Wednesday, 24 September 2003

Space rock's close call. Astronomers did well to spot the fifth closest approach by a passing space rock - even though their detection came after the event. [Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition] 10:40:42 PM

Largest Arctic Ice Shelf Crumbles. The 3,000-year-old Ward Hunt ice shelf, the largest ice shelf in the Arctic, has broken up, report U.S. and Canadian scientists. The researchers say local climate warming is to blame, and casualties include species of plankton and algae. [Source: Wired News] 2:03:52 PM

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