Known as the Christmas Tree cluster, this colorful collection of stars lies 2,600 light-years from Earth in the collection of Monoceros, the unicorn. The cluster was first discovered in the 18th century but was captured newly in this stunning image by by the 2.2-meter Max Planck Society/ESO telescope at La Silla observatory in the Atacama Desert. The ...
Dec
31
Known as the Christmas Tree cluster, this colorful collection of stars lies 2,600 light-years from Earth in the collection of Monoceros, the unicorn. The cluster was first discovered in the 18th century but was captured newly in this stunning image by by the 2.2-meter Max Planck Society/ESO telescope at La Silla observatory in the Atacama Desert. The ...
Dec
31
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroThe Illinois Secretary of State's office acknowledged that Secretary Jesse White's refusal to sign off on embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Obama's Senate seat holds little more than "moral" weight. "We've been doing a little research on this, and its a little nebulus," White's Press Secretary David Druker told First Read. "We ...
Dec
31
The low-budget film, which spawned the popular catch-phrase "I'll be back", was one of 25 movies listed for preservation on Tuesday by the U.S. Library of Congress for their cultural, historic or aesthetic significance. The other titles included "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950), "Deliverance" (1972), "A Face in the Crowd" (1957), "In Cold Blood" (1967) and "The Invisible Man" (1933). The ...
Dec
30
The Grammy Award-winning musician had been a patient at Sherman Oaks Hospital after suffering a heart attack a month ago, manager David Weiss said. Famed for his fervid style, Hubbard played with such jazz icons as Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Two years after moving to New York from his intrinsic Indianapolis in 1958, ...
Dec
30
From NBC’s Libby LeistIn a parley call with reporters this afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's spokesman Mark Regev said that the conflict in Gaza "could get worse before it gets better..." as Israel continues forcible Hamas targets. Regev said the Israeli goal is "to try to neutralize the threat Hamas poses" and create "a new reality ...