Start of star death captured in nearby supernova
Astronomers using a NASA X ray satellite watched the birth of a supernova in galaxy NGC 2770 about 100 million light years away. The event, seen in X rays then observed by ground telescopes, produced energy rivaling all visible stars in a moment and offers insight into how massive stars explode and die.
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NASA
Earth
Nature
Alicia Soderberg
Princeton University
University of California At Berkeley
Alex Filippenko
Filippenko
Swift
Soderberg
Berkeley
University of California, Santa Cruz
Stan Woosley
Constellation
Lynx
Swiss artist Drossel trains in steel ball on Lake Geneva
German artist Arnd Drossel trains in his steel ball called Inner Balance on Lake Geneva during a Wednesday session in Geneva. He plans a May 23 performance crossing the Rade of Geneva as part of a mental health associations meeting.
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Pearlman jailed for 25 years in $300 million fraud case
Pearlman, founder of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for a decades long investment scam. The judge noted many victims were relatives friends and retirees in their seventies who lost life savings.
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Associated Press
Lou Pearlman
Backstreet Boys
N Sync
U.S
G. Kendall Sharp
Pearlman
Jessica Alba secretly wed Cash Warren in quiet ceremony
Actress Jessica Alba married producer Cash Warren in a discreet ceremony after announcing their engagement in December. The couple, who met on the The Fantastic Four set, welcomed engagement news as Alba nears motherhood while continuing film work.
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Cash Warren
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People.com
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Us Weekly
Chuck
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Harrison Ford Flanks Conservation PSA With Chest Wax
Harrison Ford, 65, appears for a 30 second Conservation International PSA about deforestation and global warming. The actor sits on the charity’s board and agreed to the waxed segment praised by CEO Peter Seligmann for his readiness to participate.
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Associated Press
Harrison Ford
Steve Carell
Spielberg Named Officer in French Legion of Honor
President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded Steven Spielberg the rank of officer in the French Legion of Honor for documenting the Holocaust and aiding Darfur relief. The filmmaker, 61, met Sarkozy at the Elysée Palace after attending the Cannes premiere of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Harrison Ford.
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Nicolas Sarkozy
Darfur
Sudan
Spielberg
Sarkozy
Harrison Ford
Notable birthdays for actors musicians and models listed
A mixed list of birthdays includes actor Michael Constantine and actress Anna Belknap among others. Also noted are Dana Williams of Diamond Rio and Naomi Campbell, with other entertainers such as Bernie Taupin and Morrissey in the roster.
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Michael Constantine
Anna Belknap
Ann Cusack
Jeff Foxworthy
Dan Roberts
Donell Jones
Richard Benjamin
Barbara Parkins
Naomi Campbell
Deaths of Canadian rocker John Rutsey and Nobel physicist Willis Lamb
John Rutsey, 55, of Toronto, a founding Rush member, died May 11 from diabetes complications. Willis E. Lamb Jr., 94, of Tucson, a physicist and Nobel Prize winner for physics in 1955, died May 15 from gallstone disorder.
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Rush
Willis E. Lamb Jr
Tucson
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