January 12, 2008  | IT will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html |
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Stolen Generations Fact Sheet
July 28, 2007  | THE forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was official government policy from 1909 to 1969. However the practice took place both before and after this period. Governments, churches and welfare bodies all took part. reconciliaction.org.au/nsw/education-kit/stolen-generations/ |
Monday, July 23, 2007
Jamie Bulger Killer to Wed
July 23, 2007  | ONE of the pair who killed English toddler James Bulger 14 years ago is reportedly set to marry a woman who has no idea about his past. Jon Venables was just 10 years old when he and schoolmate Robert Thompson lured James from a shopping mall and brutally murdered him in 1993. www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22118428-5006003,00.html |
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Hydrogen Cars Vehicles and Infrastructure
December 31, 2005  | HYDROGEN cars are not only the future, they are here, now. When hydrogen cars become the status quo, the U. S. can lessen its dependence upon foreign oil, achieve lower prices at the fuel pumps and cut down on the greenhouse gases that produce global warming. www.hydrogencarsnow.com/ |
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001  | IMAGES of the 9-11-2001 attack on New York's World Trade Center, and Pentagon in Washington. Plus timelines & hijackers of September 11 flights. www.september11news.com/ |
Thursday, April 12, 2001
Clever Colours
April 12, 2001  | THE butterfly's wing is a metaphor for bright and vivid colour. But new research is showing there's something very special about butterfly colours. Unlike most colours we see around us, those on a butterfly are generated by minute structures on the surface of the scales. And looking at these structures is not as arcane as you might think - they my just give us the big breakthrough into new data storage and communications technologies. www.abc.net.au/quantum/s272743.htm |
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