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The Pulse of the Earth and Planetary Evolution
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Sudbury Geological conference About 85 researchers from around the world - some from space agencies and others based in terrestrial sciences - came to take the pulse of the Earth at Willet Green Miller Centre. It was held in Sudbury because of the [url=http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?...
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The Nazaré Submarine Canyon
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Iceberg A22A
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This image of a giant icebergdesignated A22A was photographed on May 30 by Crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The current position of the iceberg is at 49.9 degrees south latitude, 23.8 degrees west longitude. The iceberg measured 49.9 by 23.4 kilometres, in early June and...
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Taklimakan Desert
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Scientists in China say they have found evidence proving that the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest desert, is older than thought. Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences said their recent research found evidence th...
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Karymsky Volcano
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The Karymsky Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia released a faint plume on November 29, 2006. The Terra satellite took this picture as the plume blew eastward over the ocean. East of the plume, brighter white clouds dotted the sky.
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Kanakia
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Unearthed ruins on Greek island could be palace of warrior king Ajax
On a deserted green hill above the Aegean Sea, archaeologists have unearthed what may be the palace of Ajax, one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology.
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Photon capsule sold
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Russian space capsule gets 72,000 euros at auction A Russian space capsule -- used -- sold for 72,000 euros (96,000 dollars) at a Paris auction Saturday. The spheroid "Photon" class capsule -- measuring 2.7 metres high with a diameter of 1.6 metres ) -- was acquired by a private French bu...
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Redu ground station
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A new page is being turned in the history of the ESA Redu ground station with the award today of a contract for maintenance and operations services to Redu Space Services S.A. The contract also foresees the possibility for Redu Space Services to provide new commercial services from the ESA Redu stat...
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Tzec Maun Observatory
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An observatory being refurbished near Cloudcroft is getting a new mission providing telescope time for budding astronomers around the world. The Tzec Maun Observatory in the Lincoln National Forest was built by the Air Force in 1962 to track Soviet space activity during the Cold War. Its 48-inch d...
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Nobeyama observatory
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Title: New 60-cm Radio Survey Telescope with the Sideband-Separating SIS Receiver for the 200 GHz Band Authors: Taku Nakajima, Masahiro Kaiden, Jun Korogi, Kimihiro Kimura, Yoshinori Yonekura, Hideo Ogawa, Shingo Nishiura, Kazuhito Dobashi, Toshihiro Handa, Kotaro Kohno, Jun-Ichi Morino,...
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Tropical Cyclone Gonu
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Tropical Cyclone Gonu was captured by the Aqua satellite in the northern Indian Ocean basin, heading towards the north-eastern shore of Oman on June 4, 2007. Expand (281kb, 1024 x 768) Zoom View [url=http://fa...
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RUNRIG CD
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A RUNRIG CD which survived the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster is to go on display in an exhibition about the band. Astronaut Laurel Clark, 41, played their album Stamping Ground in orbit days before all seven crew were killed when the shuttle broke up on re-entry. The CD was found by NASA investigato...
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Lu-Lin Observatory
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The NCU (National Central University) Lu-Lin Observatory is located at Mt. Front Lu-Lin, 120o 52' 25" E and 23o 28' 07" N, a 2862-m peak in the Yu-Shan National Park. The construction of Lu-Lin Observatory was finished on January 14, 1999. The initial study of Lu-Lin site was started sinc...
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Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory
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The Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory will be open to the public for summer stargazing starting June 2. The open house takes place Saturday evenings, 8:30 - 11 p.m., during June, July, and August, ending on August 25. An astronomer will be on hand to answer questions and enable telescope viewing. [ur...
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Meridian Stones
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Historical Meridian Stones on Nantucket & Elsewhere The pair of marble obelisks located in downtown Nantucket and known as "Meridian Stones" is probably the most enigmatic historical monument on Nantucket. The inscriptions engraved on them state: "Northern (South...
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