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Breaking News Thu, 19 Apr 2012
Space Shuttle Discovery touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, 2009.
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Space shuttle Discovery ready for voyage to museum
| CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete. | On Tuesday, the leader of NASA's retired shuttle fleet will leave its home at Kennedy Space Center for the fi... (photo: NASA / NASA/Jim Ross)
Austin American Statesman
A moon - Earth's natural satellite - nature
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Solar wind, moon dust and Martian lights
| “We have limited data regarding the environments in which equipment and astronauts must function and how these environments respond to solar activity,” says Clare Watt, a research associat... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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NASA's Mars Science Laboratory travels near a canyon on Mars in this artist's concept. The mission is under development for launch in 2009 and a precision landing on Mars in 2010. Nasa on the hunt for cheap Mars travel deal
| Los Angeles Know how to go to Mars cheaply? Nasa can use your help. | The space agency on Friday put out a call for ideas for the next Mars mission in 2018. The fine print: The cost can't be astrono... (photo: Public Domain / Yaohua2000) Gulf News
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Adults with chicks the adult Emperor Penguin stands up to 122 cm (48 in) tall. The weight ranges from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb) and varies by sex,with males weighing more than females. Emperor penguins count double from Space!
London: Scientists counting emperor penguins from space have found twice as many of the birds in Antarctica as expected. | The discovery is reassuring for a species seen as under threat from global wa... (photo: Creative Commons / Giuseppe Zibordi) Zeenews
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Top Stories
New microchip for smartphones to provide unprecedented ultra-precise location data New microchip for smartphones to provide unprecedented ultra-precise location data
Share | By Madison Ruppert | End the Lie The Broadcom Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, recently unveiled a brand new microchip for smartphones which will provide ultra... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Pakalert Press
Brand   Company   Madison   Photos   Technology  
A man smoking cigarette - injurious to health The Myth of Nicotine Addiction
Share | Governments, pharmaceutical companies,’big tobacco’, are all in cahoots to make people think smoking is addictive, and quitting is difficult. Neither ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Pakalert Press
Health   People   Photos   Smoking   Wikipedia: Nicotine  
Space Science Plays Key Role In Sustainable Development Space Science Plays Key Role In Sustainable Development
Friday, 13 April 2012, 3:32 pm | Press Release: UN News | Space Science Plays Key Role In Achieving Sustainable Development – UN | New York, Apr 12 2012 4:10PM | U... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Scoop
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Space science plays key role in achieving sustainable development - UN officials Space science plays key role in achieving sustainable development - UN officials
| Stamps series issued by the UN Postal Administration (UNPA). UN Photo12 April 2012 – United Nations officials today highlighted the contribution of human space science ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) United Nations
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Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano >Peddling Fear of an Icelandic Volcanic Eruption
| The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull seen on May 8 of that year. Since then, the news media wants us to live in fear of the next Iceland eruption. Image courtesy of N... (photo: Public Domain / NASA) Wired News
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Vladimir PUtin Russia Guggenheim museum Russia reveals space ambitions
| The government will allocate RUB 150bn (approx. USD 5.03bn) to the national space program in 2012, including RUB 40.5bn (approx. USD 1.36bn) for the development of spac... (photo: Creative Commons / Wikifreund) RBC News
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A female North Korean guard calls on the phone at the entrance to the Hana Music Information Center in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, April 12, 2012. North Korea Readies Rocket as 5-Day Launch Window Begins
Pyongyang. Fighter jets roared through the skies over downtown Pyongyang on Thursday as the world watched to see whether North Korea would defy international warnings and... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) Jakarta Globe
NKorea   Photos   Rockets   Wikipedia: North Korean missile tests   World  
A group of journalists walk down a road in front of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between April 12-16, at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea on Sunday April 8, 2012. North Korea celebrates 'Juche 101'
|   | As the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) heralds an imminent rocket launch from the Tongchang-ri site, its neighbours anxiously awai... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) Al Jazeera
