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People in the public eye are often drawn to promoting theories, therapies and campaigns that make no scientific sense. Sense About Science keeps a case file of examples of celebrity statements sent in by scientists and members of the public. Every year we review celebrities' dodgy science claims -...

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China building large radio telescope for space observation Construction of a 65-meter-diameter radio telescope started Tuesday in Shanghai, an official from one of funders said Wednesday. The telescope, a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy, will be used in tracking and c...

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Ten ways to traverse deep space In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to reach outer space. Eight years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made it to the surface of the moon. And that is as far as any of us has ventured. Apart from the mundane problems of budgets and political will, the maj...

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 23:19:17 (UTC) on Saturday, December 19, 2009, in the Malawi region, 140 km SSE of Mbeya, Tanzania, at a Depth of 15.5 km Location 10.110°S, 33.815°E

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Historic Scotland is celebrating this years winter solstice at Maeshowe with a special ticket offer from December 11, to January 11, 2008. The ticket will allow you to visit Maeshowe for three times during the allotted period. Prices are £10 for an adult ticket, £7.50 concessions and £5.00 for chil...

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[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/sci/tech/8417365.s...

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White House panel sees little point to new NASA rocket With the first test flight of a new NASA rocket just days away, a White House panel questioned its utility while singing the praises of commercial alternatives. The panel, which reviewed NASA's human space flight plans at the White House's reque...

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Tropical Storm Laurence (06S) is forecast to make landfall in Australia probability for CAT 1 or above is 40% in about 24 hours probability for TS is 100% currently Kuri Bay (15.6 S, 124.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 36 hours probability for TS is 65% in about 24 hours

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NASA Partners with Saudi Arabia on Moon and Asteroid Research NASA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have signed a joint statement that allows for collaboration in lunar and asteroid science research. [url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqne...

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Earthquakes happen to be surface (shallow-focus), intermediate and deep ones. Seismologists mark out the boundary between the first two types at the depth of about 70 kilometres, its nature being still unclear. Russian researchers, specialists of the Institute of Maritime Geology and Geophys...

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Scientists from space agency Nasa are testing a mineral only found in one corner of Scotland to see if it can provide clues about life on Mars. Macaulayite is only believed to exist at a quarry at the foot of Bennachie in Aberdeenshire. Researchers think it could be the same mineral which gives the plan...

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Volcano eruption covers villages in ash Nicaragua's Concepcion volcano has erupted, spewing gas and smoke almost 150 metres into the air and dumping ash on three nearby villages. Read more Latitud...

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Indian scientists detect signs of life on Moon Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) are on the brink of a path-breaking discovery. They may have found signs of life in some form or the other on the Moon. They believe so because scientific instruments on India's first unmanned...

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Just months after celebrating the successful maiden missions of a crucial new heavy-lift rocket and unmanned cargo spaceship, Japan's space agency has been brought back to earth with a bump by terrestrial budget realities. Funding requests for fiscal 2010 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration A...

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Daniel Handley is determined to prevent Allegheny Observatory from being forgotten. So he's making a documentary film about the North Side stargazing center where astronomers of yore discovered that Venus is shrouded with clouds and present-day scientists search for clues to planets outside E...

