Sunday, September 27, 2009 - Page 2

World’s Largest Bridge To Stretch 40km Long

Construction on what would become the world’s longest marine causeway, connecting Qatar and Bahrain, is due to begin next year, and what a project it is: We’re talking about a bridge more than 40km long, costing around $US3 billion.

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Homemade Astro-Photography: Look Out, Hubble

Wired has a selection of reader-submitted space photos, and they’re more impressive than I could have imagined. This one is a shot of the Pelican Nebula, 2000 light years away, with a 114-minute exposure. Awesome. [Wired]

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