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Not a Quirk But a Quark ... a Quark Star!
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Astronomers recently announced that they have found a novel explanation for a rare type of super-luminous stellar explosion that may have produced a new type of object known as a quark star.
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'Star Trek Online' to beam gamers to the bridge
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The most iconic setting in "Star Trek" almost didn't make it into the series' online video game.
Crikey steveirwini! Snail honour for late Aussie star
Nov 13, 2009 |
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An Australian scientist has paid an unusual tribute to late conservation star Steve Irwin by naming a rare species of snail "crikey steveirwini".
Samsung Launches Open Mobile Platform: Samsung Bada
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Samsung Electronics today announced it will launch its own open mobile platform, Samsung Bada [bada] in December. This new addition to Samsung’s mobile ecosystem enables developers to create applications for ...
Xbox Live boots pirate videogame players; will link to Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm.
Two Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres found -- but they're stars not planets
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astrophysicists at the University of Warwick and Kiel University have discovered two earth sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres - however there is a bit of a disappointing snag for anyone ...
10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...
A faraway planet intrigues: Exoplanet with extremely tilted orbit raises new interest in stellar astronomy
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two teams of astronomers have found a planet outside the solar system that might be orbiting backwards compared to its star's rotation, a discovery that could shed light on how unique the ...
Many computer users hesitate to ride the Wave
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Google's latest brainchild, Google Wave, is all the rage among bleeding-edge technology enthusiasts. But corporate information technology executives say that while they're intrigued by Wave -- a replacement ...
Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Into its second week in orbit, Proba-2's spacecraft platform has proven to be in excellent health. This leaves the way clear for commissioning the many new technology payloads aboard the mini-satellite, ...
Exoplanets Clue to Sun's Curious Chemistry
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A ground-breaking census of 500 stars, 70 of which are known to host planets, has successfully linked the long-standing "lithium mystery" observed in the Sun to the presence of planetary systems. ...
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