Month: November 2011
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Space
The Search For Alien Worlds Continues
In our quest for life beyond Earth, have we been looking in the right places? As human beings, we are…
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Science
Japan Is (Was) Sinking! Right?
On Friday, March 11, 2011, an “undersea megathrust earthquake,” one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, hit off the…
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Space
Is There Life on Europa?
Scientists have long been mystified by the possibility of a liquid ocean beneath the icy and reflective surface of Jupiter’s…
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Weird
Google Maps Anomalies: Strange Patterns Found In Gobi Desert
New Google Maps images have revealed what appear to be strange patterns in the Gobi Desert. The patterns exist near…
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Space
The Ends Of The World: Solar Flares
It’s unlikely that solar flares will ever lead to the end of the world. That may be an odd way…
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Space
Astronauts Return Home From Mars Simulation
The first humans to travel to Mars returned Friday after an 18-month voyage. Of course, it was all just pretend.…
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Space
Our Sun, The “Benevolent Monster”
In five days, what has been called a “benevolent monster” will turn to face Earth. A region of the sun…
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Space
Asteroid 2005 YU55, Coming Toward An Earth Near You
Asteroid 2005 YU55 will make an extraordinarily close flyby of Earth on November 8, 2011, passing right inside our moon’s…
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