If you’ve ever looked at the moonless night sky from a spot where the air is clear and city lights are far away, you’ve seen the Milky Way — a band of stars so dense and so distant that they merge into a hazy ribbon of light.
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Russia Wants a Finger on Europe’s Nuclear Shield
On Friday, before an audience of military officers from around the world, Russia’s top generals made a startling admission of weakness.
Rio: Birds of a Fabulous Feather
It’s a toga party at the Tiki Room. In the first minutes of Rio, the new animated feature from 20th Century Fox’s Blue Sky studio, the 3-D screen explodes in a riot of tropical plumage.
Environment: The Great Western Drought of 1977
At midday, Wheat Farmer Clyde Eveleigh stared out his front window near Ulysses, Kans. His yard light, which turns on automatically when the sky darkens, glowed dimly through clouds of gritty dust
U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Attacked by Militants
U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Attacked by Militants PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In the most direct attack on an American facility in Pakistan in years, militants mounted a multipronged assault against the United States Consulate in this northern city on Monday, using a truck bomb, machine guns and rocket launchers, Pakistani and American officials said. At least […]
Beckham loan move to Milan ‘very probable’
David Beckham looks set to rejoin AC Milan on loan after the vice-president of the Serie A giants claimed it was “very probable” that a deal would be reached to secure the services of the soccer icon. Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Beckham sparked controversy last season when he extended his loan with Milan until June and missed the start of the Major League Soccer season in the United States
Will airports screen for body signals? Researchers hope so
The days of being able to walk through airport security checkpoints while wearing shoes and a jacket could return if an experimental program proves successful, some Department of Homeland Security officials say. The Homeland Security-funded project is Future Attribute Screening Technology, or FAST