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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Comet Elenin Won't Kill Us, Says NASA : Discovery News
You may have seen the scary headlines. You may have read those alarming emails. But do you believe it? Just in case, NASA has issued the facts about a comet called Elenin. And no, these aren't the "facts" doomsayers will tell you.
In short, the 3-5 kilometer-wide comet can't hurt us. Really, it can't. It's too small and its closest approach to Earth will bring it 90 times the Earth-moon distance. 90 times the Earth-moon distance. That's a whopping 35 million kilometers (22 million miles) away. Could there be any conceivable impact to our everyday lives by this dirty snowball?
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Japan’s Nuclear Quandary - Council on Foreign Relations
Japan’s Nuclear Quandary - Council on Foreign Relations.August 11, 2011 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
China's Growing Water Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations
China's Growing Water Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations.August 11, 2011 in Ecology | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Washington Ignores Lesson of S&P Downgrade - Council on Foreign Relations
Washington Ignores Lesson of S&P Downgrade - Council on Foreign Relations.August 11, 2011 in Economy | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
ESA Portal - Japan tsunami caused icebergs to break off in Antarctica
via www.esa.int
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