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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Orlando Echo.com http://www.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/10/id/89d96798a39564bd/ en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:37:44 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:37:44 -0400 30 Ace striker Carlos Tevez is dating one of the stars of Ugly Betty's Argentinean version. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/665776/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:21:04 -0400 ANI http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/665776/cs/1/ A massive asteroid might crash into Earth in 2182, scientists have warned. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/665705/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:10:03 -0400 IANS http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/665705/cs/1/ Sydney buses run empty for 19.4 million kilometers a year, which is equivalent to making 50 trips to the Moon. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/665629/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:40:14 -0400 ANI http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/665629/cs/1/ Information Infrastructure Leader Celebrates 10-Year Milestone of First Customer Shipment, and a Decade of Round-the-Clock, High-Performance Production Service for One of the Most Demanding Computing ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333730/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:54:19 -0400 Market Wire http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333730/ STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State University says it has received a $7.5 million grant that will allow it to collaborate with NASA to improve the use and effectiveness of online learning techn... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333401/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:42:16 -0400 Fox 23 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333401/ Some scientists have thought that the Earth's Ice Age conditions 12,900 years ago were triggered by a meteor or comet. But a recent study suggests that the evidence pointing to the ancient impac... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333729/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:25:16 -0400 Yahoo http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333729/ Let's face it: The White House and congressional Democrats live on different life cycles. The Democrats are worried about 2010; the president, about 2012. In politics, that's a lifetime of difference. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37331935/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:22:12 -0400 CNN http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37331935/ This illustration shows a lush green land on the moon inside a crater covered by a dome to protect and feed lunar astronauts while siphoning elements from the moon's regolith. Credit: Pat Rawlings/NAS... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333725/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:03:49 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333725/ BLACK holes do not have a reputation for giving up their secrets, but they could prove instrumental in uncovering exotic particles that are difficult to detect on Earth. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333731/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:02:18 -0400 New Scientist http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37333731/ This illustration shows a lush green land on the moon inside a crater covered by a dome to protect and feed lunar astronauts while siphoning elements from the moon's regolith. Credit: Pat Rawlings/NAS... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37330295/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:46:32 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37330295/ The military will want to use them as reconnaissance and communications platforms. Civilian and scientific programmes will equip them with small payloads for Earth observation duties. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37330287/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:16 -0400 BBC http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37330287/ The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, a monument to Canada’s honoured place in the study of astronomy, has been recognized as a national historic site.That puts the 92-year-old landmark on shared ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37324029/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:36:24 -0400 Times Colonist http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37324029/ Jul 29 2010 WalesOnline The private contractor that handles the bulk of the work servicing Nasa’s space shuttle fleet is notifying 1,400 employees that they will be laid off in the autumn. U... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37323993/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:20:48 -0400 IC Wales http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37323993/ This image of part of the Carina Nebula was created from images taken through red, green and blue filters with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321003/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:56 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321003/ One of the most destructive storms in years struck Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area on July 25, 2010. Strong winds downed trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents wit... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321004/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:55 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321004/ During cryogenic testing, the mirrors will be subjected to temperatures dipping to -415 degrees Fahrenheit, permitting engineers to measure in extreme detail how the shape of each mirror changes as it... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37320998/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:54 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37320998/ U.S. space tourists hoping to buy a ticket for a suborbital flight could expect to pay between $50,000 and $100,000 by 2014, analysts say. For prices to drop that low, the commercial space tourism in... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318794/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:52 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318794/ The death of Hypatia, and the loss of the world's largest collection of scientific and mathematic writings, were factors that contributed to the halt of scientific advances in the West halt for nearly... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321005/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:50 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321005/ Hundreds of extrasolar planets have been found over the past decade and a half, most of them solitary worlds orbiting their parent star in seeming isolation. With further observation, however, one in ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318841/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:49 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318841/ International Space Station (ISS) Commander Alexander Skvortsov responded to a love letter he received in space from a 17-year-old girl from Moscow. The young girl sent a letter to the 44-year-old co... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321006/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:47 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321006/ This "skymap," generated in 2009 from data collected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, shows the relative intensity of cosmic rays directed toward the Earth's Southern Hemisphere. Researchers from ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321007/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:46 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321007/ The European Space Agency is set to become the owner of what could become the most dangerous piece of space debris orbiting the Earth, officials say. The agency will take control of the Envisat satel... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37320999/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:44 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37320999/ On this image, wide expanses of Kieserite, a hydrated magnesium sulphate salt, can be seen. Hydrated implies that water molecules are incorporated into the crystalline structure. Kieserite produces th... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321008/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:41 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321008/ Future manned space exploration will be the province of adventurers rather than state-backed missions, Britain's astronomer royal says. In an interview 40 years after the first manned moon landing, C... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321010/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:39 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321010/ Engineers have conducted a fuel tank check of one of NASA's GRAIL mission spacecraft (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory), scheduled for launch in 2011. Confirming the size and fit of manufactu... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321009/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:37 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321009/ Sea Launch Company, a leading provider of launch services to the commercial satellite industry, has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of EchoStar Satellite Services L.C.C., a wholly owned subsidia... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37320929/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:04:35 -0400 Space Daily http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37320929/ President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The plot had thickened months before. Beep … beep … beep … They w... