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The difference a camera and telescope makePictured above is Omega Centauri, a globular star cluster that orbits the Milky Way galaxy and that has millions of stars in a sphere 150 light years across (150 light years is a bit more than 34 times the distance of the Sun from the nearest star). On the left-hand side is an image taken by an ... |
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Hubble Captures Images of Rare Mammoth StarsThe Hubble Space Telescope captures images of giant stars 7,500 light years away from Earth in our galaxy. The stars are actually clusters of two and three stars that emit ultraviolet radiation, which gives them a blue cast. ... |
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Deaths in Iraq [Deltoid]I think it is worthwhile to update James Wimberly's comparison of surveys of deaths in Iraq. In the table below death tolls have been extrapolated to give a number of deaths due to the war up to Oct 08. SurveyViolent deathsExcess deaths ILCS160,000 Lancet 1320,000470,000 IF... |
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Cellphone clusters give traffic jams awayMapping GPS data from mobile phones carried by vehicle occupants can help road users avoid congested areas ... |
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blank decencyBlank Decency The capital of Norway, Oslo, has well lit clean streets swept clear of humanity; you’ll see clusters of people here and there sat inside plastic tents- pavement cafes- smoking tobacco. And now that it’s illegal to buy sex too, ... |
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Eco-Tools Makeup Brushes for Your Eco-Friendly MakeupImage source: Eco-Tools Now that you've slowly updated your makeup stock to include eco-friendly and lead-free makeup, why not also update your brushes with ones made from sustainable and recycled materials by Eco-Tools. We've railed against the untested and toxic chemicals found in common make ... |