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	Celebrities and Science (Preview) People in the public eye are often drawn to promoting theories, therapies and campaigns that make no scientific sense. Sense About Science keeps a case file of examples of celebrity statements sent in by scientists and members of the public. Every year we review celebrities' dodgy science claims -...	Blobrana	0	Jan 7 13:30 2010 by Blobrana
	Shanghai radio telescope (Preview) China building large radio telescope for space observation Construction of a 65-meter-diameter radio telescope started Tuesday in Shanghai, an official from one of funders said Wednesday. The telescope, a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy, will be used in tracking and c...	Blobrana	1	Dec 31 01:50 2009 by Blobrana
	Deep space travel (Preview) Ten ways to traverse deep space In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to reach outer space. Eight years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made it to the surface of the moon. And that is as far as any of us has ventured. Apart from the mundane problems of budgets and political will, the maj...	Blobrana	0	Dec 21 14:04 2009 by Blobrana
	Malawi Earthquake Earthquake (Preview) A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 23:19:17 (UTC) on Saturday, December 19, 2009, in the Malawi region, 140 km SSE of Mbeya, Tanzania, at a Depth of 15.5 km Location 10.110°S, 33.815°E	Blobrana	0	Dec 20 05:12 2009 by Blobrana
	Maeshowe (Preview) Historic Scotland is celebrating this years winter solstice at Maeshowe with a special ticket offer from December 11, to January 11, 2008. The ticket will allow you to visit Maeshowe for three times during the allotted period. Prices are £10 for an adult ticket, £7.50 concessions and £5.00 for chil...	Blobrana	5	Dec 19 03:11 2009 by Blobrana
	UK science (Preview) [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/sci/tech/8417365.s...	Blobrana	0	Dec 16 23:43 2009 by Blobrana
	Augustine committee report (Preview) White House panel sees little point to new NASA rocket With the first test flight of a new NASA rocket just days away, a White House panel questioned its utility while singing the praises of commercial alternatives. The panel, which reviewed NASA's human space flight plans at the White House's reque...	Blobrana	3	Dec 16 14:56 2009 by Blobrana
	Tropical Storm Laurence (Preview) Tropical Storm Laurence (06S) is forecast to make landfall in Australia probability for CAT 1 or above is 40% in about 24 hours probability for TS is 100% currently Kuri Bay (15.6 S, 124.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 36 hours probability for TS is 65% in about 24 hours	Blobrana	1	Dec 15 23:56 2009 by Blobrana
	NASA and KACST (Preview) NASA Partners with Saudi Arabia on Moon and Asteroid Research NASA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have signed a joint statement that allows for collaboration in lunar and asteroid science research. [url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqne...	Blobrana	0	Dec 15 20:33 2009 by Blobrana
	Hydrosphere Earthquakes (Preview) Earthquakes happen to be surface (shallow-focus), intermediate and deep ones. Seismologists mark out the boundary between the first two types at the depth of about 70 kilometres, its nature being still unclear. Russian researchers, specialists of the Institute of Maritime Geology and Geophys...	Blobrana	2	Dec 15 18:36 2009 by Blobrana
	Macaulayite Bennachie (Preview) Scientists from space agency Nasa are testing a mineral only found in one corner of Scotland to see if it can provide clues about life on Mars. Macaulayite is only believed to exist at a quarry at the foot of Bennachie in Aberdeenshire. Researchers think it could be the same mineral which gives the plan...	Blobrana	3	Dec 14 14:37 2009 by Blobrana
	Concepcion volcano Volcano (Preview) Volcano eruption covers villages in ash Nicaragua's Concepcion volcano has erupted, spewing gas and smoke almost 150 metres into the air and dumping ash on three nearby villages. Read more Latitud...	Blobrana	1	Dec 13 01:58 2009 by Blobrana
	Lunar organic matter Luna (Preview) Indian scientists detect signs of life on Moon Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) are on the brink of a path-breaking discovery. They may have found signs of life in some form or the other on the Moon. They believe so because scientific instruments on India's first unmanned...	Blobrana	0	Dec 12 05:03 2009 by Blobrana
	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Preview) Just months after celebrating the successful maiden missions of a crucial new heavy-lift rocket and unmanned cargo spaceship, Japan's space agency has been brought back to earth with a bump by terrestrial budget realities. Funding requests for fiscal 2010 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration A...	Blobrana	0	Dec 11 03:23 2009 by Blobrana
	Allegheny Observatory Observatory (Preview) Daniel Handley is determined to prevent Allegheny Observatory from being forgotten. So he's making a documentary film about the North Side stargazing center where astronomers of yore discovered that Venus is shrouded with clouds and present-day scientists search for clues to planets outside E...	Blobrana	2	Dec 10 03:23 2009 by Blobrana
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