Hanoi road workers discover ancient structure
A roadwork unit discovered an ancient structure thought to be 800 years old beneath a road under construction in Hanoi.
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A mysterious meteorite, about 2 meters in diameter, has crashed into a motorcycle in the middle of a Siam Square street arousing great curiosity among many young passers-by in Bangkoks premier teen hang-out. Some of the excited teens were seen to be taking photos with the strange rock. [url=http:/...
Human remains found in a 1,400-year-old Chinese tomb belonged to a man of European origin, DNA evidence shows. Chinese scientists who analysed the DNA of the remains say the man, named Yu Hong, belonged to one of the oldest genetic groups from western Eurasia. [url=http://www.inform.kz/showart...
After 12 months of support and hard work by many dedicated members, YAS is very pleased and excited to announce that it's new YAS Observatory has seen it's official Grand Opening, and is now operational. This new YAS Observatory has replaced the previous "hut" observatory, and will be a g...
The Baigong Pipes are a series of pipe-like features found on and near Mount Baigong about 40 km southeast of the city of Delingha, in the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan region. These pipe-like features are cited by various web pages as an example of an out of place artefact, and have been put forward as a poss...
China has successfully launched the Yaogan-2 remote sensing satellite atop a Long March CZ-2D Chang Zheng-2D (CZ2D-8) rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre at 08:12 UT, 25th May 2007. The rocket placed the spacecraft identified as Remote Sensing Satellite No. 2 or Yaogan 2, into a...
Reports from Papua New Guinea say thousands of people on an island off the northeast coast have fled to higher ground fearing a tsunami. According to newspaper reports, locals say a nearby volcano erupted and forced the sea to rise dramatically, destroying several houses.. However, PNG's Geophys...
Stanley Miller, a chemist who showed that, given the right conditions, simple organic compounds can form life, died this week at the age of 77 following a series of strokes. Read more
Title: Spitzer Observations of the New Luminous Red Novae M85\,OT2006-1
Authors: A. Rau, S.R. Kulkarni, E.O. Ofek, L. Yan
M85OT2006-1 is the latest and most brilliant addition to the small group of known Luminous Red Novae (LRNe). An identifying characteristic of the prev...
The Meteorite Museum is located in Northrop Hall on the Main Campus of the University of New Mexico. It houses many meteorites from the extensive collection of the Institute of Meteoritics. The highlight of the Museum is a one-ton piece of the stony meteorite, Norton County, that fell in Kansas in 19...
Mt Nemrut: Eighth wonder of the ancient worldThroughout my whole life I was seen by all to be of my kingdom the most trustworthy guardian, and one who considered holiness to be an inimitable joy. Because of this, great dangers did I unexpectedly escape, and unhoped-for deeds did I skilfully accompli...
The Earth Simulator Centre in Yokohama, Japan, has a new attraction along with its supercomputer: a mini-theatre that will allow scientists to interact with data in three dimensions. The theatre extends the experience of working with complex dynamic systems. "You can place a massless virt...
NASA is developing small, cheap "smart balloons" to monitor weather conditions around rocket pads on launch days. The announcement comes only a few months after a space shuttle fuel tank was severely damaged during a sudden and unexpected hailstorm before a launch. NASA's Kennedy Spa...
