Friday, 19 November 2010

'Alien' planet detected circling dying star

The planet circles a sun which belongs to a group of stars called the "Helmi stream" which are known to have once belonged to a separate dwarf galaxy.

This galaxy was gobbled up by the Milky Way between six and nine billion years ago in an act of intergalactic cannibalism.




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'Alien' planet detected circling dying star

The planet circles a sun which belongs to a group of stars called the "Helmi stream" which are known to have once belonged to a separate dwarf galaxy.

This galaxy was gobbled up by the Milky Way between six and nine billion years ago in an act of intergalactic cannibalism.




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Thursday, 28 October 2010

Who, What, Why: How is Keith Richards still alive?

The key to survival was not being greedy and having very good quality gear, says Keef.




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Saturday, 16 October 2010

Five Minutes With: Seal

Just don't mention the drug dealing




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Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Good Dancing, Bad Dancing

Both dances look insane.




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Saturday, 21 August 2010

How to create a new identity online

You've got to be online.




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Thursday, 19 August 2010

Rampaging bull injures 40 in Spanish arena

Most of the injured were treated for cuts and bruises, officials in the northern town of Tafalla said.

But nine people were taken to hospital in nearby Pamplona.

Among them was a 10-year-old boy who apparently suffered multiple bruising when the bull fell on him, and a 24-year-old who was gored




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Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Monday, 12 July 2010

World Cup winner Paul the octopus given trophy

Paul the oracle octopus. Nine brains!




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Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Goce satellite views Earth's gravity in high definition

Animated map of gravity around the world. Courtesy of Esa.




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Sunday, 27 June 2010

'I built a nuclear fusion reactor in New York City'

Mark Suppes is an amateur nuclear physicist who has created a homemade nuclear fusion reactor in Brooklyn, New York.

He is part of a growing community of "fusioneers" - amateur science junkies who are building such reactors for fun, and with an eye to helping solve the world's energy crisis.




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Monday, 31 May 2010

Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

10 civilians died... a massacre.




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Sunday, 30 May 2010

Rave-goers descend on coast

An illegal gathering of 2,500 people in Pembrokeshire.




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Thursday, 27 May 2010

First human 'infected with computer virus'

A British scientist says he is the first man in the world to become infected with a computer virus.

Dr Mark Gasson from the University of Reading contaminated a computer chip which was then inserted into his hand.

The device, which enables him to pass through security doors and activate his mobile phone, is a sophisticated version of ID chips used to tag pets.

In trials, Dr Gasson showed that the chip was able to pass on the computer virus to external control systems.

If other implanted chips had then connected to the system they too would have been corrupted, he said.




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Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Lurcher befriends Cornish fox cub in Portreath

Jack's owner Gary Zammit said: "They just play fight - there's never any malice in it."




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Friday, 7 May 2010

Boris Johnson: Tories must be meat in coalition sausage

Extending the metaphor gastronomically




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Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Gaza holds its own World Cup



Gaza residents have held their own version of a famous football tournament - calling it the "Gaza World Cup", with 16 teams of local and international players competing for a trophy made of twisted metal and iron from last year's war with Israel.

Thousands of fans watched as athletes began competing for the title within various 'international' teams, including America, Italy and Germany.




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Sunday, 2 May 2010

Paul Hart emotional after Palace draw relegates Owls

Palace stay up despite being docked points for going into administration




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