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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #4760

A Snapshot Survey of the Sites of Recent, Nearby Supernovae-During the past few years, robotic {or nearly robotic} searches for supernovae {SNe}, most notably our Lick Observatory Supernova Search {LOSS}, have found hundreds of SNe, many of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #4757

The Ages of Globular Clusters and the Population II Distance Scale Globular clusters are the oldest objects in the universe whose age can be accurately determined. The dominant error in globular cluster age determinations is the uncertain P [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Boosting the power of solar cells

New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT. Using computer modeling and a variety of advanced chip-m [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Optimism And The Physics Of (Energy) Policy

"We are running out of money, so we must begin to think." This apocryphal wisdom, attributed to World War II British Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, is particularly apt today. Thinking is how we innovate, and innovation is [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

New Documentary Sheds Light on Space Based Solar Power

Space-based Solar Power--the concept of collecting high-intensity solar energy in space, beaming it to Earth, and feeding it into existing power grids--is getting a closer look. Groups studying the idea, including the Pentagon, think the pr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Solar eclipse won't spook Olympics: astrologers

A total eclipse of the sun a week before the Beijing Olympics will spook the superstitious but Chinese authorities have no reason to fear for the Games, astrologers and feng shui experts say. The phenomenon was once seen by China's emperor [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Couple spot stolen dresser

Authorities in Ocala, Fla., said a man who allegedly sold stolen merchandise at a yard sale was arrested after the true owners recognized a pilfered item. Fred and Betty McAteers said they were walking the neighborhood Tuesday in search of [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Astrology: Hedge your long positions, book profit

As per financial astrology 19th week of year 2008 represents Sun. Sun brings highest volatility, profit booking in world future market. During this week Sun is with Venus, Jupiter in his own sign, Mars with Ketu in " KARAK " Rashi [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Google Believes Data Retention Limit In EU Report To Be Too ...

Despite search engine providers’ claims that the longer they keep users’ data, the better search results are, EU regulators believe that is not the case and as long as the Internet is part of our daily lives, there is a need to [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Sun Will Vaporize Earth Unless We Can Change Our Orbit

New calculations by University of Sussex astronomers predict that the Earth will be swallowed up by the Sun in about 7.6 billion years unless the Earth’s orbit can be altered. Dr Robert Smith, Emeritus Reader in Astronomy, said his t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

A Warm South Pole? Yes, On Neptune

An international team of astronomers using ESO’s very large telescope has discovered that the south pole of Neptune is much hotter then the rest of the planet. This is consistent with the fact that it is late southern summer and [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Most Powerful Supernova Ever: 100 Billion Times Brighter The...

Some people are born geniuses and one of them is Astronomer Robert Quimby who has been successful in finding the most luminous supernova ever. Quimby discovered the current record holder, supernova 2006gy, last year as part of his Te [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Astrology Birth Chart Reports

Astrology birth chart reports are personal astrological reports based on placement of celestial bodies at t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

The ESA's orbiting observatory Integral has identified a pow...

There is a gamma-ray lighthouse shining from the edge of our universe. Astronomers have discovered it using ESA's orbiting gamma-ray observatory, Integral. Now, they must work hard to understand it.The object, known only by its catalogue na [...]