Well, belated happy system administrator day. Here is advice to employees on the proper use of the System Administrator's valuable time. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Planets may be present in a quadruple star system 150 light years from Earth, according to Spitzer Space Telescope observations. The system, called HD 98800, consists of two pairs of stars in which the partners in each pair orbit one another closely. The pairs themselves travel around each other on a very elongated path. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Radar images have shown that a near-Earth object is actually a triple system; an asteroid with two small moons. NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on June 12 and 14, 2009, revealed the new information about Asteroid 1994 CC. It came within 2.52 million kilometers (1.56 million miles) on June 10. Prior to the flyby, very little was known about this celestial body. 1994 CC is only the second triple... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

It would indeed be quite a spectacle to wake up to more than one Sun every day for us who have only one. This sight may entirely be possible to view around the young binary star system V4046 Sagittarii, as new images from the Smithsonian’s Submillimeter Array (SMA) have confirmed the existence of a molecular cloud - which could harbor, or later produce planets - orbiting the twin stars. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Create your own system of planets. Change the direction and velocity of celestial bodies and keep them within your stars gravitational pull. Be sure to "select preset" at the top right & "set number of bodies" at bottom left. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a dusty star system being soaked with a "steamy rain" of water vapor.
DUPE picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Astronomers said Wednesday that they had found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light-years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that really looks like our own, with outer giant planets and room for smaller inner planets.

They also found signs of Elvis and Amelia Earhart. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

The U.S. government has warned that the worldwide network of satellites that make up the Global Positioning System (GPS) could fail by 2010 - affecting millions of people around the globe. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Someone is disposing of placentas in the sewage system and authorities in central Illinois just want it to stop picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Police and school officials say a buddy system at one inner-city school likely saved a Grade 3 girl from a more violent attack in a washroom. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

Okay, you're opening an art studio so you figure you better get a top-quality security system. You spend $300,000 on the system, but you figure it's worth it. Well thieves thought it was worth it too when they stole the $300k system! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

As an attempt to stop the devastating caused by the 2004 Tsunami, Indonesia today unveiled their monitoring system which will be able to alert authorities to the impending disaster within 2 minutes.

Already there are concerns about its operation and functionality picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

For several years now the notion of an operating system from Google has had geeks around the world drooling. From the rumoured (and debunked) Linux variant Goobuntu to Android on Smartbooks, speculation has been rife. Today Google made an official announcement that their own OS is coming. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

NASA has awarded 1.2 million US dollars to an Ohio State University research team over the next three years to develop a navigation system that will feel a lot like GPS to the astronauts that use it. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

For the first time, astronomers think that they've found evidence of an alien solar system around a star close enough to Earth to be visible to the naked eye. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Jürgen Stumpf owns three wine bars in Berlin that operate on the honor system. For the price of 1€ (about $1.50), you rent yourself a glass and get to sample as many of the wines as you want. At the end of the night you throw some bills or coins into a big jar, the amount based on what you think is fair. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Today, you will learn how to install Ubuntu Gutsy (as a second operating system) on your PlayStation 3 gaming console. For those of you who think for a second (and who are scared) that this will replace their PS3 operating system, well you guys are wrong, because this will NOT erase your PlayStation 3 native operating system (called XMB) and it will run as an alternative OS on your PS3 console. Re... read full post picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

Where do we come from? The answer varies depending on how far back you want to look. Researchers are studying the oldest meteorite grains to figure out the origin of our solar system. Some of the planet-making material may have resulted from another galaxy smacking into ours. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A team of international astrophysicists, including Dr Maria Lugaro from Monash University, has discovered a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system.

The team has found that radioactive nuclei found in the earliest meteorites, dating back billions of years, could have been delivered by a nearby dying giant star of six times the mass of the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Samples taken from the Tagish Lake meteorite, discovered in 2000, have revealed evidence of organic matter that predates our Sun and Solar System, according to the study, published in today's edition of the U.S. journal Science. picked by teaya21 3 years ago