Episode #300
News Items
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Astronomers have discovered a binary pair of white dwarf dead stars, that will one day merge into a new active star. http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/04/rare-binary-dead-white-dwarfs-will-resurrect-as-a-new-star.html
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Item #2
Science
Scientists find that deep space travel is likely to cause vascular disease in astronauts. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/221721.php
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Item #3
Fiction
Astronomers have recently discovered a near-earth asteroid in a rare horseshoe orbit – it reverses its course around the sun, traveling in a “C” or horseshoe path due to Earth’s gravity. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-04-horseshoe-orbit-earth-companion-asteroid.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘You can’t believe everything you read on the internet.’ - Abraham Lincoln