New York - The Phoenix Lander has detected snow falling on Mars, an unprecedented observation on the Red Planet, NASA announced Tuesday.
A laser instrument has detected the snow from clouds at an altitude of 4000m above the landing site of Phoenix, said the U.S. space agency.
According to officials, snowflakes evaporated before reaching Mars soil.
The observations also showed that chemical reactions between minerals in the Martian soil and liquid water occurred in the past, similar to what occurs on land.
New York - Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band will perfrom at this years half-time of the Super Bowl, which will be played on February 1st in Tampa, Florida, announced the NFL and TV network NBC.
In recent years, artists such as the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played during the at half-time during the big big.
Last year, more than 148 million viewers watched the show from mid-time, the NFL said in a statement.
There are concert versions of songs such as “Thunderstruck,” “Highway to Hell” and “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.”
The game will be released in the month of November.
It will be available in the United States exclusively in Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.
Montreal - Janet Jackson cancelled her concert in Montreal last night after getting sick during sound check.
The singer was rushed to the Royal Victoria hospital, but no explanation was given about her condition.
A source close to Jackson’s boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, says, “A 42-year-old body can’t handle what a 22-year-old body can. I can tell you that she’s definitely tired. It was probably exhaustion. She is doing back-to-back, three-hour shows, and her body isn’t the same as it used to be.
The show will be rescheduled and tickets will be honoured for the new date.
Los Angeles - Britney Spears has announced she’ll be hitting the road to support her upcoming album.
Circus is set to drop December 2, her 27 birthday and the pop star says she’ll follow it up with a world tour sometime in the new year - her first since 2004.
“Oh definitely, next year,” she said ina recent interview with Z100
Brit chose not to tour in support of her last album Blackout.
New York - Heather Locklear was arrested in Santa Barbara on suspicion she was driving under the influence of a controlled substance. She was pulled over by an officer on Saturday afternoon after a resident said that they saw the 47-year-old actress leaving a parking lot while “driving erratically.”
It has been reported that an officer noticed Locklear’s car on the state highway. It was blocking a lane in a wealthy community in Montecito. The actress was reportedly alone at the time of the incident.
A spokesman for the patrol, Tom Marshall, said that it was while the officer was speaking to Locklear that they determined that she was under the influence of something.
It was then that the actress was tested for alcohol and drugs at the police station. She was booked for suspicion that she was under the influence of some kind of prescription medication.
The actress, who has appeared in such television shows as “Dynasty” and “Melrose Place” and films like “Uptown Girls,” checked into a medical clinic back in June. She was reportedly seeking help for anxiety and depression. Last year, she divorced Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora after eleven years of marriage. The two have a daughter together, Ava Elizabeth.
New York - Each year, the flu season poses a significant public health challenge for healthcare professionals and this year is no exception. The flu season is begins officially on October 1st and continues until mid-May, with the usual peak occurring in mid-February.
Influenza is caused by a virus and symptoms include fever, muscle pains, sort throat, weakness and headache. If you get the flu, you are usually infectious for about a week. Symptoms are generally treatable in most adults unless they suffer from any number of chronic medical conditions.
To help battle this serious public health concern, the CDC (Center for Disease Control) recommends that every child, aged 6 months to 18 years, people over 50, and those who suffer from certain chronic medical conditions, be vaccinated.
This year’s vaccine contains two strains of influenza A as well as one of influenza B, providing plenty of protection for the potential flu-sufferer. The CDC believes this combination will provide protection from most strains of flu expected this year.
Though many people get the flu each year, it is not a disease to be taken lightly.
As many as 36,000 Americans will die of influenza this year with approximately 200,000 cases requiring hospitalization. Seniors are the most affected population contracting up to 90% of the cases.
New York - Heath Ledger’s nearly US$20-million estate will be given to his daughter with Michelle Williams, according to Ledger’s father.
The late actor, who died of an accidental drug overdose in January of this year, left everything to his parents and sisters in the will that had been written two years before Matilda Rose was born.
But dad Kim says the family has “gifted everything to Matilda.”
New York - Scarlett Johansson and Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds got married over the weekend.
The Hollywood duo got hitched at a wilderness resort just outside of Vancouver.
The small ceremony was reportedly only attended by close family and friends.
They were engaged in May and started dating last year, shortly after Reynolds split with his former fiancé Alanis Morissette.
New York - Daniel Radcliffe, better known as Harry Potter in the multi-million-dollar film franchise, made his Broadway debut Thursday night in the play Equus.
But this role has nothing to do with wizards; the story follows a troubled young man who falls in love with six horses.
Radcliffe, who gets completely naked at one point during the play, has received rave reviews for the role.