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Featured article: January 23, 2006
The Earth seen from Apollo 17

Planetary habitability is the measure of an astronomical body's potential for developing and sustaining life. It may be applied both to planets and to the natural satellites of planets. The only absolute requirement for life is an energy source (usually but not necessarily solar energy), but the notion of planetary habitability implies that many other geophysical, geochemical, and astrophysical criteria must be met before an astronomical body is able to support life. The idea that planets beyond Earth might host life is an ancient one, though historically it was framed by philosophy as much as physical science. The late 20th century saw two breakthroughs in the field. To begin with, the observation and robotic exploration of other planets and moons within the solar system has provided critical information on defining habitability criteria and allowed for substantial geophysical comparisons between the Earth and other bodies. The discovery of extrasolar planets—beginning in 1995 and accelerating thereafter—was the second milestone. It confirmed that the Sun is not unique in hosting planets and expanded the habitability research horizon beyond our own solar system. (more...)

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A 1913 recording of "The Lost Chord" sung by Reed Miller. The lyrics are by Christian mystic poet Adelaide Anne Procter, and were set to music by Arthur Sullivan at the bedside of his dying brother, Fred Sullivan, to whom the song is dedicated. "The Lost Chord" proved immediately successful and remains one of the most enduring of Sullivan's non-operatic compositions. (file info)

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Chapel, Palace of Versailles

The chapel of the Palace of Versailles, one of the palace's grandest interiors. Located in Versailles, France, Versailles is famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy which Louis XIV espoused. Originally the royal hunting lodge when he decided to move there in 1660, the building was expanded over the next few decades to become the largest palace in Europe. Louis XIV officially moved in 1682 and the Court of Versailles was the centre of power in Ancien Régime France until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.

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Featured list: List of Baja California Peninsula hurricanes
Paths of all hurricanes to hit the peninsula from 1949-2000

The list of Baja California hurricanes includes all of the tropical cyclones that impacted the Baja California Peninsula, which includes the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

  • Sometime in between June and October 1884: a tropical cyclone of unknown intensity made landfall in the peninsula.[1]
  • July 1902: A tropical cyclone made landfall in Baja California.[2]
  • August 1915: A tropical cyclone impacted the northern part of Baja California.[2]
  • September 13, 1918: Twenty five deaths and heavy damage in La Paz and elsewhere were a result of a tropical cyclone of unknown intensity making landfall on this date.[3][4]
  • August 1921: A tropical cyclone impacted the central part of the Baja California peninsula.[2]
  • September 1921: A tropical cyclone's remnants tracked across the Baja California Peninsula.[2]
  • September 1921: The remnants of a tropical cyclone dissipated moved inland after dissipating on this date.[2]

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  1. ^ Stephen Visher (June 1922). "Tropical Cyclones in the northeast Pacific, between Hawaii and Mexico" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. Bloomington, Indiana: American Meteorological Society. pp. 295–97. http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-06-0295.pdf. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Jack Williams (2005-05-17). "Background: California’s tropical storms". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/whhcalif.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
  3. ^ Willis Edwin Hurd (February 1929). "Tropical cyclones of the eastern north Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. American Meteorological Society. pp. 45–49. http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/057/mwr-057-02-0043.pdf. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
  4. ^ F. G. Tingley (December 1918). "Tropical cyclone of September 14–17, in the Pacific Ocean just west of Mexico" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. American Meteorological Society. pp. 568–70. http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/046/mwr-046-12-0568b.pdf. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
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