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Rotating house follows the sun

An Australian couple, the Evringhams, have built a house that rotates to follow the sun. The whole house is turned by a motor not much bigger than that in a washing machine and enables the house to make the...

Cassini and IBEX Set to Rewrite the Textbooks on the Solar System

Science's understanding of the physics of our own solar system is due for an overhaul. Recent papers from the IBEX and Cassini teams are set to overturn existing models. Those models failed to predict significant...

Spectra Confirm Ice on Asteroid 24 Themis. How Did it Get There?

It seems that space age instruments are now finding evidence of water-ice in the many locations we have pointed them to look. The latest to be confirmed includes asteroid 24 Themis. But is it from subsurface...

Lava Planet Corot-7b, Earth-like But Too Close to Its Sun

European astronomers have comfirmed that there is an extrasolar planet which is Earth-like. The planets called Corot-7b and it's a firm place to stand, the only problem is that the Lava Planet is too close to the...

A Solar Eclipse

This article contains a very good eclipse picture  and a brief explanation of just what an eclipse is. ""      Explanation: Most photographs don't adequately portray the magnificence...

World's largest solar plant may be built in Cle Elum

" U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell participated in the announcement, praising the plans. She pointed out the value of federal tax credits for solar projects, which she helped to extend. "This project will move Washington...

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...

The Eye(d's) of March

March has now come to symbolize "March Madness" regarding collegiate basketball tournaments here in the USA.But there was once a time.....  as in the time of Caesar..... that these were known as the ...

Sun Conure flying

Sun Conures make wonderful pets if they are handled well from babyhood and grow to trust people.  They need to have an "open door" cage so they can come and go as they please.  Place the cage in a popular...

More Job Losses in Media Industry

    Quebecor Inc's Sun Media said they will 600 jobs because of the current economic downturn and problems that face the print media industry. This cut represents 10% of the work force of Canada's...

Former Sun and Province Publisher Released From Prison

Luckily for David Radler, the National Parole Board says it doesn't really know what to do about the former newspaper executive's basic problem:"Your greed has resulted in this sentence and the Correctional Service...

The GATE » A luxury escape to Turks & Caicos

Sun destinations are a fantastic way to escape the chill of Canada's fall and winter months, but recently GATE writer W. Andrew Powell had the good fortune of something a little bit grander than a simple...

"Just 10 Gunmen" in Mumbai Attack Police Chief Confirms

TEN TERRORISTS caused all the mayhem it has been revealed today, of which nine are dead and one - from Pakistan - captured.  Three gunman's bodies were recovered from the Taj Mahal...

UFO OF A MASSIVE PROPORTION Object - (SOHO LASCO C2 Nov 23-25-2008)

BREAKING STORY, a massive object was filmed approaching our sun beteewn NOV 23-25 .  The object or UFO is disk like or possibly a small planetary object reflecting the suns rays.  This object has already...

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