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New planet discovered in Milky Way

January 26, 2006 Astronomers have located a planet toward the center of our galaxy that they say is five times the size of Earth. TAGS: planet, scientist, star, mass, discovery, Australia

Images: The faraway comet and the gigantic planet

May 3, 2005 Scientists capture their first photo of the comet Tempel 1. Also: A planet with five times the mass of Jupiter. TAGS: planet, photograph

Pluto: And then there were eight

August 24, 2006 The solar system's far-flung rock becomes a "dwarf planet." Three other contenders have lost out, too. Images: The planetary losers TAGS: planet, Prague

Textbook publishers grapple with Pluto demotion

August 24, 2006 Teaching about the new solar system? Might want to use the Net for reference--it could be years before most science books are updated. TAGS: Pearson Education Inc., planet, publisher, teacher, Wikipedia, state, blog

NASA preps spacecraft, hygiene tips for Mars

December 17, 2004 More Mars trips are coming, and its rocks will be here in 2014, but ruling out the possibility of alien germ contamination is a priority. TAGS: contamination, planet, scientist, sample, Phoenix Technologies

Mars rovers showing signs of age

December 6, 2005 The Mars rovers are getting creaky. But they have far exceeded expectations and presented evidence of water on the red planet. Photos: Mars rovers still chugging TAGS: scientist, planet, water, vehicle, conference, component

Astronomers count Pluto out

August 24, 2006 Forget what your science textbook taught you about the nine planets--Pluto doesn't loom large enough any more. TAGS: planet

Getting charged up over service stations

October 31, 2007 Shai Agassi has a plan to create a network of service recharge stations for electric cars--and $200 million to make it happen. TAGS: Shai Agassi, mile, battery, car, planet

Tsunami moves North Pole, shortens daytime

January 14, 2005 Earth's shape was changed in the giant wave-inducing earthquake, shifting the day's length and the planet's spin. TAGS: planet

Google Earth gazes into deep space

August 22, 2007 New mode shows moons, planets, stars and galaxies as seen from the Hubble Space Telescope and Earth's leading observatories.Images: Google Earth beams you into space TAGS: Google Earth, constellation, Google Inc., planet, satellite, icon

Green jobs will clean up the economy, communities

November 19, 2007 Attorney Van Jones pushes for a green "New Deal" to revitalize the economy, the environment, and underserved communities. TAGS: Van Jones, economy, revolution, renewable energy, planet, community, opportunity, attorney, worker, California

Open-source project treads on Google Maps turf

November 13, 2006 Volunteers with GPS devices aim to map the planet and loosen the grip of government on geographic data. TAGS: Google Maps, planet, open source, volunteer, Wikipedia, Wiki, London, U.K., Britain, map, GPS, Google Inc.

NASA scoops up planetary details on Jupiter flyby

October 9, 2007 NASA releases details about its robotic flyby of Jupiter, which rendered rare glimpses of the solar system's biggest planet and one of its moons.Images: New findings from Jupiter TAGS: moon, ring, planet, scientist, size

Green IT: Do it for the money, if nothing else

November 22, 2006 Businesses that haven't audited their IT-related energy usage are missing out on financial benefits, say experts. TAGS: TCO, information technology, planet, decision, Intel, PC

From PlanetQuest, software for stargazers

May 31, 2005 Nonprofit wants to harness the computing power of millions and help people discover new planets and stars. TAGS: computing power, co-founder, star, science, planet, math, Google Inc.

Bacteria froze the Earth, researchers say

August 3, 2005 A deep freeze 2.3 billion years ago may have been caused by bacteria, an insight opening up debate on how climate change operates. TAGS: bacteria, oxygen, carbon, freeze, rock, planet, temperature, researcher, professor

Pluto mission to reveal Jupiter's secrets

January 19, 2007 NASA's fastest spacecraft will use Jupiter as a slingshot to get to Pluto, taking unprecedented photos during its flyby. TAGS: spacecraft, trajectory, moon, planet, sun, scientist, 3D

A long road to a clean planet, academics say

April 21, 2006 As Earth Day nears, Stanford professors say widespread adoption of clean energy alternatives will take quite a bit work. TAGS: hydrogen, CO2, Stanford, planet, professor, transportation, energy, manufacturing, U.S.

Year in review: From the petri dish to outer space

December 29, 2006 In the new space race, tourism's the key to a winning strategy, while in the lab, single-celled creatures are landing high-tech jobs. TAGS: dish, scientist, planet, brain, robot, researcher, photograph

Week in review: Mother Nature on the hot seat

December 15, 2006 Global warming and the tech industry's environmental role were hot topics as scientists met to discuss the Earth, planets and space. TAGS: Week in review, global warming, scientist, planet, reader, conference, Microsoft Zune, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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