Light From Halfway to the Beginning of the Univer

How far can you see with your own eyes on a clear night? Would you believe seven billion light years?

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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta released

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS(Long-Term Support) on desktop and server. Codenamed "Hardy Heron", 8.04LTS continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest andgreatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linuxdistribution...

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Will Bush n Vice Cheney attack Iran before their time is up?

White House Watch - Are We Closer to War?The abrupt resignation yesterday of the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, Admiral William J. "Fox" Fallon, has sparked a new round of speculation that President Bush and Vice President Cheney have some sort of plan in the works to attack Iran before their time is up.

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Ten things you don’t know about the Milky Way Galaxy

So you’ve lived here all your life - in fact, everyone has - but what do you really know about the Milky Way galaxy? Sure, you know it’s a spiral, and it’s 100,000 light years across. And of course, you're smarter, more well-read, and better looking than the average population, but be honest: do you know all ten of these things?

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