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India to Build the World Largest Solar TelescopeThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:42AMNEW DELHI, 2 SEPTEMBER, 2010: India will build the world's largest solar telescope in the India-controlled Kashmir's cold desert region of Ladakh, at an estimated cost of US$31 million, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics said Thursday.

Cluster turns the invisible into the visibleThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:16AM(PhysOrg.com) -- Cluster has spent a decade revealing previously hidden interactions between the Sun and Earth. Its studies have uncovered secrets of aurora, solar storms, and given us insight into fundamental processes that occur across the Universe. And there is more work to do.

India To Build The World Largest Solar TelescopeThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:58AMNEW DELHI, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- India will build the world's largest solar telescope in the India-controlled Kashmir's cold desert region of Ladakh, at an estimated cost of US$31 million, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics said Thursday.

India to build world's largest solar telescopeThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:48AMBangalore, Sep 2 : India is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure.

India to build world's largest solar telescopeThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:45AMIndia is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure.

Cluster Turns The Invisible Into The VisibleThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:22AMby Staff Writers Paris, France (ESA) Sep 02, 2010 Cluster has spent a decade revealing previously hidden interactions between the Sun and Earth. Its studies have uncovered secrets of aurora, solar storms, and given us insight into fundamental processes that occur across the Universe.

E.T. For Real: Cells From Red Rain Can Reproduce, May Be From "Out There"Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:21PMIn 2001 red-stained rain fell over India. It was mysterious. Scientists found oddly non-Earth-like cells in it. Controversy ensued. Now it's been revealed the cells can reproduce. Is E.T. already here? For two months in 2001, on and off, red-colored rain fell over Kerala, southern India. One of the many people who observed the phenomenon was physicist Godfrey Louis--he collected a sample to work ...

The Race to Stellar FormationWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:10PMRacing is rarely the term that comes to mind when one considers astronomy. However, many events are a race to reach stability before a system flies apart or implodes. The formation of stars from gigantic interstellar clouds is just such a race in which stars struggle to form before the cloud is dispersed. Although a [...]

Space telescope's new survey of outer galaxy helps Iowa State astronomers study starsWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:26PMTelescope is now taking aim at the outer reaches of the Milky Way and helping two Iowa State University astronomers advance their star studies.