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TODAY'S TOP NEWS STORIES Celestial Stars and Stripe Revealed in Hubble ImageIrene Klotz, Discovery News July 3, 2008 -- About 700 years before the birth of America, a dying star exploded, creating a shock wave that blasted through space at nearly 20 million m.p.h. for the next thousand years. Initially, the burst of light was so bright that it could be seen in daylight on Earth, nearly 7,000 light-years away in a constellation known as Lupus. » More Space News Celestial Stars and Stripe Revealed in Hubble ImageEnergy released from an exploding star reveals itself in an image of stars and a stripe.Madagascar Hopes Tourism Saves 'Noah's Ark'Ecotourism may help save the panoply of wildlife in Madagascar.Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock ArtRock art in Australia is matched with early documentations of human tattoos.Mars Lander's Next Bake Test Could Be Its LastThe oven in the Mars lander may only have one more chance to test soil for signs of life.Watermelon Has Viagra-Like EffectWatermelon can help relax the body's blood vessels, similar to how Viagra works.Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria DigAround 4,000 years ago, a skilled acrobat was killed ceremonially in what is now Syria.Cassini Starts Saturn Grad SchoolAfter a four-year tour of Saturn, the Cassini probe is ready for round two.Solar System Dented, Not RoundMillions of textbooks get the shape of our solar system wrong, suggests new research.Carbon Capture Plans Get Reality CheckSchemes to capture carbon dioxide are trickier than they appear, warn experts.Moon Dust: Astronaut Health Hazard?On the moon, dust isn't just an allergen. But how toxic is it? NASA wants to know.Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like DominoesCould melting in Greenland destabilize ice in West Antarctica?In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music MixedStone Age cave dwellers painted where acoustic properties were best.Chameleon Lives Fast, Dies YoungA newly discovered chameleon spends most of its year-long life in its egg.Deeper News Discovery Tech Floating donuts, nano-vaccines, spaceships, and more. Get plugged in.  Discovery Space Check out the other 99.999 percent of the universe.  Carbon Dioxide: Good for Something? Chemists are developing strategies to put CO2 to use making products normally derived from oil.  River Vanished to Build Grand Canyon Before the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon, it was swallowed up by the desert. News in Pictures Cassini's Magical Saturn Tour Since it arrived at Saturn in 2004, the Cassini space probe has sent home more than 150,000 images.  California's Native Species on the Move Bad news for wildflower watchers: California's endemic species have less breathing room than ever.  Mars Phoenix on Ice The latest images from the Mars Phoenix Lander reveal its icy platform below.  Mars Phoenix Delivers First Pictures View images relayed to Earth by the Mars Phoenix Lander. AnimalsArchaeologyDinosaursEarth |
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