World’s largest ground-based space array opens in Chile
In a super-arid desert at an altitude of 5,000
meters, with almost no humidity or vegetation, the world’s largest
ground-based astronomy project opens for business Wednesday ready to
probe the universe with unprecedented might. “What is so very
special about this place is that, right here above our heads, there
is virtually no water vapor.
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Russia to build anti-meteorite shield
Russian officials on Tuesday proposed ideas ranging from
planting beacon transmitters on asteroids to megaton-sized nuclear
strikes to avert the threat from meteor collisions with the Earth.
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‘Chinese dream’ draws int’l attention
The “Chinese dream,” a new hot topic among
Chinese, has drawn international attention from scholars and foreign
policy experts. China's new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping said
during a museum tour last November the Chinese dream meant for him
the “great renewal of the Chinese nation.”
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