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Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, photographed on August 1, 2010. American universities infected by foreign spies detected by FBI
By Daniel Golden Bloomberg News Comments | Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon contacted the Central Intelligence Agency in late 2009 with an urgent que... (photo: Creative Commons / Michael Barera) Detroit news
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Putin Reportedly Confirms that Russia is Actively Working on Psychotronic Weapons
Share | Psychotronic weaponry is probably one of the least known and little understood fields in military research, as it is truly something which one would relegate to t... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Yana Lapikova, Pool) Pakalert Press
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clouds in the sky early in the morning - climate - environment - global warming Climate scientists are losing the public debate on global warming
Green campaigners and climate scientists are losing the public debate over global warming, one of the movement's leading proponents has admitted. | Dr James Hansen, direc... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Daily Telegraph
Climate   Global Warming   Photos   Scientists   Wikipedia: Global warming  
Papaya fruit tree in the garden - nature Grafted fruit trees an option for small spaces
| Q: I read your column on the apple trees for small spaces, including the information on columnar apple varieties. Have you heard or seen any other types of fruit trees,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Fruit   Gardening   Photos   Trees   Wikipedia: Grafting  
NASA artist's conception of a human mission to Mars (1989 painting by Les Bossinas of NASA Lewis Research Center). NASA's 1966 plan for a mission to Mars
| Piloted spaceflight planning typically emphasizes transportation; that is, methods of traveling from Earth to some destination and back again. Other than landing and li... (photo: NASA / Geoffrey.landis) Ars Technica
Earth   Mars   Nasa   Photos   Wikipedia: NASA  
Space Science Astronomy
From Canada hopes for a cheap and effective cure for cancer
Experts: NKorea missile carrier likely from China
Experts: NKorea missile carrier likely from China
Pentagon chief says ‘we’re within an inch of war almost
UN chief says progress possible in Syria
UN chief says progress possible in Syria
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Douglas students take reins in lunar study that brings astro
In Rome, Art Meets Astronomy
Pittsburgh's history in astronomy shows sky's the li
Astrology has overtaken astronomy: Ex-ISRO chief
File - The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most detailed image so far of Messier 9, a globular star cluster located close to the center of the galaxy.
Astronomers: Billions of 'super-Earths' in habitable zone of red dwarf stars
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Space Technology International Space Station
Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection
Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection
Countdown begins for testing of Microsoft tycoon Paul Allen&
The Best Shots of the Space Shuttle’s Amazing Goodbye
Space Shuttle Discovery touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, 2009.
Space shuttle Discovery ready for voyage to museum
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Edu-Station: Space Out
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Downtown gas station to become electric car park and charge
Replica Trevithick locomotive moved from Telford Central sta
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Universe Earth Objects
Couple Questioned About Bomb Threats at University of Pittsb
Georgia university breaks ground on Rosalynn Carter complex
University's art exhibit revolves around three Tolkien
Expand your Universe at Cal Day
Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, photographed on August 1, 2010.
American universities infected by foreign spies detected by FBI
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The TSA’s mission creep is making the US a police stat
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Singapore Family Scion, 3 Others Charged With Having Sex Wit
A 100 percent complete review of Mass Effect 3
	Is the EU 'juking the stats' of its carbon schemes?
Is the EU 'juking the stats' of its carbon schemes?
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Planets Science
Charlize Theron to Star in Sci-Fi Agent 13, Directed by Rise
'Planet Of The Apes' Director Lines Up 'Agent 13
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Filmmaker Rupert Wyatt To Dir
NoVo Foundation: Investing in girls, one of the most powerfu
File - Peter Singer, an Australian philosopher, lecturing at Washington University in St Louis.
I do not think we need more human beings on this planet: Peter Singer
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Hubble spies a spiral galaxy edge-on
Scientists track radioactive iodine from Japan nuclear react
Astronomers: Billions of 'super-Earths' in habitab
New SCUBA-2 camera reveals wild youth of the universe
File - The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most detailed image so far of Messier 9, a globular star cluster located close to the center of the galaxy.
Astronomers: Billions of 'super-Earths' in habitable zone of red dwarf stars
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