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Killer Petunias and Murderous Potatoes Revealed

Potatoes are scary? Well at least to insects and they will eat the odd corpse. Next time I kill fly's and creepy crawlies in my house I will spread their remains over my potato patch. It's interesting how some...

Miyuki Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama Storm The Diet Then The Galaxy

Miyuki Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama the new first couple of Japan are a colorful addition to the political arena. Miyuki Hatoyama has claimed in one of her several books that she was abducted by aliens to Venus,...

International Space Station: Star of Bethlehem over Mexican sky

As people enjoy the view of this modern Star of Bethlem Astronaut Daniel M. Tani will be grieving for the recent  loss of his mother aboard the International Space Staion more than 200 miles away."Russian...

Mercury's "Magnetic Tornadoes" and the Big Picture...

Well, it seems that Mercury and Earth aren't so dissimilar after all, at least in terms of their magnetospheric interactions with space. But, I wonder, when does anecdotal evidence cease being anecdotal and...

Solar Flare Precursors are Electric! But What About Venus?

Well, it seems they're finally figuring out that solar flares originate from powerful electric currents. "'Sigmoids' are S-shaped structures found in the outer atmosphere of the Sun (the corona), seen with X-ray...

Venus Eclipsed by the Moon on Earth Day, 2009

  Mother Nature celebrated Earth Day this year with some  fireworks of her own.  The Lyrid Meteor Shower peaked the morning of April 22, followed by the moon eclipsing the planet Venus...

Lyrid Meteor Shower and Planetary Eclipse set for Wednesday

Every once in a while Mother Nature provides the citizens of planet Earth with a spectacle that no one should miss.  Sometimes it’s an incredible lightning display with thundering echoes, and at other...

Auspicious Sign in the Sky New Year's Eve

For those amenable to such ideas, Venus conjunct the Moon this New Year's Eve promises a measure of good luck in 2009."Venus, Moon conjunction on New Year's eveNEW DELHI: As the sun goes down on Wednesday...

Smiling Moon of Hope Shines down on Mumbai : Tonight December 1 2008

Update: December 5, 2008: 124 photos from across the globe have been added to this story and you are welcome to join this global club of hope. The geographical localities that I have been able to count are as...

tonight in the sky of western australia

a very rare treat happen tonight in the sky of western australia (the moon smiling ,venus and jupiter) i just took the pic outside my home.you can see better with the eyes than with the camera.

Venus, Jupiter and the moon align this weekend

The striking photo to the left was taken in southern California... my own meager attempt is below.When seen from Reno, Nevada the sight was breathtaking.  As the sun went down , there in the west was this...

Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat

" One of nature's most recognized wonders, the venus flytrap's ability to snatch living prey makes it a favorite of elementary school science classes everywhere. Yet the flytrap is falsely ferocious: It's hardly...

Sisters Williams boycott Indian Wells Tournament

Starting in 2009, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will make it compulsory for world’s top 10 tennis female players to attend tournaments in Beijing, Madrid, Miami and Indian Wells. Being in the top 10,...

Venus Williams wins fifth Wimbledon title

Venus Williams has secured her fifth Wimbledon title this morning by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in the final."The 28-year-old becomes one of only four players to have lifted the trophy at least five times...

Record-breaking serve at Wimbledon by Venus Williams

Venus Williams records the fastest serve ever by a woman at Wimbledon with the scoreboard also had Williams winning 6-1, 7-5 Saturday over qualifier"One swing from completing her week’s work, Venus Williams toed...

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