The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from April 2002:
A roaring good meteor shower. (Science Scoops).(Leonid meteor shower became ministorm)
Apr 01, 2002; ... It finally happened. On the morning of November 18, 2001, the Leonid meteor shower turned into a ministorm -- a meteor squall, if you will. Maybe you saw it. If you did, you would have joined countless millions of others across the Americas, the Pacific, and Asia who witnessed the sky ...
Does having boys or girls run in the family? (Science Scoops).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Let's say you are a girl who comes from a family of all girls. Does that mean that you too have a high probability of bringing a girl into the world? No. In fact, statistical theory suggests otherwise. According to Chance magazine (published by the American Statistical Association), there ...
It's no longer a secret. (Science Scoops).(two-wheeled motorized scooter named 'It')(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... "IT," the mysterious invention that kept the high-tech world waiting for its debut for nearly a year, has now gone public. Also known as "Ginger," but officially known as the Segway, "IT" is a two-wheeled, motorized scooter that uses a complex array of gyroscopes and computers to mimic the ...
Hubble Telescope sees alien planet's atmosphere. (Science Scoops).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... For the first time, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have detected the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star outside our solar system. The planet, believed to be a gas giant like Jupiter and Saturn, orbits a yellow, sunlike star called HD 209458, which lies 150 light-years ...
Fourth planet odyssey. (Science Scoops).(Mars Odyssey now circling Red Planet)
Apr 01, 2002; ... Mysterious Mars has a new visitor -- one that is looking for all the "hot spots" the planet has to offer! NASA's Mars Odyssey is now circling the Red Planet. After arriving there on October 23rd of last year, the spacecraft began skimming repeatedly through the upper layers of ...
Spacecraft snaps record image. (Science Scoops).(Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft takes 100,000th picture of Mars)
Apr 01, 2002 ... On November 5, 2001, nearly five years to the day after it was launched, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft took its 100,000th picture of Mars. No other spacecraft has taken as many pictures of the Red Planet. NASA's twin Viking orbiters have come the closest, returning a total of ...
The search(es) for Planet X.
Apr 01, 2002; ... The search for Planet X is an old tale; it is also a new tale. It's one that has a beginning, an ending, a new beginning, a new ending, another new beginning, and what appears to be another ending. That's because each time we find "Planet X," another one seems ready to take its place. Each ...
How planets form.
Apr 01, 2002; ... It would have been dramatic, if you could have seen it. Imagine being in an enormous, raging arena filled with gas, dust, and massive chunks of rock. There is stuff everywhere, and it's hard to see the stars. All around you, rocks are plowing silently and slowly through the gas and dust, ...
Is Pluto a planet?
Apr 01, 2002; ... Pluto is a small world, only 2,400 km in diameter. Ever since its discovery in 1930, it has been considered the ninth planet. Recently, however, its planetary status has been challenged. Should Pluto be considered a planet? To fully answer this question, we must examine what it even means ...
Counterpoint: Pluto is a diminishing world.(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002; ... For most of Pluto's recorded history, its size was mythical. The more we learned about Pluto, however, the smaller it got. When Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930, many astronomers believed that it rivaled Earth in size. But 30 years later, textbooks had cut that size in half. The ...
Frontier at the edge: the Kuiper Belt.(belt of material left over from planetary formation)
Apr 01, 2002; ... For almost all of the 20th century, astronomy textbooks taught us that the solar system ends at Pluto. Recently, however, astronomers have discovered that this is not the case. Instead, a vast belt of comets and miniature planets resides in and beyond the region where Pluto orbits. It is ...
NASA's mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Apr 01, 2002; ... Throughout the 1990s, planetary scientists worked to see NASA start a project to send a space mission to explore Pluto and its moon, Charon, as well as the Kuiper Belt of icy objects that orbit in the distant outer solar system beyond Neptune. Such a mission, they argued, is necessary to ...
The planets that aren't.(planet-size moons)
Apr 01, 2002; ... When we study the planets, there is an entire family of little worlds in our solar system that people often forget about: the planet-size moons. These moons are small planets in their own right, entire worlds with underground oceans, towering mountains, and strange landscapes. Some moons ...
Searching for worlds beyond our own.
Apr 01, 2002; ... In the fourth century B.C., the Greek philosopher Epicurus wrote' "There are infinite worlds both like and unlike this world of ours ... We must believe that in all worlds there are living creatures and plants and other things we see in this world ...." At that ancient time, the word ...
The zoo: some strangely exceptional planets.(extrasolar planets)
Apr 01, 2002 ... The first extrasolar planets found, in 1992, were those accompanying PSR 1257+12, a star about 1,600 light-years away. Although the system is very strange, of all the extrasolars discovered to date, the ones circling PSR 1257+12 most closely resemble those of our solar system in some ...
Capturing planetary critters; artist's view of the giant planet around the star HD 209458, the first to be found because it crossed the face of its star.
Apr 01, 2002 ... Whenever scientists can see Nature more clearly, or record its workings more quickly, or measure its parts more precisely, they are likely to find something new. The discovery of extrasolar planets blossomed in the 1990s after astronomers dramatically improved their ability to measure the ...
Brain strain: planet puzzle.
Apr 01, 2002; ... Monica and John are gazing up at the heavens. The night sky is so clear that they can see a few planets without a telescope. "I have a puzzle for you," Monica says. "If you can get the answer correct, I'll take you out for a delicious ice cream sundae." "Sounds good ...
Planet watch. (What's Up).
Apr 01, 2002; ... The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the moon) as it appears at 8:30 p.m. (your local daylight-saving time) on April 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planet positions)is also accurate for 8:30 p.m. on April 1 (honest!) and 7:30 p.m. on April 30. ...
The big dipper in 3-D! (You Can Do Astronomy).
