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...region of our solar system known as Cygnus-Lyra. That spot was chosen both because it's rich in stars and because it lies above our own orbital plane. Kepler - which will be launched into not an Earth orbit but a solar orbit - can thus simply train its gaze up and never have to worry about any bodies in the home solar system blocking its view. (See pictures of five nations' space programs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kepler Telescope to Take a Census of the Galaxy | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...Paulo's vast, stalagmite horizon of skyscrapers can't match the glamour of Rio de Janeiro, but the city of 20 million people is a truer and smarter reflection of Brazil's bandeirante (pioneer) character. This year, work will start on the hemisphere's first bullet train, which will eventually link the two cities. High-speed rail won't mask all Brazil's flaws. But it does show, perhaps, that the country of tomorrow has a brighter future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The One Country That Might Avoid Recession Is... | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...Loves You,” the raw force of Case’s melodies breaks out of its cage. The song begins with constant guitar tremolo and quick, brushed cymbal strokes, feeling like an orchestrated locomotive marching lazily through the countryside. Once Case enters with her famed pathos, the train never stops rolling. The song’s morphological character is only briefly disrupted by the piano and string fills. These examples of clever instrumentation and uplifting melody are Case at her best. “I’m an Animal” adds some color to the album...

Author: By Matt E. Sachs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Neko Case | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...turned up traces of Zyklon B, the deadly pesticide used to gas Auschwitz prisoners. Lachendro presented the Spiegel TV reporters with a bale of cloth that he said was made from human hair. He said former workers at the alleged Schaeffler factory in Kietrz testified that at least two train-car loads of human hair were delivered to the factory from Auschwitz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: German Company Seeking Bailout Is Tied to Auschwitz | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...banks ever more likely. According to Ray Kinsella, an expert in financial institutions based at University College Dublin, a run on Irish lenders might still happen if the banking crisis continues. "Unless we get a handle on this, then all bets are off. That's the train on the horizon that's coming toward us. You reach a point where giving guarantees becomes counterproductive," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Ireland Melts Down, Voter Anger Rises | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

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