Cookbook of Galactic Cannibalism
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
When galaxies collide, the result is often mutually assured consumption; meaning they actually eat each other! "Bad Astronomy's" Phil Plait explains.
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The Changing Face of Mars
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
A century ago we thought Mars might be alive. 40 years ago we learned it was probably dead. But today we're discovering that Mars changes a little bit every day; maybe not so dead after all... "…
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Death Ray: Galactic Black Holes' Fury
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
Don't be fooled by peaceful looking "puff-ball" elliptical galaxies! Many house monstrous black holes spewing radioactive jets thousands of light years across the sky. "Bad Astronomy's…
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Hubble's High Art: Most Beautiful (and Violent) Images
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
"Bad Astronomy's" Phil Plait shares some GREAT astronomy for a change: his favorite Hubble images and his reasons for loving them. Phil also imparts the fascinating astrophysics wisdom behi…
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High-Tech 'Robo-Saurus' Destroys a Car
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
This 40ft tall, 58,000lb robo-cop crushed and scorched poor hapless automobiles at car shows and air shows for 10 years. Inventor Doug Malewicki piloted it from inside beast's head; a true mega-mecha…
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Stunning New Astronomy Movie Uses Breakthrough Techniques
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
"Hawaiian Starlight," a new 43 minute film centered around the Canada France Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea uses special time-lapse strategies developed by professional astronomers.
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Night Shift May Harm Health
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
A small study of ten people has shown that when their sleep/wake schedule was inverted, their blood samples quickly showed symptoms that -- left untreated -- could lead to diabetes, obesity and cardi…
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Erasing Memories
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
Scientists have shown that injecting an experimental drug into the brain can completely erase long-term memory in animals. This research could lead to new treatments for those who suffer from painful…
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Spice Might Help Curb Diabetes and Obesity
April 22, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
Could an ingredient in curry reverse symptoms of diabetes and obesity? Researchers working with mice have found that it could.
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Star Trek UK Premiere
April 21, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
On the red carpet at the UK premiere of the new Star Trek movie.
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The Herschel Story
April 21, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
The Herschel Space Observatory will be the largest ever infrared space observatory when it is launched in 2009. Equipped with a 3.5 metre diameter reflecting telescope, Herschel will observe at wavel…
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The Herschel/Planck Mission
April 21, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
ESA has decided to launch Herschel together with Planck, a mission to study the cosmic microwave background radiation. The two spacecraft will separate soon after launch and will be operated independently.
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The Planck Mission
April 21, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
Planck is Europe's first mission to study the relic radiation from the Big Bang. Small fluctuations in the temperature of this radiation are used to understand both the origin of the Universe and the…
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GOOGLE-ing Our Carbon Footprints
April 21, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
GOOGLE Earth pinpoints carbon emission sources in the continental United States.
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The Matter Of Matter
April 20, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
The Matter Of Matter
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The Edge Of The Known
April 20, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
The Edge Of The Known
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Galaxy Collision
April 20, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
Many galaxies are members of groups or clusters. Since groups and clusters contain so many galaxies relatively close together, it should not be surprising that galaxies sometimes collide with each other.
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The Grand Architecture
April 20, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
The Grand Architecture
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The Tully Collection
April 20, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
The Tully Collection
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Beyond The Event Horizon
April 20, 2009, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff
Beyond The Event Horizon
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