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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Speeding galaxies warped by space winds

September 30, 2009 – 11:17 pm

The spiral galaxy NGC 4402 is being stripped of its gas content as it moves through the Virgo Cluster, giving it a curved or convex appearance.A newly released set of images from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed strong winds ripping through a pair of galaxies, distorting their shape and halting star formation.

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NASA Mercury probe snaps several new images

September 30, 2009 – 11:15 pm

Looking toward the horizon, smooth plains extend for large distances, similar to volcanic plains seen nearby during MESSENGER's second flyby of MercuryA NASA spacecraft that completed its third and final flyby of the planet Mercury yesterday, snapping new pictures of the innermost planet, had a small data hiccup that has delayed release of the images, mission engineers said today.

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Effigy video on Facebook burns 2 Wis. deputies

September 30, 2009 – 10:38 pm

One eastern Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy has resigned and another has been demoted after a video on Facebook showed them and others burning a dummy in a department uniform.

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Virus-like particles may fast-track vaccines

September 30, 2009 – 10:14 pm

Virus-like particles could dramatically accelerate the process of creating vaccines, according to Novavax, Inc. This technology could not only speed up vaccine production, but also save hundreds of thousands of lives.Virus-like particles, mere shells of actual viruses, can be used to create vaccines in weeks instead of months, according to Novavax Inc. of Rockville, Md.

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U.S. to share Internet oversight with others

September 30, 2009 – 8:59 pm

As Internet use expands worldwide, the United States said Wednesday it will give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization whose decisions affect how computers relay traffic such as e-mail and Twitter posts.

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Nearly 6,000 deaths from driver distraction

September 30, 2009 – 8:45 pm

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called distracted driving a “menace to society” Wednesday, kicking off a two-day meeting on preventing drivers from using mobile devices behind the wheel.

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Clown rides rocket to greatest show off Earth

September 30, 2009 – 7:47 pm

A Russian Soyuz-FG rocket booster lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, sending Canadian billionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte and two professional astronauts to the International Space Station.Billionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte rocketed into space in a Russian Soyuz craft on Wednesday, heading for the world’s highest stage.

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Probe zooms past Mercury for last flyby

September 30, 2009 – 12:29 pm

A crescent Mercury shines against the blackness of space in a picture taken by NASA's Messenger spacecraft on Monday during its approach for a flyby.A NASA spacecraft zoomed by Mercury on Tuesday to snap pictures of the planet’s uncharted regions and fine-tune its path through the solar system, one that will ultimately place the probe in orbit around the small, rocky world.

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Re: Lenovo Pocket Yoga Notebook

September 30, 2009 – 11:47 am

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