http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virtual_telescope_opens_night_sky/?source=rss Microsoft launches a free tool that allows amateur star-gazers to explore the universe from their computers. Science, Space, Technology, Special Interest, General Special Interest, Regions, North America, United States, Washington, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-05-13T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dark_matter_may_have_been_found_on_earth/?source=rss An Italian team claim to have observed dark matter particles in a detector, replicating an earlier finding, but physicists remain sceptical Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, Europe, Italy 2008-04-17T16:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_s_korean_astronaut_launches/?source=rss South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, blasts off for a sojourn on the International Space Station. Science, Space, Regions, East Asia, South Korea, Science Top Stories 2008-04-08T16:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saturn_moon_hiding_ocean/?source=rss Saturn's moon Titan may have a deep, hidden ocean, according to new data from the Cassini space probe. Science, Space, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-03-24T23:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/avalanches_caught_flowing_on_mars/?source=rss A NASA orbiter has captured the first images of Martian avalanches – melting ice, high winds or a meteorite impact may have triggered the flows Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California 2008-03-04T16:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nearest_stars_wobbles_could_reveal_earths_twin/?source=rss Another Earth may be orbiting the star next door, and we could find it within a few years by monitoring the star constantly Science, Space 2008-02-29T06:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/potentially_habitable_planets_are_common_study_says/?source=rss More than half of the sunlike stars in our galaxy could have terrestrial planets with the potential for life, a new study says. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Space 2008-02-19T08:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_lab_hooked_up_to_space_station/?source=rss A new science lab is attached to the space station, wired and ready. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Space 2008-02-12T19:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/weird_spider_volcanism_discovered_on_mercury/?source=rss Pictures from the MESSENGER mission are revealing never before seen formations and signs that the tiny planet has volcanic activity, NASA announced. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California 2008-01-31T16:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virgin_unveils_spaceship_designs/?source=rss Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. 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Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-10-06T13:06:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/birth_of_an_earthlike_planet_spied_by_spitzer/?source=rss A warm belt of dust around a young star is offering astronomers a glimpse of what Earth might have looked like when it was just beginning to take shape. Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California, Maryland, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-10-05T15:22:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hole_in_ozone_layer_shrinks_30_percent/?source=rss The gaping hole in Earth's ozone layer has shrunk 30 percent in size compared to last year, according to new measurements made by the European Space Agency's Envisat satellite. Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Space, Regions, Europe, France, Netherlands, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-10-04T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mars_rover_reaches_crater_sweet_spot/?source=rss NASA's rover Opportunity has reached its first stop inside a huge Martian crater and was poised Thursday to carry out the first science experiments. Science, Space, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, California, New York, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-28T12:35:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/turkey_noahs_ark_anomaly_gets_a_new_image/?source=rss Three high-tech companies have joined technology in the search for evidence that a 980-foot-long feature on Turkey's Mt. Ararat might be what's left of Noah's Ark. Science, Archeology, Space, Technology, Special Interest, Regions, Europe, Turkey, North America, United States, Texas, Virginia, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-24T12:43:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_google_earth_satellite_to_launch_next_week/?source=rss DigitalGlobe, provider of imagery for Google Inc.'s interactive mapping program Google Earth, said a new high-resolution satellite will boost the accuracy of its satellite images and flesh out its archive. Science, Space, Technology, Business, General Business, Regions, North America, United States, California, Washington D.C., Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-15T13:32:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_heavens_are_only_a_few_mouse_clicks_away_with_google_incs_latest_free_t/?source=rss The heavens are only a few mouse clicks away with Google Inc.'s latest free tool. Science, Space, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, California, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-23T12:39:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/shuttle_lands_safely_despite_damage/?source=rss Endeavour returned to Earth safely Tuesday, ending a nearly two-week orbital drama that centered on a deep gouge in the space shuttle's belly and an early homecoming prompted by a hurricane. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, Florida 2007-08-22T14:03:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/millions_of_basil_seeds_orbiting_earth/?source=rss You'll never guess what was in Barbara Morgan's pocket when she blasted off from Kennedy Space Center last week onboard space shuttle Endeavour. Science, Space, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Texas, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-19T14:21:00-08:00