Lots of astronomy stuff going on. First, a new gamma-ray observatory is being prepared for launch by NASA. Meanwhile, the existing Chandra X-Ray observatory has observed the reflection of a Mercury-sized object being devoured by the black hole in the centre of our galaxy. New measurements show that the Magellanic Clouds, once thought to be orbital companions of the Milky Way, might actually be independent of our galaxy. India's space programme took a major step launching its first recoverable satellite. A PhD student has hypothesized that the famous 'Pillars of Creation' were destroyed 6,000 years ago by a supernova. However, since they are 7,000 light years away, they still 'exist' for us. Finally, the first triple quasar system has been discovered, previously considered statistically almost impossible.
Also:
- The Russian oil is flowing again through Belarus.
- Today is the 5th anniversary of the use of Guantanamo Bay as a detention facility.
- The US attacks in Somalia may have killed some Canadian citizens.
- Speaking of Canada, the US Defence Department is warning defence contractors about bugged loonies.
- The NYT looks at the the effect of minimum wage laws along state borders with differing minimum wages.
- Four ways the US Congress could stop the war in Iraq, if they really wanted to.
- Judaism starts to go open source.
- Ireland's economy has soared in the past decade, and researchers have found a telling sign of this new prosperity. In a sample of Irish Euro notes, they found that 100% of them contained some trace of cocaine.
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