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Monday November 17th 2008

Exoplanets! 21507

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/13/four-exoplanets/

by mrwzrd Fri Nov 14th, 2008 2:45pm (from bordom.net) [score: 146 | approval: 69%]

In news that has thrown astronomers and space enthusiasts into a tizzy of excitement, two separate research teams announced today that they have taken the first pictures of exoplanets, planets orbiting stars beyond the edge of our solar system. More →

exoplanet, life, nasa, planet, space

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Wednesday June 25th 2008

We are (not) all going to die 18834

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7468966.stm

by El Cap Tue Jun 24th, 2008 11:44am (from bordom.net) [score: 347 | approval: 89%]

The document addresses fears that the Large Hadron Collider is so energetic, it could have unforeseen consequences. Critics are worried that mini-black holes made at the soon-to-open facility on the French-Swiss border might threaten the Earth's very existence. But the report, issued the European Organization for Nuclear Research, says there is "no conceivable danger". More →

Our planet is not at risk from the world's most powerful particle physics experiment, a report has concluded.

armageddon, bbc, collider, news, planet, science

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Friday April 4th 2008

Astronomers see 'youngest planet' 18062

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7326318.stm

by El Cap Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 4:24am (from #bor) [score: 449 | approval: 67%]

astronomy, planet, science

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Friday March 9th 2007

Oops... wrong planet! 13772

http://wrongplanet.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=24312

by jellynail Thu Mar 8th, 2007 5:50am (from #bor) [score: 1856 | approval: 71%]

The video thread at WrongPlanet.net, a help and community forum for people with Asperger's Syndrome, their family, friends and... fans? More →

asperger, aspergers, autism, planet, wrong

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Tuesday October 10th 2006

Planet enters 'ecological debt' 10468

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6033407.stm

by oblio Mon Oct 9th, 2006 3:54pm (from #bor) [score: 308 | approval: 100%]

Rising consumption of natural resources means that humans began "eating the planet" on 9 October, a study suggests. The date symbolised the day of the year when people's demands exceeded the Earth's ability to supply resources and absorb the demands placed upon it. More →

planet

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Friday August 25th 2006

So long, space rock. 9747

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/08/24/pluto-planets.html

by oweff Thu Aug 24th, 2006 4:29pm (from #bor) [score: 452 | approval: 80%]

Little Pluto, formerly the solar system's smallest planet, has been stripped of its status by the International Astronomical Union, reducing the number of planets to eight. More →

planet, pluto, science, space

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