The space shuttle undocked from the space station Friday morning, ending a 12-day visit that left the orbiting complex with more modern and deluxe living quarters. Before Endeavour pulled away, space station skipper Mike Fincke thanked the shuttle astronauts...
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The ancient Earth experienced bouts of cataclysmic volcanism that buried most of its surface in up to 15 kilometres of lava, says a new study. The research from the Australian National University, in Canberra, reveals that these hellish episodes of volcanic...
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In a potentially habitable region of our galaxy, a sugar molecule linked to origin of life is recently discovered. This sugar molecule called, Glycolaldehyde was spotted in a large star-forming area of space around 26,000 light years away from Earth....
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Astronauts raised plastic cups of iced tea and toasted the Thanksgiving holiday before eating a traditional dinner of smoked turkey, cornbread dressing and candied yams at the international space station . "To Thanksgiving. Wishing everyone on Earth,...
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Using satellite data, researchers have precisely estimated the heat-trapping effect of water in air, validating its role as a critical component of climate change. Water vapour has been known to be Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas, but the extent...
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I s the Taj Mahal [ Images ] , man 's greatest profession of love to woman, under alien attack!?! Nope, thankfully. Turns out, this picture is just a specially created visual for the Scott Derickson-directed The Day the Earth Stood Still , a contemporary...
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The following is reprinted from the new book How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth by Herve Kempf and published by Chelsea Green. There is an emergency. In less than a decade we will have to change course -- assuming the collapse of the U.S. economy or...
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Researchers believe they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton they have found with that of hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. Jerzy Gassowski, an academic at an archaeology school...
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The space shuttle Endeavour was approaching and preparing to dock with the International Space Station Sunday, to deliver a home improvement kit, including ovens, a refrigerator and new toilet...Before the two crafts link up, the Endeavour will perform...
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The photographs are of three planets orbiting a distant star. Published in the journal Science, they look like tiny white specks around a star in the constellation, Pegasus.
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