ESA’s Cluster was in the right place and time to make a shocking discovery. The four spacecraft encountered a shock wave that kept breaking and reforming – predicted only in theory. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

From story:
"He chose a 42-inch katana, a Japanese samurai sword, and went inside to confront Lee Alexander, a 25-year-old ranch hand from Polk County who was convicted in 2000 of a lewd and lascivious act on a person under 16. Less than 15 minutes later, Alexander was dead." picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

More than 100 nations have reached an agreement on a treaty which would ban current designs of cluster bombs.

"Current Designs"?? Doesn't that just defeat the object? picked by thenegativeone 5 months ago

UC Irvine scientists have discovered a cluster of galaxies in a very early stage of formation that is 11.4 billion light years from Earth – the farthest of its kind ever to be detected. These galaxies are so distant that the universe was in its infancy when their light was emitted. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A distant galaxy cluster has turned into a giant particle accelerator, spinning electrons over vast distances at high speeds. Scientists discovered this phenomenon by observing highly energetic X-rays emanating from the Ophiuchus cluster of galaxies. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Astronomers have glimpsed the largest cluster of galaxies ever seen in the distant, early universe. The discovery of this far-off group, estimated to contain as much mass as a thousand large galaxies, offers further proof of the existence of the enigmatic force called dark energy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space. Now, ESA’s formation-flying quartet of satellites, Cluster, has discovered the physical mechanism that is driving the escape. It turns out that the Earth’s own magnetic field is accelerating the oxygen away. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

With the conventional theory of gravitation, based on Newton’s ideas and refined by Einstein 92 years ago, dark matter helps to explain the motion of galaxies, and clusters of galaxies, on the largest scales. Now two Canadian researchers suggest that the motion of galaxies in a distant cluster is more easily explained by a Modified Gravity (MOG) theory than by the presence of dark matter. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

There are 45 sex offenders living in one small Long Island town, 17 on the same block, 7 in a single suburban ranch. Inside a sex-offender cluster. picked by misswinkle 9 months ago

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image of NGC 3603, a giant nebula hosting one of the most prominent massive young clusters in the Milky Way, thus supplying a prime template for star formation studies. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The orbiting X-ray telescopes XXM-Newton and Chandra have caught a pair of galaxy clusters merging into a giant cluster. The discovery adds to existing evidence that galaxy clusters can collide faster than previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

These skills are not rocket science, but they are NOT something you’re going to figure out on your first flight while you’re drifting toward the high tension lines and imminent crispy-critterhood! Fly safely! picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Snopes says 'yup." picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Oldest living tree cluster reveals every climate change that ever occurred.

Theme pic is not an actual photo. I can't find one. picked by deEPCHill 6 months ago

Lock up your kids. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Okay, we have already had simple harmless mooning be labeled a sex offense, not it looks like the old 70's prank of streaking will also result in being labeled a Sex Offender with all the lifetime troubles that entails. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Shaved body hair and used makeup in order to look younger. picked by videoguy 2 years ago

Now facing 6 years in prison and sex offender status. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Jülich scientists have made an important step on the long road to artificially imitating photosynthesis. They were able to synthesise a stable inorganic metal oxide cluster, which enables the fast and effective oxidation of water to oxygen. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago