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Listen, the planet is singing

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The planet Jupiter has become an intriguing mystery to astronomers because the strange sounds that have been heard emanating from it. Through the use low-tech antennas called Yagis, astronomers are able to hear the sounds, which they believe come from Jupiter's magnetic attraction to a moon.

Astronomy, Observations, Jupiter (Planet)

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Computer kid

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Eleven-year-old Daniel Barclay is a computer wiz, his favorite hobby is building computers from spare parts that he collects from old computers. His hobby has allowed him to donate the computers he builds to his school, which had been sorely in need of them but had no money to buy them.

Behavior, Design and construction, Gifted children, Used computer equipment, Used computer hardware, Barclay, Daniel

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Bigger than life

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The wide-screen movie format known as IMAX/OMNIMAX, usually used to make movies for science museums, is being used to make the film, 'Stormchaser,' which includes shots of killer hurricanes and tornadoes.

Portrayals, Motion pictures, Movies, Storms

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