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Mars rover Curiosity to tackle 3-mile high mountain
Just 10 months into its two-year mission, the Mars rover Curiosity will be headed to a 3-mile-high mountain in the middle of the crater where it landed, NASA officials announced Wednesday. In doing so, Curiosity will leave behind Glenelg, an area on...
Tags: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Google+
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George Zimmerman trial: Judge to rule on expert testimony for 911 call screams
Amid growing protest, the city of Sanford on March 16, 2012, relented to public pressure and released dispatch recordings from the night Trayvon Martin was killed, including a 911 call that captured cries for help and the fatal shot. City leaders...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, The Washington Post, Witnesses
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NASA: Astronauts could face dangerous radiation levels on trek to Mars
An instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover found during its deep-space cruise that a mission to a place like Mars could expose humans to potentially dangerous radiation levels, scientists announced Thursday. Currently, NASA allows astronauts to be...
Tags: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Google Inc.
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The Front Burner: Should NASA catch an asteroid?
One comedian joked that NASA's newest mission proposal sounds like it came from a 6-year-old boy: Send an unmanned spacecraft to capture an asteroid in a giant bag; then drag it to a stationary spot that astronauts can eventually visit. Space-agency...Tags: NASA, Science and Technology
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The Front Burner: Return to moon will better advance planetary missions
A human mission to Mars is routinely described as the "ultimate objective" for the U.S. space program, but it is too distant in time and too costly to serve as a guide for near-term, manned space activities. Currently, we continue to use and learn from...Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources
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Anne Arundel students build a better, or at least less problematic, crab trap
For years, environmentalists and watermen have been searching for a way to deal with the Chesapeake Bay's "ghost pots" — derelict crab traps that are too deep to retrieve and too problematic to co-exist with marine life. Though the traps have been...
Tags: Virginia Tech, Aquaculture, Siemens, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Opposition mounts to plan to give Science Center parking to USC
Opposition is mounting to a plan to take money-making parking spaces away from the California Science Center and give them to USC as part of a deal to have the private school operate the taxpayer-owned Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Science Center's...
Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, California Science Center, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Museums
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Aberdeen Central High School class of 2013 awards and scholarships
SOCIAL SERVICE AWARDS American Legion School Citizenship Awards: Brynn Flakus and Stetson Heirigs. Brown County Teen Court participants: Kaitlyn Bristlin, Michael Buchanan, Alex Grandbois, Brianna Haugen, Amanda Mages, Cassandra Poitra, Shelby...Tags: Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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Outdoors Almanac Birdwatching tour near Montrose
Presho - The South Dakota Grassland Coalition is sponsoring a birdwatching tour at the Bill and Connie Smith farm northeast of Montrose, S.D., on June 14-15. In addition to birdwatching, the event will include breakout sessions on bird identification,...Tags: State Parks, Education, Travel, U.S. Geological Survey, Wildlife
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Trip to Mars would likely exceed radiation limits for astronauts
Reuters* Results from Curiosity show astronauts would exceed career radiation * Data collected during flight to Mars * Radiation measurements from planet's surface pending By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 31 (Reuters) - Radiation levels measured by...Tags: Travel, NASA, Science and Technology, Trips and Vacations, Space Programs
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Allan Powell: A secular account of a religious people
It would seem that Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, now deceased, must have been a most interesting and provocative person. He left a legacy of scholarship that’s hard to match. His challenging book, “A Provocative People: A Secular History of the Jews,...Tags: Education, Science and Technology, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Slavery
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Study boosts online matchmaking
For more than a decade, the online dating site eHarmony has pitched itself as a company that matches singles with romantic partners who are looking for lifelong relationships. Now a study funded by the Santa Monica-based firm offers scientific evidence...
Tags: University of Virginia, Human Interest, Family, Arts and Culture, Marriage
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