A heavy form of hydrogen created just moments after the Big Bang found in our Galaxy changes many fundamental assumptions of astrophysics
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Aug. 15, 2006

A heavy form of hydrogen created just moments after the Big Bang has been found in larger quantities than expected in the Milky Way, a finding that could radically alter theories about star and galaxy formation, researchers said on Monday.

This form of hydrogen, called deuterium, has apparently been hiding out in interstellar dust grains, changing from an easily detectable gaseous form to a harder-to-see solid form, the French and U.S. team of astrophysicists said. Writing in the August 20 issue of the Astrophysical Journal, the researchers said they used NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer, or FUSE, satellite, to ferret out the hidden hydrogen.

A heavy form of hydrogen created just moments after the Big Bang found in our Galaxy changes many fundamental assumptions of astrophysics
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A heavy form of hydrogen created just moments after the Big Bang has been found in larger quantities than expected in the Milky Way, a finding that could radically alter theories about star and galaxy formation, researchers said on Monday.
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Sony will continue as battery supplier even though it made batteries that could overheat and catch fire : Dell
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Dell Inc. said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they could overheat and catch fire, in the biggest recall in its 22-year history.
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Microsoft plans to offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games - 'Create your own video game'
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Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft Corp. said it plans to offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games for its Xbox 360 console.
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Nearly 2,500 astronomers from 75 countries gathered in Prague Monday to come up with a universal definition of what qualifies as a planet and possibly decide whether Pluto should keep its planet status
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For decades, the solar system has consisted of nine planets, even as scientists debated whether Pluto really belonged. Then the recent discovery of an object larger and farther away than Pluto threatened to throw this slice of the cosmos into chaos.
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Thailand to provide low-cost laptop computers to all of Thailand's millions of elementary school students
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has announced that an ambitious project to provide low-cost laptop computers to all of Thailand's millions of elementary school students will begin in October.
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Stronger hurricanes forecast for the next few decades could flood major cities including Miami and New Orleans : Environmental Scientists
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Storm surges -- walls of water up to 30 feet high pushed ashore by hurricanes -- could pose a higher risk to coastal areas than the threat of rising seas tied to global warming, scientists from the group Environmental Defense said.
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The University of California has joined Google Inc.'s bid to scan the book collections of the world's great libraries
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The University of California has joined Google Inc.'s bid to scan the book collections of the world's great libraries, the organizations said Tuesday, marking renewed momentum for a project nearly derailed by stiff resistance from publishers.
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Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released 12 security fixes for its Windows operating system and Office business software.
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Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released 12 security fixes for its Windows operating system and Office business software.
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