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James Webb Space Telescope on track for 2018 launch
March 16, 2013 at 2:26 pm by averusblack. There are
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NASA technicians have just finished the mirror backplate support structure, a folding wing assembly designed with to safely collapse the beryllium mirror during flight, and expand it again in orbit.
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NASA's Curiosity rover revving up for more science
March 6, 2013 at 10:26 pm by Averusblack. There are
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NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, should be running at full capacity next week, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
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New Mars Rover Approached Red Planet
August 2, 2012 at 8:27 am by nova. There are
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As the Curiosity Rover, onboard the Mars Science Laboratory, approaches the red planet we stand at the dawn of a new age of discovery on Mars.
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Commercial Spacecraft Docks At ISS
May 26, 2012 at 5:49 am by nova. There are
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The SpaceX Dragon Capsule successfully docked with the ISS on its first attempt.
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Apollo Computer (1960)
May 19, 2012 at 2:05 pm by Tibor. There are
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This is the type of computer that went to the moon in the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972.
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The Venus Transit
April 8, 2012 at 6:50 am by gadieid. There are
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A site dedicated to the next Venus's transit
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Mooning Mercury
April 6, 2012 at 8:32 am by Tibor. There are
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This discovery image provides the first evidence that Mercury has a small natural satellite or moon.
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(This flash map will show you earthquakes detected recently around the world.)
Posted on April 15, 2013 at 2:25 pm in Earth Sciences.
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(The amount of ice melting on the Antarctic Peninsula has increased dramatically in recent decades.)
Posted on April 15, 2013 at 2:16 pm in Earth Sciences.
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Posted on April 9, 2013 at 7:35 pm in Technology.
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(After 17-years living below ground, billions of cicadas belonging to Brood II are beginning to emerge across much of the eastern United States. )
Posted on April 8, 2013 at 5:32 pm in Living World.
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(By translating shapes into computerized images, this system can turn any surface into a touch-screen.)
Posted on April 1, 2013 at 8:28 am in Technology.
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(Two forthcoming European Physical Journal D papers challenge established wisdom about the nature of vacuum. )
Posted on March 26, 2013 at 4:55 am in Physics.
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(New developments in microscopy have allowed researchers to image individual bonds within a molecule — seeing down to the atom scale. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-can-now-see-individual-atoms-2012-9#ixzz2ONqAybqc)
Posted on March 23, 2013 at 10:06 am in Physics.
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(Mars One co-founder tells CBC about its proposed one-way trip to the Red Planet)
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 12:39 am in Astronomy.
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(A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater, potentially making it vastly cheaper to produce clean water at a time when scarcity )
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 9:50 pm in Technology.
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(New research suggests it may be possible to learn complex tasks with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix. Whoa, indeed.)
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 6:28 pm in Technology.
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(NASA technicians have just finished the mirror backplate support structure, a folding wing assembly designed with to safely collapse the beryllium mirror during flight, and expand it again in orbit.)
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 2:26 pm in Astronomy.
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(The new find solves a puzzle about where these big-fanged felines arose)
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 8:36 am in Earth Sciences.
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