On 3 November, NASA and the European Space Agency announced that the Hubble Space Telescope had captured the first visible-light snapshot of a planet orbiting another star.
The first light-activated neurons were cultivated as layers of cells in Petri dishes, but researchers were quickly able to make the technique work in flies, worms, zebrafish, mice, and monkeys.
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Considered the world's most advanced sun-powered plane, the Solar Impulse took off from Moffett Field in Mountain View at first light for a two-hour practice run in advance of a planned multi-city, cross-country tour.
To experience the beautiful environment of snow-light skiing first hand, aim to visit the Cascades next year, right around this time.
Sussex's plight worsened in deteriorating light with first-innings centurion Hodd run out before Singh bowled Ollie Rayner and Saqlain fell to Sreesanth.
"I respect him but Hopkins is not as good as he thinks he is, " said Calzaghe, who will be making his first appearance as a light-heavyweight.
Ask for a harbour mountain-view room and you can watch seaplanes take off from Coal Harbour or see the first streaks of light hit the snow-capped North Shore mountains as you sip your morning coffee.
Skylanders from the first game, reposed with light-up components.
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Take the case of Deng Xunming, a China-born U.S. citizen who is a pioneer of America's solar industry and whose innovations light up the first solar-powered billboard on New York's Times Square.
The exhibition - Dartmoor Water and Light- also marks the release of Mark's first CD album, Sea of Grass, which features 12 tracks of multi-instrumental music inspired by the moor.
The IceTouch (YP-H1), featuring the world's first 2-inch, full color, transparent Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) touch-screen display, functions as a DVD-quality video player, studio quality audio player, an ultra-portable photo album, an FM radio and even a portable storage device.
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When you get to US-180 in Anson (the first traffic light you reach) you take a right.
"Every fighter wants recognition not just from his own people but from fans all over the world, " said Calzaghe, who will also be fighting at light-heavyweight for the first time.
Kodaji was one of the first sites in Kyoto to light up during momiji-gari and hanami.
The ship departed the wind-blasted town of Puerto Natales at first light, with passengers boarding the night before.
Its first project may be the building of a light-rail link in the northern suburbs, presumably to help the governor's commute.
The WBA light-welterweight champion's first title defence will be his first Saturday night headline show but Rees admits he is still an unknown champion.
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But Uefa has given the green light for the clubs to play the first-leg semis.
When the store opened a year later, he was first in line and bought a 12-pack of Bud Light.
First there was sashimi, then a piece of super-light fried tempura.
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The choice of an Argentine to be the first Latin American pope has generated a wave of light-hearted banter between social media users in Brazil and Argentina.
Google's tight rein over the gadget came to light today when one of the first would-be owners of the device abruptly halted an eBay auction because he feared reprisals from Google.
The second is the introduction of the world's first civilian tilt-rotor aircraft a cross between a light aircraft and a helicopter.
For the sake of cheaply and quickly getting the cash register ringing, the first speed-detection equipment will be attached to existing red-light cameras.
But with all eyes now turning to Iraq's first election of a full-term parliament, a pinpoint of light may be visible at the end of the tunnel.
Mr Howard will make his speech during a visit to support Tory Parliamentary hopefuls Robert Light and Sayeeda Warsi - "the first British Muslim woman" selected to run for MP as a Conservative candidate.
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Supermarket giant Tesco has recently been given a green light to build Britain's first ever straw-powered Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant to meet the electricity and heating needs of one of its distribution centres.
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