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Blue Marble
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The Next Generation Blue Marble In celebration of its 'great observatory in the sky,' NASA is pleased to share the newest in its series of stunning Earth images, affectionately named the 'Blue Marble.' This new Earth imagery enhances the Blue Marble legacy by providing a detailed look at an entire y...
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Hagar Qim
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aar Qim is a megalithic temple complex found on the Mediterranean island of Malta, dating from the gantija phase (3600-3200 BCE). The Megalithic Temples of Malta are amongst the most ancient religious sites on Earth, described by the World Heritage Sites committee as "unique architectural...
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Datun Mountain
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A volcano overlooking Taiwan's capital Taipei is still active, and not dormant as long thought, potentially threatening an area that is home to three million people, local media reported Monday. Datun Mountain, around an hour's drive from Taipei's city centre, could devastate the entire urban a...
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William Miller Sperry Observatory
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UCC in Cranford to close Sperry Observatory Effective July 21, 2010, Union County's communities will lose what has been a valuable educational resource for the past 43 years. The Board of Trustees and Board of Governors of Union County College (UCC) have decided to close Sperry Observatory, and co...
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Arenal Volcano
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An eruption at Volcan Arenal, a volcano in north-central Costa Rica, caused small fires and avalanches on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) the volcanos emitted a stream of lava on its southern flank, causing...
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Tropical Storm Sarah
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Tropical Storm Sarah is heading southward towards the South Cook Islands.
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Yorkshire Dales Observatory
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The observatory is located in the reasonably dark skies of the Yorkshire Dales National Park near Sedbergh, although even here light pollution is spreading. Observatory is perhaps too grand a title - observing site would be more accurate! As yet there is no building, just a permanent pier concrete...
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Rathnadrinna Fort
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A mysterious ring fort in Co Tipperary holds "massive potential for discoveries" according to archaeologists who have carried out the first survey of the site. Their initial findings suggest that the site may have been used for Bronze Age sporting contests in an arena that is the ancien...
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Anatahan Volcano
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The volcano Anatahan still showed signs of activity when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying on the Terra satellite, acquired this image on May 25, 2005. Volcanic tremors occur when magma rises inside the volcano or when the volcano erupts.
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Lake Baikal
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A group of Chinese scientists have returned from an investigation at Russias Lake Baikal, which is the world's deepest and largest freshwater lake.
The scientists were taking part in the first joint investigation by Russia and China into the ecological environment of the lake.
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Sat navs
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Super-sat navs will tick drivers off for their errors A new generation of in-car navigation systems will take sat nav from being simply an electronic mapping device to being a driving instructor, telling motorists when to change gear, at what speed to take a corner and even how to drive more economic...
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Mount Aniakchak
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Mount Aniakchak is a 3,400 year old volcanic caldera (about 10 kilometres in diameter) located in the Aleutian Range of Alaska, United States. The area around the volcano is the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, maintained by the National Park Service. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w...
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Red Sea
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Reefs form on 'ancient template' Red Sea coral reefs get their complex shape from an ancient 'seabed template', say scientists. Their distinctive appearance can be seen clearly in satellite images of the region and has its origin in seabed erosion thousands of years ago. The scientists say the cor...
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Sierra Nevada Observatory
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Title: T35: a small automatic telescope for long-term observing campaigns Authors: Susana Martin-Ruiz (1), Francisco J. Aceituno (1), Miguel Abril (1), Luis P. Costillo (1), Antonio Garcia (1), Jose Luis de la Rosa (1), Isabel Bustamante (1,2), Juan Gutierrez-Soto (1,3), Hector Magan (1,4), J...
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North Korean Quake
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A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred at 01:13:17 (UTC) on Thursday, February 18, 2010, in the Russian North Korean border region, 110 km NE of Chongjin, at a Depth of 562.5 km Location 42.561°N, 130.836°E
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