Earth's Asteroid Threat and History of Impacts
The text explains asteroid sizes and effects from pea sized meteors to large craters. It notes airbursts, dust clouds, climate impact, and a famed Yucatan impact 65 million years ago that ended the dinosaurs. It mentions the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter containing many remnants from original stardust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Solar System
Mars
Jupiter
Asteroid Belt
Arcturus
Vega
Capella
Edmund Halley
Claudius Ptolemy
Virgo
Dream Machine aims to let people control dreams
London observers report Keith Hearne's Dream Machine uses breathing monitored REM sleep to wake dreamers at the right moment and record lucid dreams. Prototypes have helped 35 participants dream with awareness, though psychiatrists warn mind intrusion could risk vulnerable individuals.
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Britain
Beethoven
Mozart
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Keith Hearne
Hearne
Rushan
Sydney Crown
Royal London Hospital
Jim Horne
Nature
Ultraviolet Trails Guide Kestrels to Vole Prey
Finnish researchers report kestrels use ultraviolet cues to locate voles and other small mammals. Urine and feces mark trails that absorb UV light, creating an invisible highway map the birds can read from the air, aiding hunts during vole population swings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandinavia
Thrift Store Apollo Space Suit Sparks Treasure Hunt
Irwin Rice uncovered an Apollo space suit in an Atlanta Army Navy Store, paying 195 dollars. Smithsonian confirms the suit’s NASA history, dating from 1967 after a program revamp. Rice aims for a million, citing a recent space suit sale as precedent.
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Irwin Rice
Atlanta
Theby
New York
Rice
Clarksville
Tenn
Smithsonian Institution
Lillian Kozleski
Army Navy
Kozleski
NASA
Gox News Service
Ads from The New Yor Times to World Book sources
A cross section of published public notices and commercial placements from major outlets including The New York Times, World Book Encyclopedia listings, and other periodicals. The items vary in purpose from promotions toclassifieds and informational notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Yor Times
Washinngon
Gosmas
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kright-Prdder Tribune
Israel declassifies 1981 Iraq reactor bombing video
The Israeli Air Force Magazine releases a computer disc with footage of the operation that destroyed the Iraqi Osirak reactor near Baghdad. It details F-16 bombers and the lengthy mission over enemy territory, drawing U.N. condemnation and marking aviation history.
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Jerusalem
Iraq
Eshkol & Allis Charlie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earth
Eatheonert Pateraitt
Asteroid
Yucatan
By Simon Hollington
London Observer Service
Aviobowie
Razia Beoum
Bangladesh
Harsingdi
Dhaka
Eamvil
Apollo Rander
Dhenal
Hlyon
KL Franklin
Emaritus
Hayden Planetarium
Aegean
Malis
Mogeum of Science and Technology
Computer Review, Weekly Reports
Aurus
Israel
Ssociated Press
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