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Where To Look For The Lyrid Meteor Shower Tonight

by Bryan Ames 21 April 2012

Where To Look For The Lyrid Meteor Shower Tonight The Lyrid Meteor shower peaks tonight (Saturday 21stApril), with most meteors being seen in the early morning a few hours before sunrise on Sunday 22nd April. Check Out This Awesome 3D Astronomy Software! All meteor showers result as the Earth passes through the debris field of [...]

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New Waterworld Planet Found

by Bryan Ames 22 February 2012

Scientists have discovered a new “waterworld planet” adding to the hundreds of exoplanets already discovered by amateur astronomers and exo-planet researchers. The planet has displayed characteristics akin to a steamy water world shrouded in atmosphere, according to observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope. Dubbed “GJ 1214b”, the planet is said to be bigger than [...]

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The Top Ten Weirdest Old-School Video Games

by Bryan Ames 17 June 2011

Do you remember the game that was the weirdest video game ever? One of the first whacked-out video games I remember playing was Alex Kidd in Hi-Tech World on the Sega Master System. In a complete departure from the other games in the Alex Kidd franchise, this one had a load of crazy characters that [...]

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Exclusive! How To Make The Best DIY Solar Panels From Scratch

by Bryan Ames 13 June 2011

When you are trying to find the best diy solar panels system there are a few things you need to take into account. Cost: There’s no point in looking for the best DIY Solar Panels if all you are going to do is spend way more than you can save on your electricity bill. Obviously, [...]

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Google Releases TV Remote Application for Apple iOS devices

by Bryan Ames 16 March 2011

Google has released an Apple iOS-exclusive application named Google TV Remote App, which would enable the iPod, iPhone and iPad users to navigate and control channels through their voices. The latest Google-release is being framed as a reminder by the company that its Google TV service, which was introduced in October 2010 on Sony Internet TV [...]

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Scientists Discover New Brain Function Enhancing Protein

by Bryan Ames 14 March 2011

University of Edinburgh scientists have discovered a new protein, which according to them will assist the human brain in the transfer of information. In an announcement made yesterday, the scientists also claimed that the discovery could also enhance the medical understanding of neurodegenerative problems. The discovered protein empowers nerve fibers to sustain its functions, which [...]

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Classfied Hi-Tech Space Drone X-37 To Launch Again

by Bryan Ames 3 March 2011

Black Ops enthusiasts and secret spy plane buffs will be abuzz with excitement again come Friday, when the X-37 secret space drone will be launched into orbit once more from Cape Canaveral via the Atlas V rocket program. The classified half-plane, half space vehicle has created plenty of internet chatter as its elusive applications are [...]

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Huge Thighed Dinosaur Recognized as New Species

by Bryan Ames 23 February 2011

Palaeontologists in the US have reclassified a dinosaur first discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in 1994 as a new species. The fossilised bones of the prehistoric monster, dubbed “thunder thighs” because of the huge bone plates protruding from the front of the hips, was found in Utah by John McIntosh, a renowned sauropod expert. [...]

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Discovery’s Final Voyage To Carry Humanoid Robot

by Bryan Ames 22 February 2011

The space shuttle Discovery is set to fly its retirement mission on Thursday, 26 years after its maiden voyage. The shuttle’s final voyage was previously slated for November 2010, but engineers found structural flaws in the foam and, more worryingly, aluminum panels of the external tanks. Poor weather had earlier pushed the launch back, before [...]

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The Sun Awakes – Flare Could Provide Aurora Light Show

by Bryan Ames 16 February 2011

All of the weathermen have been telling us that we are at a period of solar minimum, where the recent snowstorms and cold winters across North America and Europe have been right on cue, due to the lack of activity on our native star. Today, however, the largest solar flare in at least four years, [...]

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