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Made Popular Oct 19 2008
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The protective bubble around the sun that helps to shield the Earth from harmful interstellar radiation is shrinking and getting weaker, Nasa scientists have warned.

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Kevin, Columbia
Next April, for a grand total of 8 minutes, NASA astronomers are going to glimpse a secret layer of the sun.
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The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted.
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NASA’s Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellites have provided the first three-dimensional images of the sun. For the first time, scientists...
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Tanuja Ranjan, Hyderabad
Those who believe in astrology are considered to be superstitious. But one cannot ignore it as a science. There is a saying that goes, “Astrology is ancient...
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A new way of capturing the energy from the Sun could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of American scientists has shown. The new technique...
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Shelly, New York City
The Earth does not orbit the Sun in a perfect circle. The orbit is slightly elliptical. If you were to draw the Earth’s orbit on a piece of paper, you’d need a...
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Jaiyant Cavale, Bangalore
The Messenger space probe, which began its 5 billion mile journey to Mercury four years ago, has provided new evidence that the closest planet to the sun is contracting...
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Researchers said they discovered a batch of three “super-Earths” orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well. They said...
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Justin, Baton Rouge
At its closest approach, Solar Probe will be 7 million kilometers from the sun, witnessing the Sun at 23 times wider than what we see it from Earth. The vessel will...
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Melanie, Jacksonville
A laser in Oxfordshire has heated matter to 10 million Celsius, hotter than the surface of the Sun, marking a major landmark in research.
made popular May 30 2008
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A Chicago investment banker says he might make a bid for the bankrupt Chicago Sun-Times Media Group.

 
 
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The Baltimore Sun has laid off nearly 60 people in its newsroom, including veteran editors and managers, columnists, photographers and designers.

 
 
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Sun Microsystems Inc.’s loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit by acquiring Sun for $7.4 billion.

 
 
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Sun Microsystems Inc. says its loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit.

 
 
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A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved several motions in the Chapter 11 case of the Sun-Times Media Group.

 
 
Apr 20 2009 by AP0 Comments

If IBM Corp. had managed to buy longtime rival Sun Microsystems Inc., it might have been as incongruous as waking up to a big blue sun.

 
 
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Sun Microsystems Inc.’s scramble to find a suitor landed the slumping server and software maker in the arms of Oracle Corp., which agreed to pay $7.4 billion in cash for Sun in a startling marriage that would transform Silicon Valley and the computing ind

 
 
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Fitch Ratings said Monday it has placed Sun Microsystems Inc. on watch for possible ratings upgrade following news of its planned $7.4 billion buyout by Oracle Corp.

 
 
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Some facts about Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc., which Oracle plans to acquire for $7.4 billion:

 
 
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Oracle Corp.’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. would have minimal impact on technologies that most consumers notice.

 
 
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