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Strange Molecule In The Sky Cleans Acid Rain

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 - 17:57:53 - Anuradha Menon

Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that...

Planets Align for the 4th of July

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 - 10:51:02 - Anuradha Menon

No, not those lights. Look beyond the fireworks. Almost halfway up the western sky, just above the twilight glow of sunset, a trio of worlds is...

Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope
Monday, June 16th, 2008 - Ehud Rattner
Microsoft recently presented a new web application that enables computers to function as virtual telescopes – bringing...

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Record-Breaking Skydive Fails Again

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 - 12:26:33 - Iddo Genuth

Michel Fournier's latest attempt at the highest parachute jump record—which was to have taken place this past Memorial Day weekend—has come to an...

The Sky is Falling or Much Ado About Nothing
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 - Sarah Gingichashvili
On March 24th the World Wide Web was flooded with a photograph of a large spherical object, which reportedly had fallen from...

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Robots Fly into Antarctic Skies

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 - 18:34:21 - Ehud Rattner

A pair of lightweight, robotic planes have made the first unmanned flights over Antarctica's icy expanses. Driven by propeller, the machines made 20...