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Vela Supernova Remnant Is Cosmic Ray 'Hot Spot' Investigations conducted with a number of dedicated observatories around the world have revealed that some locations in the sky are cosmic ray “hot spots,” whereas others are relatively inactive in this area. The Vela supernova remnant was recently determined to be such a hot spot. One of the instruments ... 6 May 2011 05:16 GMT INO Construction Site Rejected In a dramatic face-off between environmentalists and physicists, the construction of the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) under the Nilgiri hills at Singara was not approved. Authorities determined that the endangered elephants which have set up their habitat in the area are simply too valuable to allow for the... 25 November 2009 01:58 GMT INO Construction at a Standstill The India-based Neutrino Observatory is a proposed particle-physics facility, to be constructed in a 1,300-meter (4,265-foot) -deep cave under Ino Peak, near Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu, in India. The project is one of the largest experiments in the country, and it is especially designed to be able to measure the properti... 23 September 2009 04:08 GMT