a bit of space & earth http://abitofastro.com/ en-us Top space & earth news story of the day selected by a computer algo Development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture KINGSTON, R.I. -- March 10, 2010 -- A 10-year effort by a University of Rhode Island scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/31147/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:01:01 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/31147/ White Dwarf Binary System Has Orbit of Just 5 Minutes An international team of astronomers, including Professor Tom Marsh and Dr Danny Steeghs from the University of Warwick, have shown that the two stars in the binary HM  Cancri definitely revolve ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30973/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:02 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30973/ Carbon emissions 'outsourced' to developing countries A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution finds that over a third of carbon dioxide emissions associated with consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are actually ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30890/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:01:01 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30890/ Researchers show how far South American cities moved in quake The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and shifted other parts of South America ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30847/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:01:01 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30847/ Perfect Peas Reduce Carbon Scientists, pea breeders and the food industry are collaborating to discover how taste and tenderness can be determined by biochemistry and genetics. They will work together to hone the make-up ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30817/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:01:02 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30817/ Methane seen as growing climate risk Methane, a potent global warming gas, is bubbling out of the frozen Arctic faster than had been expected. http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30595/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:01:02 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30595/ NASA: Quake May Have Shifted Earth's Axis The February 27 earthquake that rocked Chile and killed more than 700 people possibly shifted the Earth?s axis and shortened our day ever so slightly, a scientist with NASA told Bloomberg. http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30215/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:01:01 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30215/ NASA radar finds ice deposits at Moon's north pole; additional evidence of water activity on Moon Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon's north pole. NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30147/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:01:02 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30147/ Tiny shelled creatures shed light on extinction and recovery 65 million years ago An asteroid strike may not only account for the demise of ocean and land life 65 million years ago, but the fireball's path and the resulting dust, darkness and toxic metal contamination may ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30090/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:01:02 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30090/ Massive Earthquake Hits Chile, Tsunami Warnings Go Up A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday morning damaging buildings, destroying bridges and tossing cars and trucks around like they were toys. The earthquake set off a tsunami ... http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30000/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:01:01 EST http://abitofastro.com/news/cluster/30000/