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...Most stars were formed by a complicated process that leaves a good deal of material outside the star in the form of planets. This star-forming process is still going on in many places, notably the Orion nebula. A sequel to this theory: about 100,000 million stars in the Milky Way galaxy must have planets, and a considerable fraction of them must be suitable for life. Where life is possible, Hoyle believes, it will appear. He thinks that it may originate in the cooler gases around a newborn planet...
...Astronomer George H. Herbig of Lick Observatory took a photograph of a small area in the Orion nebula, which is 1,600 light years (9,600 trillion miles) away from the earth. It showed three faint stars embedded in a cloud of dust and gas. At last week's Dublin meeting of the International Astronomical Union, Dr. Herbig displayed a recent picture of the same region. The picture showed five stars, two of which may be newborn. The light from the new stars, of course, took 1,600 years to reach the earth, so the stars were actually born...
Some of the rugmakers are even experimenting with Orion and Dacron as rug fabrics. One of the newest: Masland's Saranette line ($11 a sq. yd.) made from Dow Chemical's Saran, which is softer than nylon and has the advantage of being almost impervious to ordinary stains...
Driver's Manual. In Lake Orion, Mich., after thieves had already taken three hubcaps from Mrs. John MacLeod's car, she found a note on the front seat: "Don't drive too fast because we swiped your...
PRICE-cutting in synthetic fibers is turning into a full-fledged competitive war. For the second time within a month, Du Pont cut its prices 10% to 16% on nylon, Orion and Dacron, lowering them $1.48 to $1.80 a Ib. Chemstrand Corp., which makes Acrilan at $1.40 a Ib., will probably also cut prices to keep its competitive edge...