Venus is more Earth-like than previously thought-including lightning where theory held that none could exist. Venus is the world closest to Earth in terms of size, mass, distance and chemical makeup, but while Earth is a haven for life, Venus is typically described as hellish, with a crushing atmosphere holding choking clouds of sulfuric acid over a rocky desert surface hot enough to melt lead. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Bruce Maloy heard shots ring out and watched as mass-murderer McLendon peeled out of the parking lot behind him. His decision to pull a U-turn and race off after the killer was both incredibly courageous and very foolhardy, depending on whom you ask. Damage to the front of his vehicle indicates he may have rammed the killer's car before being shot to death 2 miles outside of town. picked by equinox 9 months ago

During the funeral of Edward M. Kennedy on Saturday morning, the longtime senator was remembered as a “happy warrior” by President Obama, a figure of outsized public impact and of enduring private faith in a Mass that seemed as large as the life of the man being commemorated. picked by scififan2715 3 months ago

The star, called HIP 56948, lies a little more than 200 light years from Earth. Its size, mass, temperature, and chemical makeup are all so similar to the Sun's that no measurable differences could be found in high-resolution observations made by the 2.7-metre telescope at the McDonald Observatory in Texas, US. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

How does one weigh a supermassive black hole that is anywhere between a million and a billion times the mass of the Sun? The answer could be as easy as taking a snapshot of its surrounding galaxy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Small figures writhe and wriggle through a seething mass of stinking garbage, searching for something so precious that they scour the towering mounds daily. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Mass Xbox 360 crashing, Forza 2 forum gets over 900 replies picked by punthe 2 years ago

OCZ Technology is putting their neural impulse actuator (NIA) into mass production for shipping next week. The device, aimed at gamers, works by reading biopotentials. 'These include activities of the brain, the autonomous nervous system and muscles — all of which are captured using embrace sensors located on the NIA's headband, amplified and sent to the PC via USB 2.0.' Users of the NIA ... read full post picked by extc68 2 years ago

The Small Dog With Hitler's Head (Canis hitlercephalus) has the body of a small dog, but the head of a mass murdering dictator, and a funny little moustache. Approach with caution. Might bite or gas. The Small Dog With Hitler's Head also has an uncontrollable aggression towards Jews, cats, and Jewish cats. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Remember that little book of tales J.K. Rawling wrote and only published a handful of copies? amazon has just announced that they are taking preorders and the book will be out in time for Christmas! picked by hmtksteve 1 year ago

a non existent article in a non-existent learned journal was dangled as bait. The article reported to scientifically proved that "concerns about manmade global warming are unfounded." Rush and several Blogs ate it up, despite obviously gibberish math and such reference works as "Miocene, Pliocene and Plasticine fossil records for eukaryotic mass on the West African continent... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Small, ultrafaint "hobbit" galaxies recently found hovering around our Milky Way are comprised almost entirely of dark matter, a new study confirms. Dark matter is a mysterious substance scientists think accounts for most of the mass in the universe but that is invisible to current instruments. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

New research suggests that the geological staying power of continents comes partly from their losing battle with the Earth's oceans over magnesium. Because much of the lost mass is dominated by magnesium and calcium, continents ultimately gain because the lighter, silicon-rich rock that's left behind is buoyed up by denser rock beneath the Earth's crust. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Polish construction workers preparing for a luxury hotel unearthed a few bones, then a few more, and then hundreds upon hundreds of skeletons were raised from the earth. There was no clothing found, not even false teeth. picked by equinox 11 months ago

Conservation group Humane Society International (HSI) said Japan's own figures, revealed in secret documents discovered at the International Whaling Commission meeting being held this week, showed the "true, disgusting nature" of the country's whale hunting. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

A team of astronomers from Penn State and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland has discovered a new planet that is closely orbiting a red-giant star, HD 102272, which is much older than our own Sun. The planet has a mass that is nearly six times that of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Astronomers are getting a close-up look at a cosmic eating machine: a spinning black hole that devours the mass equivalent of two Earths per hour, verging on the limit of its feeding ability. picked by bingo 6 months ago

...according to Jack thompson.Jack Thompson is interviewed by David Gregory on MSNBC regarding the Virginia Tech shootings. Apparently, someone in MSNBC's booking department mistook Thompson for a credible, rational source on school shootings. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

Mostly harmless? I think not! Any aliens who receive our old TV and radio transmissions will be raising their tentacles in submission once they get a glimpse of sci-fi’s greatest hitmen and their weapons of mass annihilation. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

US astronomers have discovered the biggest black hole orbiting a star 1.8 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia, with a record-setting mass of 24 to 33 times that of our Sun. The massive newcomer beats the previous stellar-mass black hole discovered October 17 in the M33 galaxy that has 16 times the mass of our Sun. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago