great things out right now. >> philip seymour. hop >> let us get to the questions. >> and if the giant

cosmo martha: all right, let's you a look at some of the headlines developing now in "america's newsroomve got the gulf coast bracing for torrential rains that could bring very bad flooding in that area, a tropical depression is making its way to louisiana right now, and in alaska they've now canceled the tsunami warning. it was issued after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the waters of the pacific ocean earlier. >>> also, how about this? a fire ball fight in el salvador, people toss fire balls at each other at this annual event. that sounds like fun. it is meant to celebrate volcanos, the devil and a saint. it is highly dramatic and quite something to look at. it goes back to 165 #, bill! bill: a fire station nearby, right? i mean, you don't know! >>> there was a new study suggesting there is no link between toxins at ground zero and cancer. those findings now clashing with the new york city fire department study that shows first responders to this site are suffering an increased rate of cancer. fox news health medical a team, dr. david zomani, chief of robotics at mount sinai hospital,

>> i learned "cosmos" has a new column. this is very exciting. to me? >> we're done now. >> all right. thank you, mika. if it's way too early, what time is it? >> time now for "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. >> back on, off, rick perry gets used to taking heat as the front runner. he's now firing back at his chief rival, mitt romney, on so many fronts. we're going to talk to governor bobby jindal about why