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Something amazing every day.
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Air Force to Test New Hypersonic Aircraft |
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The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for the first of four planned test flights of a hypersonic aircraft designed to operate for much longer durations and cover far greater distances than previous platforms of its type. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Warp Speed Will Kill You |
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Harmless interstellar hydrogen becomes deadly ionized radiation that would fry the crew and electronics of starships traveling near light speed, according to a physicist. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Early Earth's Magnetic Field Was a Weakling |
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Early Earth's magnetic field weaker than today, likely led to water loss from atmosphere, bigger auroras. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| NASA: Space Shuttles Could Fly Longer With Extra Funds |
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NASA could continue to fly space shuttles beyond their planned 2010 retirement if given more money, the shuttle program chief said. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Virgin Galactic Applauds Legal Protection Against Space Tourist Lawsuits |
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Virgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn applauded New Mexico legislation reducing the risk of industry-crippling lawsuits against space tourism companies. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Buzz Aldrin Gears Up For 'Dancing with the Stars' |
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Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the Apollo 11 moon landing, is gearing up to compete in the new season of TV's Dancing With the Stars. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| China Targets More Space Program Firsts |
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The leaders of China's human spaceflight endeavors say 2011 is shaping up to be the most ambitious year in the history of the country's space program. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Obama To Discuss Space Plan in Florida |
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U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Florida April 15 to discuss the impact of his administration's new vision for human spaceflight, the White House announced March 7. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Space Station Wins Prestigious Collier Trophy |
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The International Space Station Program has won the prestigious 2009 Collier Trophy. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Discovery Shuttle Astronauts Practices for April Launch |
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Discovery shuttle astronauts staged a dress rehearsal for their planned April 5 launch on Friday. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Exotic Antimatter Created on Earth |
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Scientists have created a never-before seen type of exotic matter that is thought to have been present at the earliest stages of the universe, right after the Big Bang. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Rock Solid Link: Asteroid Doomed the Dinosaurs |
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Scientists have debated for two decades whether a giant space rock wiped out the dinosaurs or not. Now they have a rock solid link to an asteroid impact. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| New Rocket Engine Could Reach Mars in 40 Days |
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A private company's VASMIR plasma rocket could fit NASA's bill for getting humans to Mars in a much shorter time. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Huge Moon Crater Offers Window to Past |
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A crater on the edge of the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin may a view of the original surface. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| China Launches Military Reconnaissance Satellite |
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China successfully launched another Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan space base Friday. |
| 03/09/2010 05:09 PM |
| Alien Plants Get New Twist in World of 'Avatar' |
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The film "Avatar" takes viewers to a fictional moon, where the alien plants glow, shoot poison leaf tips and communicate. |