Earth
Cows and deer head north, literally
By: William Atkins
German and Czech researchers studied satellites images of thousands of cows and deer around the world and found most of them graze and rest in a north-south position. Could they be sensing the magnetic field of the Earth? Or, maybe they just happened to stand and sit that way? In any case, it’s a pretty mooooving study!
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By: William Atkins
German and Czech researchers studied satellites images of thousands of cows and deer around the world and found most of them graze and rest in a north-south position. Could they be sensing the magnetic field of the Earth? Or, maybe they just happened to stand and sit that way? In any case, it’s a pretty mooooving study!
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British researchers find direct evidence of solid inner core of Earth
By: William Atkins
Seismometers in Japan recorded ground-motion waves from a 2006 earthquake in southeastern Africa. A British geophysics team analyzed the resulting data and found “faint yet direct” evidence that the Earth’s inner core structure is solid--something scientists believe but find difficult to directly prove.
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By: William Atkins
Seismometers in Japan recorded ground-motion waves from a 2006 earthquake in southeastern Africa. A British geophysics team analyzed the resulting data and found “faint yet direct” evidence that the Earth’s inner core structure is solid--something scientists believe but find difficult to directly prove.
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See last partial lunar eclipse of 2008 on August 16-17
By: William Atkins
Many of the peoples of Earth will be able to see this last partial lunar eclipse of 2008 on Saturday night, August 16, and/or Sunday morning, August 17, 2008. Hopefully, the night sky will be clear for you!
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By: William Atkins
Many of the peoples of Earth will be able to see this last partial lunar eclipse of 2008 on Saturday night, August 16, and/or Sunday morning, August 17, 2008. Hopefully, the night sky will be clear for you!
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Western North America gets best shot for 2008 Perseid meteor shower
By: William Atkins
The morning of Tuesday, August 12, 2008, is the best time to see the most meteors of the Perseids, and the people of the western portion of the United States and Canada will be located in the prime viewing area for it.
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By: William Atkins
The morning of Tuesday, August 12, 2008, is the best time to see the most meteors of the Perseids, and the people of the western portion of the United States and Canada will be located in the prime viewing area for it.
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Total solar eclipse on August 1, 2008, in Northern Hemisphere
By: William Atkins
A total solar eclipse will begin in northern Canada early Friday morning, and sweep through Greenland, the Arctic, Russia, Mongolia, and China. A partial solar eclipse will be seen in the northeastern parts of North America, and much of Europe and Asia.
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By: William Atkins
A total solar eclipse will begin in northern Canada early Friday morning, and sweep through Greenland, the Arctic, Russia, Mongolia, and China. A partial solar eclipse will be seen in the northeastern parts of North America, and much of Europe and Asia.
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Was Venus surrogate mother for Earth?
By: William Atkins
Venus and Earth have often been called “sister” planets because of their similarities, but a new British research study finds that mother Venus may have sent microorganisms to daughter Earth via father Sun and created life on Earth.
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By: William Atkins
Venus and Earth have often been called “sister” planets because of their similarities, but a new British research study finds that mother Venus may have sent microorganisms to daughter Earth via father Sun and created life on Earth.
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Watch discarded NASA tank zip across your night sky
By: William Atkins
NASA announced that the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS), a backup pressurization tank, which was thrown out of the International Space Station back in July 2007, has descended to an orbit so it is now easily visible to sky watchers here on Earth.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced that the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS), a backup pressurization tank, which was thrown out of the International Space Station back in July 2007, has descended to an orbit so it is now easily visible to sky watchers here on Earth.
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Asteroid 2008 BT18: 1 rock now seen as 2 asteroid buddies
By: William Atkins
Astronomers discovered asteroid 2008 BT18 earlier in 2008, thought it was a giant rock hurling through space near Earth, but now have found out that it is, actually, two asteroids--what astronomers call a binary asteroid.
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By: William Atkins
Astronomers discovered asteroid 2008 BT18 earlier in 2008, thought it was a giant rock hurling through space near Earth, but now have found out that it is, actually, two asteroids--what astronomers call a binary asteroid.
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G-8 to cut emissions, environmentalists aren’t happy
By: William Atkins
The leading industrial G-8 countries of the world promised to work with nearly 200 other U.N. countries to cut greenhouse gases by at least 50% by the year 2050. However, critics of the G-8 plan say the pact will not protect Earth from global climate change.
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By: William Atkins
The leading industrial G-8 countries of the world promised to work with nearly 200 other U.N. countries to cut greenhouse gases by at least 50% by the year 2050. However, critics of the G-8 plan say the pact will not protect Earth from global climate change.
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South Pole scientist takes “cool” pixs of southern lights
By: William Atkins
J. Dana Hrubes, the science leader of the Amundsen-Scott Station, has taken some great pictures of the aurora australia, more commonly called the southern lights, at the geographic South Pole (90 degrees south latitude). They are literally “cool” pictures!
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By: William Atkins
J. Dana Hrubes, the science leader of the Amundsen-Scott Station, has taken some great pictures of the aurora australia, more commonly called the southern lights, at the geographic South Pole (90 degrees south latitude). They are literally “cool” pictures!
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Australian diamonds may be nearly as Old as the (Jack) Hills
By: William Atkins
Australian-German scientists found diamonds in Western Australia that indicate the beginning of life on Earth may have occurred about 700 million years earlier than currently conjectured, even before Earth was hit with intense numbers of meteorites.
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By: William Atkins
Australian-German scientists found diamonds in Western Australia that indicate the beginning of life on Earth may have occurred about 700 million years earlier than currently conjectured, even before Earth was hit with intense numbers of meteorites.
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Mars, Saturn, Regulus put on evening show in July skies
By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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Arctic ice may be liquid by September 2008 at North Pole
By: William Atkins
According to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., the Earth’s Arctic seawater around the North Pole may be ice-free by the end of summer.
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By: William Atkins
According to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., the Earth’s Arctic seawater around the North Pole may be ice-free by the end of summer.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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Mars once rained water, according to California study
By: William Atkins
According to research led by University of California--Berkeley geoscientists, the atmosphere of ancient Mars once held enough liquid water for a light drizzle or dew to fall onto the surface of the planet.
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By: William Atkins
According to research led by University of California--Berkeley geoscientists, the atmosphere of ancient Mars once held enough liquid water for a light drizzle or dew to fall onto the surface of the planet.
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PCs pass 1 billion in 2008; to double by 2014
By: William Atkins
According to analyst company Gartner, in 2008 the number of personal computers (PCs) in use around the world passed the one billion mark. They'll double even faster!
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By: William Atkins
According to analyst company Gartner, in 2008 the number of personal computers (PCs) in use around the world passed the one billion mark. They'll double even faster!
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Moon’s magical powers seem to rise on June 18th
By: William Atkins
Your eyes may deceive you but check out the full Moon rising in the eastern sky on Wednesday night, June 18, 2008. It’s huge, or is it the “Moon Illusion”?
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By: William Atkins
Your eyes may deceive you but check out the full Moon rising in the eastern sky on Wednesday night, June 18, 2008. It’s huge, or is it the “Moon Illusion”?
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HARPS sees HD 40307 planets: We have ability to find earth-type exoplanets
By: William Atkins
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By: William Atkins
Astrophysicists have found, for the very first time, a trio of super-earth planets around a sun-like star.
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