Astronomers at the University of Exeter, in the United Kingdo0m, have recently discovered more evidence that massive exoplanets beyond our solar system can have orbits that are tilted in extreme manners. Some of these orbits can be so tilted, that the planets on them appear to be orbiting backwards in regards to thei... |
24 December 2009
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One of the things that have always fascinated astronomers about Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is the fact that its axis of rotation is tilted sideways, to a large extent. In fact, it nearly reaches the plane of its revolution around the star, which is something unique to the ice giant. After the planet sta... |
3 December 2009
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At the beginning of last week, HTC presented, on its US website, a ROM update for AT&T Tilt, which was said to upgrade the Pocket PC from Windows Mobile 6.0 to Windows Mobile 6.1. However, it turned out that neither the Taiwanese company (HTC) nor AT&T had in fact released the update, as the available downl... |
27 August 2008
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Runesoft is now shipping the Mac version of Dream Pinball 3D, featuring acoustics, state of the art particle technology, HDRI and multilayer 3D sound, as the makers say. Adding realistic tilt function and motion blur effects, Dream Pinball 3D requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher and costs around US$44, according to In... |
19 August 2008
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Besides the much-talked-about iPhone 3G, which will be on sale in the US starting July 11, 8 AM local time, AT&T has also prepared other cool handsets for its loyal (or disloyal) subscribers. According to GearDiary, the largest America mobile carrier will be offering at least six new mid and high-end handsets by t... |
2 July 2008
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Along with the Colosseum in Rome, the leaning tower of Pisa is one of Italy's most recognizable symbols. It was built between 1174 and 1370 in an area with unstable ground, which has been steadily giving way under the 14,000 ton structure causing it to tilt from the original vertical position. In the 1990s, the ... |
28 May 2008
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Similar to its sister planet Earth, Mars has a season change, which depends on the position it occupies on its orbit, and a clime caused by the tilt the planet presented in relation to the Sun. During the southern winter, the north pole is tilted more towards the Sun, thus the south pole receives less light and cools... |
12 December 2007
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