UW undergrads discover more than 1,300 asteroids

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Undergraduate astronomy students at the University of Washington combing through images from a specialized telescope have discovered more than 1,300 asteroids that had never before been observed. That is about one out of every 250 known objects in the solar system.


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Shopping on-line reduces a midnight clear's carbon dioxide

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Holiday shoppers who do most of their gift gathering on-line are saving more than wear and tear on their toes. They are also trimming emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by nearly half a million ...

Mars rovers find new evidence of 'habitable niche'

Dec 21, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet
Inch by power-conserving inch, drivers on Earth have moved the Mars rover Spirit to a spot where it has its best chance at surviving a third Martian winter -- and where it will celebrate its fourth anniversary ...

Soft, green rock plays role in earthquakes: study

Dec 21, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet
A dark green, unusually soft layer of rock known as serpentine, which coats tectonic plates, plays a key role in the emergence of powerful earthquakes, a US-French study said Thursday.

Global warming causing China's glaciers to melt quickly: survey

Dec 21, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet
Global warming has caused some of China's glaciers -- a source for many of Asia's greatest rivers -- to have melted by more than 18 percent over the past five years, state media reported Friday.

LIGO Sheds Light on Cosmic Event

Dec 21, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet
An analysis by the international LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) Scientific Collaboration has excluded one previously leading explanation for the origin of an intense gamma-ray burst that occurred ...