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NASA surprised with strange ribbon circling solar system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-16 09:34:38
THE NASA spacecraft IBEX is making a map of the edge of the heliosphere, the magnetic boundary formed by the solar wind and interstellar matter at the edge of the solar system. Unexpectedly, IBEX imaged a "bright, winding ribbon of unknown origin" that goes about 80% away around the solar system.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-16 09:34:38
THE NASA spacecraft IBEX is making a map of the edge of the heliosphere, the magnetic boundary formed by the solar wind and interstellar matter at the edge of the solar system. Unexpectedly, IBEX imaged a "bright, winding ribbon of unknown origin" that goes about 80% away around the solar system.
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Chandrayaan finds how water is generated on Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-15 10:27:21
The Indian Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft discovers that the Moon absorbs rays from the Sun in order to create water on its lunar surface. Surprisingly, though, some of them are reflected back into space. Learn why this is important in our continuing investigation of our local solar system and the much larger universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-15 10:27:21
The Indian Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft discovers that the Moon absorbs rays from the Sun in order to create water on its lunar surface. Surprisingly, though, some of them are reflected back into space. Learn why this is important in our continuing investigation of our local solar system and the much larger universe.
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70,000 women die each year from unsafe abortions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-14 08:38:32
According to a recently published report in October 2009 by the Guttmacher Institute, an estimated 70,000 women die from unsafe abortions each year around the world. And, another five million women are treated for complications from unsafe abortions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-14 08:38:32
According to a recently published report in October 2009 by the Guttmacher Institute, an estimated 70,000 women die from unsafe abortions each year around the world. And, another five million women are treated for complications from unsafe abortions.
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When galaxies collide: bright, bizarre NGC 2623
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-14 07:59:41
The Hubble Space Telescope has just revealed a gigantic collision of two spiral galaxies about 250 million light-years away from our own Milky Way galaxy. Check out the images of the resulting "bright and bizarre" galaxy that astronomers are calling NGC 2623.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-14 07:59:41
The Hubble Space Telescope has just revealed a gigantic collision of two spiral galaxies about 250 million light-years away from our own Milky Way galaxy. Check out the images of the resulting "bright and bizarre" galaxy that astronomers are calling NGC 2623.
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CSIRO patent windfall as Aussie inventiveness honoured
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-14 02:02:34
Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has gained $200 million in extra revenue from a successful legal challenge to the use of its patented wireless technology that is now used in more than 800 million devices around the world.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-14 02:02:34
Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has gained $200 million in extra revenue from a successful legal challenge to the use of its patented wireless technology that is now used in more than 800 million devices around the world.
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