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Planet-hunting telescope unearths hot mysteries - Yahoo! NewsNASA's new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery objects that are too hot to be planets and too small to be stars. The Kepler Telescope, launched in March, discovered the two new heavenly bodies, each circling its own star. Telescope chief scientist Bill Borucki of NASA said the ...
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Honoring Science and the Arts : Discovery NewsThere's a lot of breaking space-related news coming out of the American Astronomical Society meeting this week in Washington, DC, but one that caught my
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Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas FaultSun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little effort, according ...
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Obama's new plan to create jobs, save energy: Call it cash for caulkers? -- latimes.comBUSINESS Obama's new plan to create jobs, save energy: Call it cash for caulkers? At a Home Depot in Virginia, the president pushes his plan to offer cash incentives to consumers who install insulation and make other energy-efficient home improvements. Reporting from Washington - ...
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Chromosome changes can cause cancer: US study - Yahoo! NewsA chromosome abnormality called aneuploidy can cause cancer, US researchers said in a study published Monday, confirming what scientists have long suspected. With virtually all human cancers having an abnormal number of chromosomes, scientists have "long suspected that gene mutations which ...
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Army develops 'ghost' imaging to aid on battlefieldWASHINGTON (Nov. 2, 2009) -- Physicists at the Army Research Laboratory are bringing quantum "ghost" imaging from the realm of scientific curiosity to practical reality. Ghost imaging is a technique that allows a high-resolution camera to produce an image of an object that the camera itself ...
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DesignLine Buses Bring Quieter Commute to New York - NYTimes.comNew Buses Bring Silence to the Streets Any New Yorker who has ridden a city bus might be forgiven for believing a banshee is buried under the floorboards. Engines idle at an alarmingly high volume, and acceleration is often accompanied by a symphony of cracks and snaps, the squeals of aging ...
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Pacific Northwest Earthquakes Could Strike Closer to Home | Wired Science | Wired.comMajor earthquakes occurring along the Cascadia subduction zone off the coast of Washington state could strike closer to the state’s urban areas than some models have suggested, a new study notes. sciencenewsGPS data gathered at dozens of sites throughout western Washington hint that slippage ...
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3-D Solar Tsunami Video Shows the Extreme Waves Are Real | Wired Science | Wired.comA 60,000-mile-high wave of super-hot plasma blazing across the sun's surface at 560,000 mph? Yep. Now we know. Solar tsunamis are real. “Now we know. Solar tsunamis are real,” said John Gurman of the Solar Physics Lab at the Goddard Space Flight Center, in a press release Tuesday. NASA’s Solar ...
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One for the Ages: Bristlecone Pines Break 4,650-Year Growth Record: Scientific AmericanBristlecone pine trees dot the White Mountains in eastern California, giving the stark and rocky landscape one of its few highly visible signs of life. These gnarly-barked trees can survive at altitudes of up to 3,470 meters, although their growth rate at these heights is limited because of ...
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