Great Gig in the Sky - Richard Wright of Pink Floyd dies **update**

***10/7/08 BBC Radio tribute "A radio tribute entitled 'Remember A Day: Richard Wright In His Own Words' runs on BBC Radio 2 in the UK this Saturday, 11th October, at 7.00 PM. Including his last ever radio...

New Study: Full Moon Energizes Birds

A new study shows that at least one bird's level of activity will dramatically increase with moonlight, so the moon can affect the level of activity."The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that lunar phases...

China spacecraft returns to Earth

"China's Shenzhou VII space capsule has returned to Earth after a successful mission orbiting the planet. The spacecraft touched down in the Mongolian desert to rapturous applause from mission control in Beijing....

NASA turns 50

It is NASA's golden anniversary! The NASA website informs that "The Life @  NASA Mission Guide, commemorating NASA's participation in the conference, will help you chart a course through the exciting world of...

NY State Fair butter sculpture to be turned into biodiesel fuel

The NY State Fair opened today, and after the fair ends this year's butter sculpture will be turned into biodiesel fuel for the first time.   "This year's New York State Fair has brought something new to...

Montage of photos I took of the Ponca City OK annular eclipse.

In '94 I was rather 'down on my luck' but when I heard of this rare eclipse - just 50 miles away - I grabbed my only real posession, my Canon AE1, and a chunk of the last few shekels I had to my name and bussed up to...

Why infants still die from SIDS

" When Melissa and Rudy Haberzettl's son Jacob was born in November 2006, he was perfect in every way -- full-term, healthy weight, and a champion eater. Like many new moms, Melissa was determined to follow doctor's orders: She breastfed Jake exclusively, put him to sleep on...

Blasts of Magnetic Energy Between the Earth and the Moon Illuminate Skies

"NASA scientists said that sparkles and wavy radiances of the Northern Lights and the Aurora Australis are caused by blasts of magnetic energy between Earth and its satellite, the moon. "

Lunar conspiracy theories debunked on Discovery Channel

Some say Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind in 1969 was an elaborate hoax. They point to details like non-parallel shadows on lunar photos (said to be impossible with a single light source), sketchy details on...

Moon ship design not safe for NASA space crew

It was almost 40 years ago that Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon (or so history has it). Yet, that epic landing has not been replicated to this date, and won’t be coming around until 2019. As NASA plans out...

Russian scientists with Extraterrestrial insights reveal oversights about the...

Although people long ago began to wonder whether the "canals" on Mars were the creation of cosmic engineers, for some odd reason it has not occurred to look with the same eyes upon the peculiarities of the ......

Solar Eclipse: NP roundup (content needed!)

A humble call for content:As you've probably heard by now, millions around the world enjoyed a solar eclipse on August 1, and we’re looking for NowPublicans with content, observations, or just plain ol’ celestial...

NASA/Ames scientists map our return to the moon

"Thirty-nine years to the day after Neil Armstrong radioed "The Eagle has landed" from the Sea of Tranquility, NASA on Sunday turned its eyes toward the moon, gazing both forward and backward in time. For the next...

Evidence of moon water found

" A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly dry.Using...

Water Found in Moon Rocks

It was a mission that began over 30 years ago, and still continues in a very real way today - Apollo 15's moon landing mission. In 1971, two astronauts spent three days on the surface of the moon, collecting data and most importantly - lunar surface material. 37 years later,...

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