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Nock's Universe (The Daily News of Newburyport) Thousands of gyms across the nation, and hundreds within New England, run things as traditionally and conventionally as the Earth's rotation around the sun. The fitness facility song will remain the same unless something interferes with the trajectory, and completely skews perception, drive and promise. us.rd.yahoo.com
Moo North: Cattle and Deer May Sense Earth's Magnetic Field (Scientific American) Forget cow tipping--next time you want to mess with a bovine friend, try waving a magnet in its face. [More] us.rd.yahoo.com
Galileo's Dialogue (The Globe and Mail) The Earth is not the centre of the universe? us.rd.yahoo.com
About Pogue’s Posts (New York Times) Cellphones, Cameras, Computers and more. Assuming a plane never had to stop to refuel, could it fly around the equator so fast that it never saw the sun set? us.rd.yahoo.com
Quiz Time! Today’s Problem: Chasing Daylight (New York Times) Assuming a plane never had to stop to refuel, could it fly around the equator so fast that it never saw the sun set? Before I reveal his reply, want to take a minute to answer the question in your head, so you can see how you did? us.rd.yahoo.com
GPS Dynamics Modes In Timing Applications Improves Accuracy (ThomasNet) If Time is Critical, GPS Receivers Need to Be Adjusted for Expected Motion to Maintain Accuracy ITS has just released programmable dynamics modes in their GPS receivers. These unique receivers are included in the 6115G and 6055B series of IRIG time code generators and video inserters. Dynamics modes enhance the capability of the company's GPS receivers to maintain GPS lock and timing accuracy of ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Plane that flies on solar power (Los Angeles Times) Swiss adventurers Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg promote their prototype at the Beijing Olympics. They hope they can circumnavigate the world in 2011. It has the wingspan of a commercial airliner, the weight of an automobile and solar panels to provide enough electricity to light a very large Christmas tree. us.rd.yahoo.com
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 August 2008 (SpaceRef) All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. us.rd.yahoo.com
Stargazer: Milky Way galaxy will eventually collide with another, but it's nothing to worry about (Waco Tribune-Herald) Recently Eric and his 14-year-old son, Tristan, of Johannesburg, South Africa, asked in an e-mail: “What would happen if there was another galaxy headed on a collision course with our galaxy? Would we know about it before we were vaporised?” us.rd.yahoo.com
Current Issue: (Technician) N.C. State is traveling to the moon. Or, rather, its designs are. Graduate and undergraduate students and two professors are working with Team Stellar, a team of electrical, computer and aerospace engineers, to produce a rover that will land on the moon. us.rd.yahoo.com
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