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2009 BD: Curious cosmic clump co-orbits Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2009-01-26 08:59:51
A curious asteroid flew past Earth on Sunday, January 25, 2009. What is strange and curious about this asteroid called 2009 BD is that its orbit is almost identical with the orbit of Earth.


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385-million-year-old fossil reveals first tree
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Biology

2007-04-18 17:09:21
British scientists have discovered a 385 myo fossil that contains a fern-like frond that shows the tree was about eight meters (26 feet) tall. It is the oldest known tree based on fossil records.
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391 years ago this week Galileo at center of Church controversy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2007-02-25 11:39:06
On Thursday, February 25, 1616, the Catholic Church passes a censure against Galileo who had earlier stated that the Sun is the center of the universe and that the Earth moves around it—directly against the Church’s belief that the Earth, instead, was at the center of the universe and the Sun revolved around it.


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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!


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Ailing spy satellite seen by skygazers, Pentagon announces attack plan
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2008-02-15 08:32:09
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite USA 193/NROL-21 is being seen over the night skies of the United States and Europe. The U.S. Pentagon announced it will try to break up the satellite to reduce its chances of hitting the Earth.
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