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Doubt Cast On Existence Of Habitable Alien WorldMoffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2010 Last month, astronomers announced the discovery of the first potentially habitable extrasolar planet. But this week at an International Astronomical Union meeting, doubts were raised about the existence of this exciting new planet said to be orbiting the star Gliese 581. Called 'Gliese 581 g,' the planet was determined to be about 3 times the mass of Earth, meaning it was a rocky world, not a gas giant like Jupiter. Rocky extrasolar planets have been found before, but the unique trait about this p ... read more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 12, 2010 A comet rapidly approaching Earth should put on a good light show when it nears our planet and the sun in late October, U.S. astronomers say. But a NASA spacecraft will get the best view of all when it flies within 430 miles of the icy solar system wanderer on Nov. 4, ScienceNews.org reported. Comet Hartley 2 orbits the sun ever 6.46 years and will come within 11 million miles of ... more 
Paris (AFP) Oct 13, 2010Carbon pollution and over-use of Earth's natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, WWF said on Wednesday. In 2007, Earth's 6.8 billion humans were living 50 percent beyond the planet's threshold of sustainability, according to its report, issued ahead of a UN biodiversity conference. "Even with modest UN pro ... more  
The Hague (AFP) Oct 14, 2010Restored Qing Dynasty musical clocks designed to delight emperors in the Forbidden City and never seen outside China will go on display from Saturday at Utrecht's Speelklok museum. The clocks stored in the Forbidden City's Palace Museum were silent for decades until a team from the Utrecht museum began working with Chinese experts to restore them three years ago. "This exhibition is the ... more |
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China protected Kim's oldest son over attack plot: reportSeoul (AFP) Oct 13, 2010 Aides to the youngest son and heir apparent of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il planned an attack last year on Kim's oldest son but were warned off by China, a report said Wednesday. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper, citing a government source, said close aides of youngest son Jong-Un plotted an attack on Jong-Nam after the leader had picked Jong-Un as heir apparent in January 2009. Jong-Nam has been living mainly in Beijing and the Chinese territory of Macau since falling out of favour with ... read more |
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