Hubble and Swift show that asteroid debris came from collision
Space telescopes Hubble and Swift have proven that the debris that suddenly surrounded asteroid Scheila last year was caused by a collision.
Category: Points of Information
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Budget Crisis Forces Detroit to Cancel Half Its Murders
If only this was true: Budget crisis forces Detroit to cancel half its murders.
Fed chairman Bernanke goes on record: US deficit “not sustainable”
Gee, you’d think he would have noticed this a long time ago: The Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke went on record today to warn that the US deficit “is not sustainable.”
Nazi bomb found near North Sea oil pipeline
Sixty years late: A North Sea oil pipeline is threatened by a World War II Nazi bomb.
Muslim actress poses for Playboy and is threatened with death
Islam tolerance: A Muslim actress posed for Playboy and is now threatened with death.
The little solar sail that could!
The $23-Million Textbook
More details, including images, of China’s proposed space station.
More details, including images, of China’s proposed space station.
The countdown for Endeavour’s last launch has begun
The countdown for Endeavour’s last launch has begun.
Confirmed: one of two tickets for lunar flyby has been sold
Confirmed: one of two tickets for a lunar flyby on a Soyuz has been sold. More here.
Last Typewriter Factory in the World Shuts Its Doors
Technology marches on: The last typewriter factory in the world has shut down.
China looking to public to name space station
China is asking the public to name its space station.