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Nicolaus Copernicus - Heliocentric Solar System (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System :  "The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System The Earth -centered Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy held sway on Western thinking for almost 2000 years. Then, in the 16th century a new idea was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolai Copernicus (1473-1543)." Related articles Bern Simulation Helps Understand Origin Of Solar System Map of the inner solar system February 15, 2013 Perennial Perils of the Solar System [Page 3.14] On Nicolaus Copernicus' birthday, Google puts the sun at the centre of the universe

English: A fireball Geminids falling earthwards. The Draconid meteor shower is expected on October 8, 2011, and may feature up to 1000 meteors falling her hour, according to some astronomers. Almost all meteors burn up and disintegrate long before reaching the surface of the Earth. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) After meteor strike, Russian experts reflect - latimes.com :  "“When a small piece of rock would fall on the Earth 100 years ago it could have caused minimal damage and would have stayed largely undetected, but  Friday's accident fully demonstrated how vulnerable the technological civilization of today has become,” Vladimir Lipunov, head of the Space Monitoring Laboratory with Moscow State University , said in an interview Saturday." Related articles Here's More Footage of the Russian Meteor Strike Russian Social Media Fans Poke Fun at Meteor Strike Around 950 injured in Russia meteor strike Russian Meteor Strike Aftermath: Photos AMAZING VIDEO: ...

Anonymous takes down US Sentencing Commission website | Technology | guardian.co.uk :  The website of the commission, an independent agency of the judicial branch involved in sentencing, was replaced with a message warning that when Swartz killed himself two weeks ago "a line was crossed." In a message posted on the website and in an accompanying YouTube video, the hackers said they had infiltrated several government computer systems and copied secret information they threatened to make public. ...ero. Related articles US sentencing commission website hacked Hackers take over sentencing commission website Hackers take over sentencing commission website United States Sentencing Commission(ussc.gov) hacked and defaced by Anonymous Hackers take over gov't website to avenge Aaron Swartz Hackers take over sentencing commission website Hackers take over sentencing commission website Hackers take over sentencing commission website Anonymous hacks US agency web...

Seal of the United States Federal Communications Commission. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Speed Matters - Internet Speed Test | Test Your Internet Connection :  Former FCC commissioners said in a court brief that Verizon 's net neutrality position would cause communications to be "unsettled and dramatically narrowed. Related articles FCC wants gigabit Ethernet in all 50 states by 2015 South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong topped list of highest internet speeds Top5 How to Test Internet Speed - Check Internet Speed Gigabits to kilobits Net neutrality bill looms if court voids FCC order Answer Line: An obscenely slow Internet connection when you're paying for a fast one How to Give the U.S. Ultrafast Internet - Bloomberg How CNET tests networking devices

Logo of the United States Federal Communications Commission, used on their website and some publications since the early 2000s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Calendar for January 19th, 2013 :  "1961: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized first space satellite communications link between the United States and Europe on an experimental basis." Related articles FCC Eases Licensing Rules for Airliner Internet Access - Bloomberg FCC Clears The Way For In-Flight Internet Deployment In The U.S. FCC demands Internet be 100 times faster by 2016 RPT-Liberty Media gets nod from FCC to take control of Sirius XM Liberty Media gets nod from FCC to take control of Sirius XM Clearwire investors to Sprint: Up your bid, please Despite Minor Opposition, Softbank, Sprint And Clearwire Should Integrate FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015 HTC One SV Headed to Sprint, Tips FCC Cell Phones and Brain Cancer: Group Warns RF Radiation...