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Is there life on Mars?
Is there life elsewhere in the universe? It's a question that has long intrigued astronomers and science fiction buffs alike, and now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched its most ambitious attempt yet to find the answer....Tags: Fiction, Space Programs, Kennedy Space Center, Mystery (genre), Science
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Hopkins-led study observes destruction of star by black hole
It's rare to witness the entirety of a murder. But that's how some local scientists investigated exactly what happened during a fatal attack in 2010.
The victim? A star — a massive red giant — 2.7 million light-years away that had lost its...Tags: Explosions, Research, Space Programs, Science and Technology, NASA
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Congress looks at boosting JPL budget
Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s missions to Mars have gotten a boost from congressional leaders, who this week found up to $100 million more for NASA’s planetary science program. The White House’s initial proposal for the 2013 NASA budget...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Programs, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Fang Lizhi dies at 76; Chinese dissident
Fang Lizhi, one of China'sbest-known dissidents whose speeches inspired student protesters throughout the 1980s, has died in the United States, where he fled after China's 1989 military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. He was 76. His wife, Li...Tags: Human Rights, China, Communist Party of China, University of Arizona, Science and Technology
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Rare Lunar Eclipse Turns Moon Bright Red
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- A total lunar eclipse took place early Saturday morning, making the moon appear and bright red. People in the western United States and Canada had a great view of the eclipse if the skies were clear. The earliest stages of...Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Science, KTLA
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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
Tags: High Schools, Space Programs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering
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NASA cuts threaten employees, Mars exploration
Proposed cuts to next year’s NASA budget would drastically scale back the agency’s efforts to explore Mars, likely costing hundreds of Jet Propulsion Laboratory workers their jobs. In the scope of a more than $17.7-billion proposed 2013...
Tags: Unemployment, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Budgets and Budgeting, Space Programs, Job Layoffs
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Our Friendly Skies - April 2012
ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD PUBLIC STAR PARTY The annual spring Antietam Battlefield Public Star Party will be held April 27 and 28 from dusk to around 10 or 11 p.m. if the sky is clear. A dozen or more scopes will be set up to help you enjoy the spring night...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religious Festivals, Science and Technology, Science
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Hopkins launches new space science minor for undergraduates
What lies at the center of that giant ball of gas we call Jupiter? When you cut through the incredibly dense atmosphere of Venus, what's happening on the planet surface?
These are the questions that dance in the mind of Johns Hopkins University student...Tags: Cape Canaveral, Teachers, Lobbying, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Natural Perspectives: Preparing for 'coronal mass ejection'
To play on a phrase from "Star Trek": "Space. The final weather frontier." I just learned that space weather is something that exists. I asked Vic if he had ever heard of space weather, and he said no. We knew about solar wind, which is a steady...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Weather Reports, Weather, Science and Technology, Solar Storms (2012)
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Solar flares will smack Earth Thursday leading to Northern Lights, possible electronic mayhem
WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.
The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects...Tags: Space Programs, Washington, DC, Science and Technology, NASA, Science
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Solar storm shakes Earth magnetic field
WASHINGTON (AP) — A solar storm shook the Earth’s magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems.
After reports Thursday of the storm fizzling out, a surge of activity prompted...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Transportation, Science and Technology, Travel
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