Burmese officials say pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi will be freed from house arrest on November 13, just days after the country’s first election in two decades.
Astronomers believe they may have found a habitable planet at last, in the widely-studied Gliese 581 system 20 light years away in the constellation of Libra.
The Gliese 581 system has already yielded evidence of a number of exoplanets. This one, though, is in the ‘Goldilocks zone’ where the temperature could be bearable, liquid water could exist on the surface and an atmosphere be sustained.
Two Russian companies have announced plans to build the first commercial space station, offering trips to private individuals as well as laboratory space for corporate researchers.
In select supermarkets in France, customers can now fill up containers with gas station-style pumps(Keg wine and wine vending machines):
“Bring your own resealable bottles, Poland Spring containers, jerrycans, whatever. Or you can get one at the store. Select your grade (red, white, or rosé). Pump. Print receipt.
