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Actually, NASA, we were counting on you to find the asteroids that could kill us

Posted June 19, 2013 - 1:35 pm

When our space agency turns to citizen astronomers to help find dangerous asteroids, is it time to worry?
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Know a kid obsessed with Mars? Here's the perfect gift

Posted June 18, 2013 - 11:24 am

If a child you know is into LEGOs and space, you cannot go wrong with this gift.
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Meet NASA's 8 new astronauts (including 4 women)

Posted June 17, 2013 - 4:24 pm

The latest batch of astronaut trainees includes a flight surgeon, fighter pilots and a Harvard professor.
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Science Class: How a quantum computer works

Posted June 17, 2013 - 1:03 pm

Video provides a quick look at how quantum computers work and why they are faster for only a few specific calculations.
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Even the Mars Rover takes selfies

Posted June 14, 2013 - 2:25 pm

NASA gives a rundown of the Mars robot's 17 different cameras, including video and chemical composition cameras.
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Science Class: Stare into a simulated black hole

Posted June 14, 2013 - 11:26 am

New data confirms ideas on how black holes produce their highest-energy light.
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How Mars became so groovy

Posted June 13, 2013 - 10:46 am

NASA researchers say chunks of dry ice sliding down Martian dunes may be causing deep furrows on surface.
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Plastic shielding could reduce astronaut radiation risk

Posted June 12, 2013 - 1:50 pm

Data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against space radiation.
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Scientists examine the cutest little galaxy!

Posted June 11, 2013 - 1:42 pm

Researchers are finally learning about the dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way.
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Why a Google Alert for the term asteroid is a bad idea

Posted June 7, 2013 - 12:18 pm

Another asteroid is flying by Earth later tonight - but, hey, we're all OK.
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Antarctica, without the ice

Posted June 5, 2013 - 2:45 pm

NASA has created the best model yet of what Antarctica looks like below all that ice.
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Mobile vendors go their own way on security at FTC event

Posted June 4, 2013 - 4:12 pm

Mobile phone makers were in agreement that the security and privacy of their customer was their top concern. But that was about all they could agree on
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Justine Bateman goes from Family Ties to for loops

Posted June 4, 2013 - 6:00 am

The former 80’s sitcom star has gone back to college full time to study computer science
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An economist's dire warning about global warming

Posted June 3, 2013 - 1:49 pm

By ignoring the potential consequences of global warming, we are making a dangerous bet, warns a Harvard economics professor.
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Best evidence yet that water once flowed on Mars

Posted May 31, 2013 - 10:31 am

NASA offers the best evidence yet that water once flowed on the surface of Mars.
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How radar helps detect asteroids

Posted May 30, 2013 - 2:59 pm

Another asteroid is approaching Earth (don't worry, it will miss us again), and NASA has a cool video showing how they've detected a moon on the asteroid.
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You had me at beer-pouring robot butler

Posted May 30, 2013 - 10:20 am

Forget about killer robots - the ones we're going to buy will be the ones that can pour us a cold beer and serve us a microwave dinner.
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New research borrows technique from headphones to deliver 400 gigabit net connection

Posted May 29, 2013 - 6:00 am

It's called phase conjugation and it's a technique that can deliver a 400 gigabit signal over thousands of miles, using existing fiber.
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How 3D printing could transform space exploration

Posted May 28, 2013 - 11:54 am

From spare machine parts to food for astronauts and settlers, 3D printing may give us a powerful tool for exploring space.
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Using data to understand the conditions that lead to war

Posted May 24, 2013 - 12:16 pm

Memorial Day is an opportunity to pay tribute to fallen American troops. And to figure out how we can stop having wars.
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Deborah Estrin wants to (literally) open source your life

Posted May 24, 2013 - 10:38 am
You may not have heard about Dr. Deborah Estrin, a computer science professor and open source advocate, but she is on a mission to bring open source quite literally to the cellular level. But before we explain why, we need to put her work in the current context. [chunklet]
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DARPA's Warrior Web could make soldiers harder, better, faster, stronger

Posted May 24, 2013 - 10:19 am

Warrior Web program aims to deliver a lightweight under-suit that can reduce injuries and enhance performance.
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3D-printed pizza may be delivered soon, thanks to NASA

Posted May 23, 2013 - 4:56 pm

NASA recently approved a $125,000 grant for a six-month project to develop 3D-printed food, and the first edible prototype may be pizza, Quartz reports.
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Watch 25 years of Alex Trebek as Geography Bee host

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:48 am

If you're a fan of geography, make sure you tune in tonight for the 2013 National Geographic Bee.
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Watch two galaxies collide

Posted May 22, 2013 - 7:21 pm

Video simulation shows what it would look like if two galaxies collided over the course of 1.5 billion years.
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