Apr 01, 2002 ... When you look up at the night sky, imagine your ancestors doing the same, thousands of years ago. Some people thought that the sky was a great sphere and that the stars at night were lanterns. If the stars were all attached to a sphere surrounding the Earth, then they must all be the same ...
The horse on the handle of the big dipper. (Stargazing with Jack Horkheimer).
Apr 01, 2002 ... GREETINGS, GREETINGS, FELLOW STARGAZERS. GET YOUR SADDLE READY. WE'RE GOING TO RIDE THE HORSE IN THE BIG DIPPER! WHERE'S THE HORSE, YOU ASK? OKAY, LOOK AT THE THREE STARS THAT MAKE UP THE BIG DIPPER'S HANDLE. SEE THE STAR AT THE BEND OF THE HANDLE, NAMED MIZAR? ...
Fantastic journeys.(amateur astronomers in Zambia to see the eclipse)
Apr 01, 2002; ... My family and I had come to Zambia with about 270 other amateur astronomers, many of them eclipse chasers like us. We had left our hotel early that morning and been driven by bus to a rancher's field so that we could have a great view of the eclipse. Along the way, the local Zambian ...
Announcing Space Day 2002 ... adventure to Mars. (Sci Chat).
Apr 01, 2002 ... I'm thoroughly convinced that the first person to set foot on Mars is participating in Space Day ... --Dr. Sally Ride, America's first woman astronaut Now entering its sixth year, Space Day has expanded into a truly global celebration, involving millions of students, ...
Hopping out of sight. (Countdown).(frogs are disappearing all over the world)
Apr 01, 2002 ... As Kermit says, "It's not easy being green." And unfortunately, he's right. Despite their amazing adaptability, frog species are disappearing all over the world. In fact, all forms of amphibians are on the decline, including toads, newts, salamanders, and a legless variety known as ...
Life form X. (Animal Angles).(five major kingdoms of living things)
Apr 01, 2002; ... Since cucumbers and sea cucumbers both get nutrition from the soil, why are cucumbers plants and sea cucumbers animals? Welcome to taxonomy -- the science of classifying living things. Many taxonomists (not all!) sort life forms into five major categories or kingdoms. According ...
Dud deserved better
Apr 02, 2002;
CHARLES ALONE ON LAST SAD JOURNEY; Prince will travel with coffin to Windsor chapel after funeral.
Apr 02, 2002;
The East Enders' angel who never forgot them; THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002.
Apr 02, 2002;
THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002.
Apr 02, 2002
THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002; IN BRIEF.
Apr 02, 2002
Gamblers and why they are playing roulette with their bodies. HEALTH & FITNESS;As gaming laws are relaxed, we reveal the astonishing effects a night at the tables can have on your health.
Apr 02, 2002;
England battle; Series victory in jeopardy as Kiwis set big total in dark.
Apr 02, 2002;
So close to her boss, she is known as 'Dyke in a skirt'.
Apr 02, 2002;
BBC told staff: Don't wear black; THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002.
Apr 02, 2002;
THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002; A WEEK OF MOURNING.
Apr 02, 2002
THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002;She will always be his guiding light; Charles was bound to his grandmother by laughter and love. But he never won her approval to marry Camilla.
Apr 02, 2002;
THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002;Prince's tribute to his 'darling grandmother' '.
Apr 02, 2002
THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002;Charles may move into Clarence House.
Apr 02, 2002;
THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900-2002;Only a Blitz memorial will do her true justice.
Apr 02, 2002;
Tanks roll into Bethlehem as war on Arafat widens.
Apr 02, 2002;
Britons hurt in gun fire on peace march.
Apr 02, 2002
Could this be the beginning of the end for the monarchy?; The Queen Mother's defiance was forged in 1936 but the modern age calls for different virtues.
Apr 02, 2002;
A reminder of greatness.
Apr 02, 2002
Coronation splendour and wartime courage; 1900 - 2002 THE QUEEN MOTHER.
Apr 02, 2002
Freespeling be damned.
Apr 02, 2002;
Shopkeeper loses eye after 100th robbery.
Apr 02, 2002;
Hunt for email clue to Milly 'boyfriend'.
Apr 02, 2002;
Now Anne Robinson The Movie.
Apr 02, 2002;
We don't blame Maliks, says pool victim's mother.
Apr 02, 2002;
Traffic chaos as fire closes A12.
Apr 02, 2002;
Pets from US in line for passport.
Apr 02, 2002;
April Fool blow to Canada dollar.
Apr 02, 2002;
The truth about 'organic' foods.
Apr 02, 2002;
Can these fads really get you fit?; From bouncing on pogo-sticks to martial arts in water ... we test the latest wacky workouts.
Apr 02, 2002;
Fish oil saved my marriage; When one woman found the stresses of life too much to cope with, she found hope from an unlikely source.
Apr 02, 2002;
The day I found out I had diabetes; John Peel talks about learning to live with a crushing illness.
Apr 02, 2002;
the einstein workout; How exercise can increase your brain power.
Apr 02, 2002;
Dud deserved better. (television program review)
Apr 02, 2002;
EUmove would be final blow for pensions comfort.(Column)
Apr 02, 2002;
Art without frontiers.
Apr 02, 2002;
Watch out, Harry Potter.
Apr 02, 2002;
DALLAGLIO IS BACK FOR ITALY CLASH.
Apr 02, 2002;
England wait on decision over new tour plan.
Apr 02, 2002
Much-fancied Celibate; Mann's top gelding won't abstain from his shot at the National.
Apr 02, 2002;
the $6m man who takes it all in his stride; Thorpe shows why he is more than just a big fish in a small pool.
Apr 02, 2002;
Roeder rejects Di Canio bust-up.
Apr 02, 2002;