Month: April 2007
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Mathematician suggests extra dimensions are time-like
In a recent study, mathematician George Sparling of the University of Pittsburgh examines a fundamental question pondered since the time […]
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Reflections of Absolute Zero
If you want to really see quantum mechanics in action, you’ve got to turn the temperature down so low that […]
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Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Pasadena, Calif. — An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of […]
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Einstein was right, probe shows
It will take another eight months to determine whether he got the other correct say scientists analysing data from Nasa’s […]
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Galaxy’s Ghostly Arms Finally Explained
Scientists have discovered the source of a galaxy’s two extra, ghostly spiral arms that show up only in some telescope […]
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New Earth-like Planet ‘Habitable’
Astronomers have found the first Earth-sized world circling its mother star at a distance suitable for life. It also has […]
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Intelsat Satellite over Indian Ocean hacked
The Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka have been hacking the Intelsat that hangs over the Indian Ocean to transmit propaganda. […]
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Massive star burps, then explodes
BERKELEY – Tens of millions of years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a massive star suffered a nasty […]
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Water Found in Extrasolar Planet’s Atmosphere
Astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The finding, […]
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‘Explosive’ results at CERN, LHC
A £2 billion project to answer some of the biggest mysteries of the universe has been delayed by months after […]