Massive solar storm heading for Earth

Solar storms: a Nasa image shows a massive eruption on the surface of the Sun. Photograph: Anonymous/AP

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How will the world end?

Despite the conspiracy theory and the movie, the end of the Mayan calendar system in 2012 does not spell apocalypse for humanity. But there are risks to our continued existence on Earth. Here's what to look out for.

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Super Moon of May 2012

Another "super-Moon" is in the offing. The perigee full Moon in May will be as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons of 2012.

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Large Hadron Collider at CERN: Einstein 'was right all along

Physicists operating the Large Hadron Collider at the CERN laboratory near Geneva may have to rethink their claim that particles can travel faster than the speed of light after a source suggested that a bad connection affected the measurements.

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