Daily Archives: July 23, 2010

The Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) and AKDN Sign Protocol of Co-operation

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

The Executive Secretary of the CPLP, Mr Domingos Simões Pereira, and the AKDN Representative for Portugal and Mozambique, Mr Nazim Ahmad, signed today a Protocol of Co-operation during the Eighth Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community … Continue reading →

Posted in Aga Khan Development

South Pacific Eclipse

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

July 9, 2010:  It’s every vacationer’s dream: You stretch out on a white sandy beach for a luxurious nap under the South Pacific sun. The caw of distant gulls wafts across the warm sea breeze while palm fronds rustle gently … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature & Environment

Understanding the Sun and its interactions with Earth and the solar system

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Posted in Media, Space

Super-Hot Planet with Unique Comet-Like Tail

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Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of a baked object that could be called a “cometary planet.” The gas giant planet, named HD 209458b, is orbiting so close to its star that its heated atmosphere is … Continue reading →

Posted in Space