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• Voyager 2 confirms solar system is dented
Scientists had predicted that the solar wind would simultaneously slow down and heat up to a temperature near 1.8 million degrees F (1 million degrees Kelvin), but instead found that it reached just 180,000 degrees F (100,000 degrees Kelvin) at the ...
• Scientific flash behind fireworks
Aluminum burning at 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 degrees Celsius) produces golden sparklers. At hotter temperatures, up to 5,400 degrees F (3,000 degrees C), the aluminum produces white sparks.
• Guidelines sought over Vitamin D intake
The bottom line is we now recognize that Vitamin D is important for health for both children and adults and may help prevent many serious chronic diseases," said Michael F.
• Uber-agency for earth sciences urged
Charles F. Kennel, former associate administrator of NASA and director of its Mission to Planet Earth, and David Rajeski, who formerly served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Council on Environmental Quality.
• Rosa Parks' belongings set to go under hammer
Ettinger, whose New York-based company has auctioned off items ranging from the possessions of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt to Jerry Garcia's guitars, estimates the Parks collection could be worth $10 million.