NASA Chandra X-ray space picture dubbed 'hand of God"
news.com.au — WE'VE already seen pictures of his eye ... now we have the first image of the hand of God. A ghostly blue cloud seems to form an outstretched thumb and fingers grasping a ball of fire. The amazing image was taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, which is orbiting 580km above the Earth. More…
Stephen Hawking: Why Isn't the Milky Way Crawling With Life?
dailygalaxy.com — "What are the chances that we will encounter some alien form of life, as we explore the galaxy?" If the argument about the time scale for the appearance of life on Earth is correct, Hawking says "there ought to be many other stars, whose planets have life on them. Some of these stellar systems could have formed 5 billion years before the Earth. More…
Life on Mars?
thesun.co.uk — ALIEN microbes living just below the Martian soil are responsible for a haze of methane around the Red Planet, Nasa scientists believe. The gas, belched in vast quantities in our world by cows, was detected by orbiting spacecraft and from Earth using giant telescopes. Nasa are today expected to confirm its presence in a briefing. More…
Phoenix About to Announce "Potential For Life" on Mars
universetoday.com — It would appear that the US President has been briefed by Phoenix scientists about the discovery of something more "provocative" than the discovery of water existing on the Martian surface. This news comes just as the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) confirmed experimental evidence for the existence of water in the Mars regolith on Thursday More…
2 orbiting satellites collide 500 miles up
news.yahoo.com — Two communications satellites have collided in the first-ever crash of two intact spacecraft in orbit, NASA said Wednesday. The collision occurred Tuesday nearly 500 miles over Siberia. The crash produced a pair of massive debris clouds, and the magnitude of the situation won't be known for weeks at least, said NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries. More…
"Jupiter-sized" comet to streak past Earth tonight
dailymail.co.uk — We have known of its existence for only two years. But if you raise your eyes heavenwards tonight, you might just catch a glimpse of the comet Lulin. Glowing green, it will come within 38million miles of Earth, the closest it has ever been, and about the same distance away as Mars. More…

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