January 30, 2008
Mercury’s magnetosphere fends off the solar wind
Mercury’s magnetosphere fends off the solar wind
EurekAlert - U-M’s Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS) on Jan. 14 took the first direct measurements of Mercury’s magnetosphere to determine how the planet interacts with the space environment and the Sun. The solar wind, a stream of charged particles, fills
Alberta to miss climate talks
Globe and Mail - Brendan B from Vancouver, Canada writes: waiting for the token ‘Goracle’ comment from the oil lobby, usually they’re here by now I’ve noticed a slight trend in this reporting. Last article, Stelmach was ‘putting the PM on the defensive’ and now
How to have low-cost kids
News.com.au - Power consumption across TV sets varies widely, but a 42-inch plasma consumes a typical 300 watts compared with the 100 watts of your old cathode TV. Government statistics estimate Australians watch between five and eight hours of television a day.