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Russian Cargo Ship delivered 440 pounds of food for crewmen
MIL/Agencies Dec 30, 2004 Author: Space Report
The two International Space Station crewmembers were forced to cut back rations by 5 to 10 percent last week. They were waiting for the Russian cargo ship to augment the food supply. Due to shortage of food and instructions from the Earth, they reduced their quota of meat and vegetables and ate more sweets and snacks according to U.S. astronaut Leroy Chiao.
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Asteroid has no chance of hitting Earth in 2029
MI/Agencies Dec 29, 2004 Author: Special Correspondence
The Astronomers were doubtful that the asteroid could hit the Earth in 2029 and the people felt panicky. They felt that 2004 MN4 had a 1-in-40 chance of a collision on Friday, April 13, 2029.
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Mystery of formation of Jupiter’s small moons
MIL Dec 27, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
The mystery persists about the small moons of Jupiter, how they were born and why they are so small and of what material they are made of. They are so small that it is very difficult to detect them. The bright glare of Jupiter hide them from all those who wish to observe and catch them in probing cameras.
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Huygens likely to enter Titan’s atmosphere on 14 Jan.
MIL/Agencies Dec 26, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
Scientists at NASA's jet propulsion lab were awaiting to see if a probe could make its meeting with Saturn's largest moon. They have now received a signal confirming that the barbe cue-sized robot craft had separated from its mother ship, the American-built spaceship Cassini.
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Real Probing of Titan’s atmosphere shall be a landmark
MIL/Agencies Dec 26, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
The probe named Huygens is scheduled to hit Titan’s atmosphere before or on 14 Jan. to determine whether the Moon’s surface has lakes or seas of liquid methane and ethane or not. It is fully equipped with instruments that can easily sample the chemistry of Titan’s thick hydrocarbon placed atmosphere.
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Cargo Ship to carry future supplies for International Space Station
MIL/NASA/Universe Today Dec 26, 2004 Author: Special Correspondence
An unmanned Progress cargo shall carry all the supplies to International Space Station in future. Recently food ran short and the supply was needed urgently. The Progress cargo ship was lifted off from Kazakhstan over night with the supplies.
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New Book discusses life on Mars
MIL/Saroul Dec 25, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
New Delhi In the Conference Briefing of SAROUL (Scientific Advance Research of Universe and Life) held here today, there was one main topic of Mars whether there could be any possibility of life on Mars in near future.
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Massive Galaxies are still forming as predicted by Indian Cosmo-Theorist.
MIL Dec 22, 2004 Author: Ashok Kumar Arora
Lagos - An item has appeared in the Universe Today, Space News from Around the Internet that the NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has discovered baby galaxies forming in our relative neighborhood, casting doubt on the theory that only small galaxies were forming this long after the Big Bang.
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Greek Astronomy to Copernicus era?
mil Dec 21, 2004 Author: Saroul
Greek Astronomy has a long history of philosophy. After Ptolemy and especially after the fall of Roman Empire, the world was divided into two major opinions, movements and religions i.e. Christianity and Islam. The main reason was that the people of both religions did not allow any modification in the Greek picture of Astronomy.
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NASA, WMAP and Hubble closer to Theory of Two Big Bangs
MIL Dec 21, 2004 Author: R.Bhambhani
Washington - Scientists who used a robotic NASA probe have determined
to be a precision age that they have measured the Universe.
They say it is 13.7 billion years and also claimed that they know when the stars began to shine.
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How Hindus adopted Astrology as practical Astronomy?
MIL Dec 19, 2004 Author: Sarjatak
In ancient and modern India, Astrology was treated as practical Astronomy right from the Vedic period. The Vedic Seers Vishashtaji, Bhriguji, Parasharji, Sunakaji Maharaj among others measured the Universe and the planets with their own mathematics
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NASA’s Rover supports Two Big Bang Theory confirming Mars has Earth like rocks
MIL Dec 17, 2004 Author: Abdul Malik
NASA'S Spirit Rover strolling through the Columbia Hills at the fringe of the Gusev crater has uncovered a riot of rock forms and geochemical novelties, including a mineral called goethite, which had not been found on Mars before. Cornell astronomer Steven Squyres, Principal Investigator for the Rover science instruments.
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Google to digitalize major print libraries
MIL Dec 15, 2004 Author: Abdul Malik
In a historic move, the Internet search-engine giant, Google announced on Tuesday, that soon it is going to bring major world libraries on line. It is already in agreement with Michigan and Stanford University libraries, archives at Oxford University library (UK), Harvard University, New York Public Library and some other major public libraries, all in US.
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Two Big Bang Theory unfurls Mystery of Space and Dark
MIL Dec 15, 2004 Author: Saroul
The human intelligence acknowledges that the creating force must have been functioning right from the beginning otherwise how could the Universe be created? The majority of Scientists presume that space was created along with the Primordial Fireball or Big Bang in the beginning but there is another theory called ‘Two Big Bangs” which claims that space was already in existence before any explosion occurred.
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Judge Leonie rejects Ad case filed against Google
Mil Dec 15, 2004 Author: Saroul
Alexandria - Federal Judge in Alexandria on Wednesday dismissed a key claim in the
trademark infringement suit filed against Google by Geico, the Auto Insurer owned by Berkshire Hathaway. In the trial, which started on Monday, Geico gave a plea that the Google’s policy of allowing competitors to buy ads linked to searchers for Geico and Geico Direct confuses the Web surfers who look for Geico.
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Cold, dusty discs of debris float around some stars and planets?
MIL (SAROUL) Dec 14, 2004 Author: Arif Nisar
Cold, dusty discs of debris have been clearly detected around stars in other planets – harboring Solar Systems for the first time as revealed by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The finding raises questions about why the discs were found around some stars and not others.
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Solar Energy to be used by Millions in the coming years
MIL Dec 13, 2004 Author: Correspondent
Popular in India and China, thermal or solar energy is gaining popularity in U.S. and Central American as well. The world's largest solar panel irrigation pumping system is being used in America now.
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Linux and beer: Survey results and commentary
newsforce.com Dec 13, 2004 Author:
Linux and Beer survey was conducted by newforge.com. Apparently those who use Linux are more likely to drink beer then any other form of alcohal.
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 | Einstein persuaded President Roosevelt to become a nuclear power
MIL Dec 13, 2004 Author: Science Correspondent
The United States made their first effort in the direction of Fission Process with the encouragement of Albert Einstein. G.B. Pegram of (Columbia University) arranged this historical conference between Fermi and the Naval department in March 1939,where the entire team including Einstein made the first official contact with the White House.
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Frigid Zone beyond Neptune; New discovery
MIL Dec 11, 2004 Author: Science Correspondence
It has been discovered that hundreds of tiny worlds circling beyond Neptune were frozen in time and are almost unchanged since their formation five billion years ago. Astronomers are now even entertaining visions of icy volcanoes on this far away planet. (report 10 December, Times of India)
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