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321001/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:07:34 -0400 Wired News http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321001/ President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The plot had thickened months before. Beep … beep … beep … They w... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321011/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:07:06 -0400 Wired News http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37321011/ “Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System,” the exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, features a photograph of Jupiter’s moon Io, with an 86-mile-high volcanic plume explodin... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37315717/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:48:45 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37315717/ The 'face' on Mars, a popular landform in Cydonia Region on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Here's a picture you probably won't see in the tabloid racks while waiting in line at... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318020/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:47:33 -0400 Universe Today http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318020/ Shares in Neptune Marine Services fell after it drew a blank to an ASX price query following a run on its shares.The ASX noted in a so-called speeding ticket to the company that its shares had risen f... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318021/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:34:37 -0400 The West Australian http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37318021/ Messages were still appearing yesterday on the Twitter feed of IvyBean104 – but only to relay the news that the woman reputed to be the world's oldest twitterer had died. Ivy Bean, who grew up ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37312569/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:46:13 -0400 The Independent http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37312569/ During cryogenic testing, the mirrors will be subjected to temperatures dipping to -415 degrees Fahrenheit, permitting engineers to measure in extreme detail how the shape of each mirror changes as it... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37315263/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:38:16 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37315263/ During cryogenic testing, the mirrors will be subjected to temperatures dipping to -415 degrees Fahrenheit, permitting engineers to measure in extreme detail how the shape of each mirror changes as it... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311981/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:18:04 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311981/ An artist's conception shows multiple gas giants in orbit around an alien star. A recently detected planetary system has two gas giants in "the tightest system that's ever been discovered." http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311975/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:06:41 -0400 MSNBC http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311975/ Alan Boyle says: "Live fast, die young" may sound like a life lesson, but it’s actually an astronomical observation, borne out by a spectacular image of a hot young star from the European Southe... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311983/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:06:40 -0400 MSNBC http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311983/ A trio of planets converging in the night sky this week and for several nights will give casual skywatchers the perfect chance to easily see and identify worlds they might not normally notice. The eve... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311982/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:06:37 -0400 MSNBC http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311982/ This image of part of the Carina Nebula was created from images taken through red, green and blue filters with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311980/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:12:34 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311980/ PARIS (AFP) – Scientists hit Greenland bedrock this week after five years of drilling through 2.5 kilometres (1.6-mile) of solid ice, a 14-nation consortium announced Wednesday. Ice core samp... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311978/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:19:54 -0400 Yahoo! News http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37311978/ This image of part of the Carina Nebula was created from images taken through red, green and blue filters with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308220/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:51:08 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308220/ A giant black hole spouting energy from inside a galaxy is acting like a cosmic magnifying glass, giving astronomers a clear view of an even more distant galaxy behind it. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308221/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:10 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308221/ Astronomy has come a long way in the 401 years since Galileo turned his first primitive telescope to the sky, so it may be no surprise we see a very different solar system than the field's earl... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308217/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:13:44 -0400 Yahoo http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308217/ what it is. Post your guesses in the comments section, and check back on later at this same post to find the answer. To make this challenge fun for everyone, please don’t include links or extensive ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308219/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:45:35 -0400 Universe Today http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308219/ ","link":"http://www.goldline.com/d/index.html?id=539&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=breitbartticker"},{"title":"Gold Near Unchanged, May Rise on Bargain Buying","link":"http://www.goldline.com/d/inde... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308222/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:13:01 -0400 Breitbart http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37308222/ gas giant planets are bound by their mutual gravitational attraction, and are closer and tighter than any previously discovered set of planets. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305100/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:37:00 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305100/ The racetrack portion of the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition is over and the ultimate winners of this fuel-efficient, car-of-tomorrow contest will be announced in the ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305101/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:36:57 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305101/ A rather large asteroid is on a possible collision course with the Earth, space scientists have revealed. But there is no need to panic – even if an impact date is confirmed, it is not likely to be ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305102/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:30 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305102/ The external fuel tank for the last scheduled space shuttle flight is transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building, back right, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, July 14.... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305079/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:27 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305079/ Like an earthquake in space, so-called spacequakes are temblors in Earth's magnetic field caused by plasma flying off the sun that could help generate the colorful auroras that dance high in Earth's a... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305103/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:09 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305103/ gas giant planets are bound by their mutual gravitational attraction, and are closer and tighter than any previously discovered set of planets. http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305078/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:37:44 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305078/ Space " with Miles O'Brien, but it is a special edition that takes a look at the 35th anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz project with exclusive interviews, and more. There's also a look at Vir... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305098/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:30:40 -0400 Universe Today http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37305098/ On the evening of Aug. 5, Venus, Mars and Saturn will gather in the western sky bracketed by the stars Zaniah and Zavijava in Virgo. All three planets will fit in a 10x50 binocular field, as shown by ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37301179/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:18:41 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37301179/ On the evening of Aug. 5, Venus, Mars and Saturn will gather in the western sky bracketed by the stars Zaniah and Zavijava in Virgo. All three planets will fit in a 10x50 binocular field, as shown by ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37301177/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:19:45 -0400 Space.com http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37301177/ Wolf–Rayet stars are named after the two French astronomers who first identified them in the mid-nineteenth century, and WR 22 is one of the most massive ones we know of. It is a member of a double ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37301178/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:11:54 -0400 Universe Today http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37301178/