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Dragonica MMO Details In Game Characters

Dragonica is a pretty different beast from the various MMOs or even the free ones available on the market. The title, which will be offered in Europe by the gPotato team, is a side scroller with bright colors and quick action aiming to attract a big number of gamers.The developers have detailed four playabl...

6 March 2009
03:52 GMT

Cosmic Blast over Colorado

A few days ago, accidental or dedicated sky watchers in Colorado were offered a nice treat, as a meteor breached in and made its way burning through the atmosphere, up to a climax point where it exploded violently, generating a light that outshone the Moon by a factor of 100. The event happened very fast, though, so ...

8 December 2008
03:49 GMT

Next Year's Leonid Will Be Quite Strong

Almost a decade ago, we were accustomed to seeing strong meteor showers sported by the Leonids. They were really impressive back then, but of late they have reduced in size, rate and awesomeness, with a small exception provided this year, when the fireball display took astronomers by surprise. Still, it's hardly...

5 December 2008
10:20 GMT

This Year's September Perseids Came as a Surprise

Normally, the celestial phenomenon of the September Perseids is not worth staying up and watching. It's a meteor shower of reduced dimensions and intensity, as seen from the Earth. Or, at least, it was until this year. Most meteor enthusiasts and researchers, NASA's Bill Cooke included, were taken by surpri...

12 November 2008
07:56 GMT

Watch This Week's Fireballs

Those of you who enjoy gazing at the sky are in for a treat tomorrow, and a week after tomorrow, as the so-called Taurid meteors will provide a great meteor shower show. The meteors are rocky and dusty fragments of a once larger body, diving into Earth's atmosphere at incredible speeds, while the heating of thei...

4 November 2008
07:29 GMT

The Search for Elusive Meteorite Begins Now!

On the evening of March 5, Wednesday, the Physics and Astronomy Department at Western Ontario University received a number of calls and e-mails from people claiming to have been a bright streak of light crossing the sky sometime around 10:59 p.m. EST. Luckily, the astronomy department is equipped with a network of al...

8 March 2008
03:36 GMT


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