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Massive Explosion a Universe Far Far Away

11. March 2009

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Massive Explosion a Universe Far Far Away

The most massive explosion ever recorded anywhere in the universe, occurred sometime after September 15, 2008. 12.2 billion light years from earth, a super massive star exploded and then possibly imploded to a black hole. Incredibly intense gamma ray radiation was released, traveled across space and time to be recorded by the GLAST research satellite.

10. March 2009

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Could the Internet Become One Giant Evil Entity?

What do Marjorie, the all-knowing, all seeing Trash Heap of Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock and the Internet have in common? Well, apparently a great deal. According to some, as an omnipotent collector of information and connecter of millions of routers and billions of individual entities, the Internet could be a sentient being. Find out more before you chuck the theory in the trash…

10. March 2009

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Understanding Black Holes

Black Holes have been confirmed by the tens of thousands throughout the universe. Often located at the center of large galaxies, they power star formation and are the most spectacular example of a 'singularity' - an object where the laws of nature as we understand them do not apply.

4. March 2009

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Mass Extinction Events Explained

From a giant asteroid impact to a massive volcanic eruption, the threat of a mass extinction event looms over our heads like a sword of Damocles of earth-shattering proportions. However, a new study into catastrophic catalysts for mass extinction suggests that more than one kind of mega-event is needed to stand a decent chance of wiping out life on the planet.

2. March 2009

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Gazing 25 Million Years into the Past

The Pinwheel Galaxy, a huge spiral galaxy containing more than one trillion stars, has had its portrait taken at multiple wave lengths and the results are stunning. Read on to learn more about this amazing star system and see stunning images viewed through the world's greatest telescopes.

27. February 2009

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An Ode to the Awe-Inspiring Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula in Taurus has been photographed at several wave lengths and the images are spectacular. At the center, a rapidly rotating neutron star continuously emits two immensely strong radiation beams in rapid pulses. Join us on a journey of discovery to learn about this amazing cosmic phenomenon.

24. February 2009

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Light Pillars: Incredible Optical Phenomena

Colourful light pillars often appear in winter when snow or ice crystals reflect light from a strong source like the sun or moon. Aided by extreme cold, light pillars appear when light bounces off the surface of flat ice crystals floating relatively close to the ground. The pillars look like feathers of light that extend vertically above or below the light source, or both.

23. February 2009

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3D Fractals Stranger than Fiction

From clouds to coastlines, snowflakes to seashells, fractals are everywhere in our environments. They’re also prevalent in the way humans have instinctively designed their habitats. Yet despite having always been there before our eyes, fractals are a relatively modern scientific discovery. And it is only with the advent of computers that our collective consciousness has been fully awakened to their cosmic dimensions.

23. February 2009

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Men Smell Like Cheese, Women Smell Like Onions

Men Smell Like Cheese, Women Smell Like Onions as revealed by lab analysis of armpit sweat. No kidding, this is real lab analysis.

19. February 2009

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Today’s Five Green Technologies that Could Change Our World Tomorrow

The energy crisis is real. The demand for energy will soon be greater than supply and the carbon emissions from traditional electrical sources are one of the primary contributing factors to the global warming phenomenon. In the past, renewable energy projects proved difficult to sustain long term due to operational costs, so the costs were passed on to consumers. But the tides are finally turning, with governments setting aside larger budgets to support cutting edge green energy projects.