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Jupiter slips behind the Sun

NASA's STEREO spacecraft sees Jupiter move behind the Sun in this 30 hour animation compressed into just 11 seconds. You can see Jupiter's moons orbiting it!

Tata Motors launch 'Nano', the world's cheapest family car, on March 23 in Mumbai

Tata Motors today said it will launch 'Nano', touted as the world's cheapest family car, on March 23 in Mumbai and bookings will start from April this year. The car was unveiled at the auto expo in...
Tata Motors today said it will launch 'Nano', touted as the world's cheapest family car, on March 23 in Mumbai and bookings will start from April this year. The car was unveiled at the auto expo in Delhi in January 2008 and a function on March 23 ...but the insurance sector is surprisingly quiet because while there is the business potential of insuring lakhs of cars there is much they will have to watch out for.

Ancient Prophecies - Jules Verne

Jules Verne, writer of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, along with many other classic science fiction novels, was able to forsee with imagination the future: Cars, places, submarines, even weapons of mass destruction. Also, space travel. Watch this ten minute clip, complete, hosted by David McCallum.

Cruel Act by the nature!!

Scientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga _ shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet (meters) into the sky above the South Pacific ocean.

Authorities said Thursday the eruption does not pose any danger to islanders at this stage, and there have been no reports of fish or other animals being affected.

Spectacular columns are spewing out of the sea about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the southwest coast off the main island of Tongatapu _ an area where up to 36 undersea volcanoes are clustered, geologists said.

'Flying Car' Makes Maiden Flight

According to Terrafugia, the company that is developing, the transition "roadable aircraft" has made a successful maiden flight.

It has front-wheel drive and fold up wings, and capable of being driven on public roads at highway speeds and will fit in a standard garage.

The vehicle is expected to go on sale as early as 2011 for around $194,000.

Source:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509656,00.html

Photo of the Flying Car

Oceans - Overview

The ocean produces 70 percent of the Earth's oxygen and drives our weather and the chemistry of the planet. Most of the creatures on Earth live in the sea. But our knowledge of the ocean is far outstripped by our impact on it.

STS-119 Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery From T-1 to MECO

On March 15th, 2009 at 23:43pm UTC Space Shuttle Discovery launched to deliver the final truss and solar panel to the International Space Station.
On March 15th, 2009 at 23:43pm UTC Space Shuttle Discovery launched to deliver the final truss and solar panel to the International Space Station.

Space shuttle Discovery STS-119 launch

Space shuttle Discovery STS-119 launch from Kennedy Space Center March 15, 2009

The power of green technology

(March 05)Reuters Said, from the 'zero watt PC' to a smart electricity meter that allows consumers to monitor their power consumption in real-time, Green IT is getting much attention at CeBIT.

The number of vendors at Europe's largest technology trade fair has dwindled due to the global economic crisis but the environmental element of this show has branched out - growing six-fold over last year.

Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan reports.

Air Force One - flying White House

The world's most exclusive airplane, a combination of a luxury hotel and a super-secret military command post, is profiled in this documentary produced by National Geographic. The history of presidential flight, from its beginnings with President Roosevelt making a secret wartime flight in 1943, is covered, and particular attention is appropriately given to the historic flight that returned President Kennedy's body to Washington after his assassination. Filmed in the closing months of the Clinton administration, the film features the preparation for a presidential trip, which includes close involvement of the military and antiterrorist specialists of the U.S. Secret Service. The makers of this highly informative film were given unprecedented access to Air Force One, and the footage of the presidential 747 is spectacular.


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Can WiMAX Replace Cable?

Senior Technology Correspondent Gary Krakow reports from Baltimore at the rollout of Sprint's 4G wireless network -- and the possibility that it could soon replace your cable or DSL Internet connection

Illinois Physics Lab searching for "God" particle

A decades old physics laboratory in Illinois finds itself suddenly in the race to help scientists unlock the secrets of the universe. The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory was conceived more than 40 years ago to explore the outer reaches of physics. A much newer atom smasher at European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, was built to make the ultimate discovery, what some call "God Particle."

Tech Week In View - 27th February 2009

Stuart Miles provide a round-up and opinion on the top tech news stories for the week ending 27th February 2009.

Greenhouse Effect - Climate Control and Global Warming

causing climate change? Global warming has suddenly become the hottest environmental issue, and this program clearly explains the science of the greenhouse effect and the evidence that we are causing climate change. The program contains a basic (22 minute) version suitable for all students for middle school and lower high school and also offers an advanced (25 minute) version for senior high students, with in-depth analysis of greenhouse gases and their effects. In addition, there are fascinating extras: ice-core research in Antarctica, how warming threatens coral reefs, carbon capture and storage - how it works.

Time travel one step away!

Two Russian scientists claim a device created to investigate the origins of the universe could become the world's first ever time machine. Scientists say the vast atom-smashing machine at the European Particle Physics Centre near Geneva could create a time tunnel.