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  • April 2008

    • Thawing Arctic Could Set Off Methane Climate Bomb

      Der Spiegel  |  Apr 17, 08 4:08 PM CDT

      Thawing Arctic Could Set Off Methane Climate Bomb

      (Newser) - Climate scientists meeting this week in Vienna are contemplating a terrible prospect—the release of billions of tons of methane gas from the Arctic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. Methane, 20 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, lies frozen in gas hydrates on the ocean floor, but rising global temperatures are loosening the ice’s grip. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • carbon emissions  • greenhouse gases  • methane  • Siberia  • Arctic Sea  • atmosphere

  • December 2007

    • Get Ready for a Light Show

      National Geographic  |  Dec 11, 07 12:39 PM CST

      Get Ready for a Light Show

      (Newser) - This week's incarnation of the annual Geminid meteor shower should be particularly awe-inspiring, reports National Geographic , because it coincides with dark, moonless sky for the first time since 1996. Skywatchers can expect at least 110 meteors per minute, with the best viewing on Thursday and Friday. The peak will be on Friday at 11:45pm EST. More »

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      Earth  • atmosphere  • meteor shower  • comet  • Perseids

  • August 2007

    • Comet Dust Will Light Sky

      Discovery Channel  |  Aug 11, 07 1:46 PM CDT

      Comet Dust Will Light Sky

      (Newser) - Comet debris will light up the sky tomorrow night and Monday morning with shooting stars as Earth passes through the Perseid meteor shower. For the best view, pick a dark spot away from city lights and look east, says the Discovery Channel. "It's going to be a great show," a NASA expert advises. The showers will start around 9 PM EDT tomorrow night and peak at 2 AM Monday morning. More »

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      space  • Mars  • stars  • atmosphere  • meteor shower  • comet  • Perseids

  • July 2007

    • Astronaut Takes Out the Trash, Into Space

      Reuters  |  Jul 23, 07 4:46 PM CDT

      Astronaut Takes Out the Trash, Into Space

      (Newser) - A NASA astronaut hurled two large pieces of space junk—a 1,400-pound reservoir filled with ammonia and a 212-pound piece of video equipment—off the International Space Station and into the Earth's orbit today. NASA does not approve of space littering, Reuters reports, but the agency had no other option. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • ocean  • garbage  • atmosphere

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