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EPOXI discovers ‘snow storm’ in space

EPOXI-Comet

PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT) Thursday, Nov. 4. Scientists say initial images from the flyby provide new information about the comet’s volume and material spewing from its surface. “Early observations of the comet show that, for the first time, we [...]

Antimatter atoms trapped for first time – ‘A big deal’

A detail of the trap used to combine positrons and antiprotons to create antimatter atoms. Photograph courtesy Niels Madsen, ALPHA/Swansea/CERN

For the first time, scientists have trapped antimatter atoms—mysterious, oppositely charged versions of ordinary atoms—a new study says.

Cellphone in Chaplin film

A Scot filmmaker says he found a strange sight behind the scenes in Charlie Chaplin’s film, ‘The Circus’. Attending the premiere at Manns Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA – the scene shows a large woman dressed in black with a hat hiding most of her face, with what can only be described as a mobile [...]

Scientists: Tyrannosaurus rex munched on its own kind

TRex

(CNN) — Add cannibalism to the fearsome attributes of Tyrannosaurus rex, the big-headed dinosaur that roamed North America 66 million years ago and took no prisoners. A study released on the scientific website PLoS ONE suggests T. rex made the tooth marks on four specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex. “If something is dead, it’s lunch,” said [...]

Google open sources JPEG assassin

Google-Picture-Sizing

Google has open sourced a new “lossy” image format known as WebP — pronounced “weppy” — claiming it can cut the size of current web images by almost 40 percent

Stuxnet worm heralds new era of global cyberwar

The Stuxnet worm appeared to use contaminated hardware in an attempt to cripple Iran’s nuclear program. Photograph: Matthew Baker/PA

An attack aimed at Iran nuclear plant and a recently revealed 2008 incident at a U.S. military base show the spread of cyber weapons.

‘Clown’ close to winning a seat in Brazil parliament

Brazil-Clown-Runs-For-Parliament

A humorist known for dressing as a clown and poking fun at politics is running as a candidate in the Brazilian election, and has a good chance of winning

‘Habitable’ planet found

This undated handout artist rendering provided by Lynette Cook, National Science Foundation, shows a new planet, right. Astronomers have found a planet that is in the Goldilocks zone _ just right for life. Not too hot, not too cold. Not too far from its sun, not too close. And it is near Earth _ relatively speaking, at 120 trillion miles. It also makes scientists think that these examples of habitable planets are far more common than they thought. (AP Photo/Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation)

U.S. astronomers said on Wednesday they have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable, orbiting a nearby star

Low-emission shale gas: Good for environment

Terry Engelder uses a chalk rubbing on a piece of shale to illustrate how a natural fracture fans out through the rock.

Shale gas is deemed to be conventional since it is found in a sedimentary rock, not in reservoirs.

Obama Bungled the religion question

Obama-Backyard-Religion

The president rolled out the full course meal at what was billed as a “backyard chat” with a group of carefully selected “ordinary Americans.”

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