Knew Tom Cruise in Past Life, Aliens in This One Sep 7, 2009
Not to worry about the eccentricity factor. Former U.S. first lady Reagan is widely revered even after disclosures she relied on her astrologer to help protect President after a 1981 assassination attempt. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Ja Rule flies straight into trouble, on the wrong side of the road Aug 27, 2009
" The rapper was due to arrive in Australia in July but faced lengthy delays securing a visa, thought to relate to an arrest for gun possession in 2007. The Pyrmont episode was recorded by Nova 969 and will be played on air early tomorrow. AAP Join the conversation 26 people are reading this now. . . 17 people read this 1 people read this Today in Life People Topics (470) (158) (65) (42) (31) (29) (27) (21) (18) (15) (13) (10) (9) (8) (7) (5) (5) (2) (2) (393) (78) (64) (59) (48) (27) (24) (23)... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
"Backward" Planet Has Density of Foam Coffee Cups Aug 18, 2009
The planet is also the first found to orbit "backward" around its star, an eccentricity likely caused by a collision with a larger neighbor early in WASP-17b's life. (Related: ). (National Geographic)
72009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport» Aug 7, 2009
The only bit of absurdity found on the car is the soft top, which you can characterize as either a design failure or an eccentricity, depending on where you stand on the Veyron. There is no room onboard to carry the removable roof. (Fox News)
Could Cosmic Ray Influence Climate By Charging Up More Frequent Lightning Storms? Jul 23, 2009
Long-term influences that work over hundreds of thousands of years have an astronomical origin, namely the eccentricity, axial tilt and precession of the Earth's orbit. Natural processes on earth, such as volcanic activity and lightning also affect the levels of particulates in the atmosphere and so affect climate. (Science Daily)
Einstein's Gravity Protects Earth Jul 2, 2009
(c) In one of the trajectories, the eccentricity of Mars increases sufficiently to allow for a close encounter or collision with Earth ... Mercury may cause chaotic events in the future, says Renu Malhotra (University of Arizona), but it might even owe its current eccentricity, inclination, and high density to some previous collision. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
A "Briny Deep" Inside Enceladus? Jun 25, 2009
Right now, , a coupling with neighboring Dione has pumped up the orbital eccentricity of Enceladus. It's barely perceptible, just 0. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Jupiter in space agencies' sights Feb 19, 2009
And in this motion they keep eccentricity; they excite each other. And there is a lot of tidal interaction which heats the internal bodies of those satellites. (BBC News -- Americas)
HD 80606b: The Hotheaded Exoplanet Feb 8, 2009
The planet's orbital eccentricity is 0. 93; meaning its distance from its star ranges from 0. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
