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How electricity's made not as important as how it gets to the outlet Published: Sun, May 20, 2012 SOCIETY frets so much about how electricity is made (gas vs. coal vs. wind vs. etc.) and so little about how power leaves the generating plant. At the other end, customers fret so much about outages caused by the weather's effect on residential lines and so little about how power gets to a neighborhood in the... Read More
Stargazing: Dark matter remains a mystery Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 Eighty percent of the university is made up of stuff that we have little understanding of, so little that we simply call it “dark matter.” We can't see it. It doesn't interact with ordinary matter in ways that we currently understand, but we know it's there because we can easily measure the effects of its... Read More
Mayan calendar predictions had frightening accuracy, author says Published: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 We’re one year from the end of the Mayan calendar, and “doomsday” is on most everyone’s lips, especially given the deteriorating global economy, devastating natural disasters and uprisings from Egypt to Oakland. But few people know much more about the ancient Central American civilization, the significance... Read More
Is life an accident? (Part II) Published: Mon, Nov 14, 2011 "I would tell people to look at all the beautiful things around you: the birds, the trees, the sky, flowers and your family. How could such beautiful things be caused by an accident?" asks Anna, age 9. Design demands an intelligent designer. If you found a functioning mechanical hand, would you think that it had... Read More
Light streaks across sky in Arkansas, Oklahoma Published: Wed, Jan 12, 2011 Authorities on both sides of the state line say they have received calls about the as-yet mysterious light that was seen Tuesday night. Among those who spotted it was Cara Hunnicut, a dispatcher in Scott County in Arkansas. She said the object was bright and "it was like the sky just lit up for a split second."... Read More
Astronomers say they've found oldest galaxy so far Published: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronomers believe they've found the oldest thing they've ever seen in the universe: It's a galaxy far, far away from a time long, long ago. Hidden in a Hubble Space Telescope photo released earlier this year is a small smudge of light that European astronomers now calculate is a galaxy... Read More
Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Updated: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Juuuust right. Not too far from its star, not too close. So it could contain liquid water. The planet itself is neither too big nor... Read More
Horoscopes
August 17, 2010
 Updated: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 The sun and the moon are both in fire signs, and the excitement is palpable. People are prone to riskier behavior under the Sagittarius moon, except they don't usually see it that way. The high dives of life just don't seem as scary during the adventurous Sagittarius lunar transit, and so more people are prone to... Read More
Horoscopes
July 11, 2010
 Published: Sun, Jul 11, 2010 The new moon in Cancer and the solar eclipse will stir up intense emotions. On the one hand, it's good to know we care so deeply. On the other hand, there is such a thing as caring too much, especially if it causes us to move beyond our personal boundaries. Don't fly off the handle. Ride out the feelings, and trust... Read More
Stargazing From Hawaii's sacred mountain Updated: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 Since 1970, when the University of Hawaii was awarded a grant to construct an 88-inch telescope on Mauna Kea Mountain, 13 more astronomical telescopes have been built representing not only Hawaii and the United States, but also Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Taiwan and... Read More
Rain possible through Wednesday Published: Sun, Oct 12, 2008 The first two days of the work week will be soggy across much of Oklahoma. According to the National Weather Service, a strong storm system and cold front will continue moving southeastward into the central and southern Plains just as moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Norbert speed northward. The result... Read More
Storm system moving slowly to Oklahoma Published: Sat, Oct 11, 2008 A strong storm system will take its time getting to Oklahoma. The National Weather Service said precipitation began increasing Saturday over the high Plains west of the state, as the system progressed slowly to the east and picked up moisture from remnants of Hurricane Norbert. Ahead of the system, showers and... Read More
Mars lander finds minerals suggesting past water Updated: Thu, Jun 26, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported Monday. Soil experiments revealed the presence of two minerals known to be formed in liquid water. Scientists identified the... Read More
Astronomers Find a Hole in the Universe Updated: Fri, Aug 24, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light years across of... Read More
Plan Would Add Planets to Solar System Published: Wed, Aug 16, 2006 PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- The universe really is expanding - astronomers are proposing to rewrite the textbooks to say that our solar system has 12 planets rather than the nine memorized by generations of schoolchildren. Much-maligned Pluto would remain a planet - and its largest moon plus two... Read More
Newfound moons of Pluto named; Hubble fix made Updated: Tue, Jul 18, 2006 Two moons photographed for the first time in 2005 by the Hubble Space Telescope now have names. The designation came a few days after the main camera on Hubble unexpectedly shut down. The International Astronomical Union (IAU), the recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies, recently... Read More
Jupiter storms graphics Updated: Wed, Jul 5, 2006 Jupiter's Great Red Spot (pictured here in the upper middle of the planet) and another large storm Oval BA, nicknamed "Red Jr.," (pictured to the upper right of the Great Red Spot) are brushing past each other this July. The storms are not expected to merge into one storm, but Oval BA's shape may be a little... Read More
Library schedules planetarium show Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 NORMAN -- The stars will be out during the day this week at the Norman Public Library. Library officials will turn the Lowry Room into a planetarium Wednesday with the help of Eileen Gryzbowski, a Norman North High School science teacher. Gryzbowski will be the tour guide for the solar system, taking visitors on a... Read More
Voyager 2 to pass outermost layer Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 SPACE -- Voyager 2 could pass beyond the outermost layer of the solar system, called the "termination shock," sometime within the next year, scientists announced this month. The milestone, which comes about a year after Voyager 1's crossing, comes earlier than expected and suggests to scientists that the edge... Read More
Like stars, we group with others Updated: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 Generally speaking, people like to be around other people. We group together in malls, stadiums, housing additions and other places. Stars group together, too, at least at birth. Virtually all stars, the sun included, formed in groups called star clusters. Stars are born within a huge cloud of gas and dust in... Read More
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