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Gold stocks take a beating Australian shares reversed early gains and ended lower as sliding metal prices weighed on mining stocks, offsetting early leads spurred by new record highs on Wall Street. | The S&P/ASX 200 droppe... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Canberra Times Economy Market Photos Stock Wikipedia: Gold |
Space tourism won’t hurt environment: Branson British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change. | More than 500 people have alre... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Khaleej Times Environment Photos Space Tourism UK Wikipedia: Space tourism |
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US must colonise Mars with permanent human settlement: Buzz Aldrin Melbourne, May 10: | Buzz Aldrin, the US astronaut who became the second man to walk on the moon, has said that the US must lead the way towards building a permanent sett... (photo: GFDL / Bryan Tong Minh) The Siasat Daily Astronaut Photos Science Space |
Coolant leak found in International Space Station Tweet | Washington, May 10 (ANI): Astronauts on the International Space Station have discovered a leak of ammonia coolant on their orbiting habitat, and NASA is looking i... (photo: Public Domain / NASA) Newstrack India Astronauts Photos Space USA Wikipedia: Space station |
Power system leak at space station The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system which the outpost's commander calls serious, but not life-threatening. | The six-member crew notic... (photo: Public Domain / Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko, Flight Engineer, Hero of the Russian Federation, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation [edit]) Belfast Telegraph Nasa Photos Space Technology The International Space Station |
Three new guides to growing more in less space No matter how you garden — on the cheap or with wallet wide open — it’s wise to garden the smart way. | In the edible garden, smart means finding way... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Miami Herald Books Garden Photos Vegetable Wikipedia: Gardening |
Gravity trailer: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock lost in space - video The first trailer for Alfonso Cuarón's ambitious science fiction film Gravity has been unveiled. | Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in the outer space thriller as ... (photo: AP / Peter Kramer) Digital Spy Film George Clooney Photos Sandra Bullock Wikipedia: Alfonso Cuarón |
'Ring Of Fire' Eclipse: How To Watch The 2013 Solar Event LIVE Online While some Aussies will be able to witness the annual "ring of fire" eclipse first-hand, the rest of the world won't be able to get a glimpse of the spectacular event -- ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Huffington Post Eclipse Fire Live Photos Solar Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013 |
Fresh Analysis of the Pace of Warming and Sea-Level Rise Here are two useful articles assessing the latest thinking on the pace at which Greenland ice loss could raise sea levels and the implications of the recent plateau in gl... (photo: Creative Commons / Hannes Grobe, AWI) The New York Times Climate Greenland Photos Scientists Solomon Wikipedia: List of glaciers of Iceland |
Milky Way’s black hole `cooking` hot gas Washington , May 08: | Using ESA’s Herschel space observatory, astronomers have made detailed observations of surprisingly hot molecular gas that may be orbiting or fal... (photo: Creative Commons / Dipankan001) The Siasat Daily Nasa Photos Science Space Wikipedia: Milky Way |
Black widow myth holds true for some male spiders too Washington, May 07: | A new study has found the reversal of the black widow myth. The Black Widow spider gets its name from the popular belief that female spiders eat the... (photo: WN / RTayco) The Siasat Daily Insect Nature Photos Washington Wikipedia: Spider |
60,000 honey bees relocated from Utah cabin (Photos) Yesterday, the Huffington Post reported that bee keeper, Vic Bachman, relocated an estimated 60,000 honey bees from a cabin in Ogden Valley, Utah to his backyard in North... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner Insect Nature Photos Utah Wikipedia: Honey bee |
Nectar-feeding bats use erectile tissue in tongues to feed Live Science reported today that nectar eating bats use erectile tissue, similar to that found in mammalian penises, to feed. | Researchers studied high speed camera foot... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner Mammal Nature Photos Science Wikipedia: Bat |
Sarah Brightman plans on upcoming space journey If you called Sarah Brightman a space cadet, it would probably make her smile. | That's because she plans on becoming the first recording artist to venture into space en ... (photo: Creative Commons / Jiazi) Austin American Statesman Artists Photos Singer Space Wikipedia: Sarah Brightman |
Mars Curiosity rover back to work after break Washington: NASA's Curiosity rover is back in business after a weeks-long communication gap caused by solar interference. The rover had been on its own since early April,... (photo: NASA / JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems) Deccan Chronicle Nasa Photos Solar Space Wikipedia: Curiosity (rover) |