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Jules Verne ATV completes mission with fiery re-entry PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), has completed its mission with a controlled destructive re-entry over the South Pacific.

 
It’s snowing on Mars PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008
The NASA Phoenix Mars Lander has identified snow falling from Martian clouds. A Phoenix scientist says, “Nothing like this view has ever been seen on Mars.”

 
Calling all space aliens on the new Cepheid phone PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Hawaii-California astronomers propose that an advanced civilization could have used Cepheid variable stars as a way to communicate to (what they call “tickling”) other neighbors in the galaxy.

 
Private SpaceX Flight 4 rocket launch successful PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Private company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, made its first successful launch on Sunday, September 28, 2008. The company’s founder, Elon Musk, described the success of Falcon 1 as “awesome” and “great to have this giant monkey off my back.”

 
Too much caffeine? Say “Ner” to energy drinks? PDF E-mail
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Monday, 29 September 2008
According to a new Johns Hopkins study, researchers are recommending warning labels on energy drinks, such as the first energy drink Red Bull introduced in the United States, because the super-caffeinated drinks could cause overdose symptoms such as heart palpitations and insomnia.


 
Chinese Shenzhou-7 astronauts return to Earth PDF E-mail
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Monday, 29 September 2008
The Shenzhou VII (Shenzhou-7) re-entry module parachuted safety back to Earth with its three taikonauts (Chinese astronauts) onboard after making history with the first Chinese spacewalk.

 
U.S. children on mind-altering drugs more than Dutch, German PDF E-mail
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Sunday, 28 September 2008
A comprehensive study found that American children are much more likely to be given antidepressents, stimulants, and other psychoactive drugs (to alter the brain or mood) than children in the Netherlands or Germany.

 
Chinese walk in space PDF E-mail
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Sunday, 28 September 2008
The state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday, September 27, 2008, that China conducted its first extra-vehicular activity (EVA) beginning at 4:43 p.m. Beijing, China time (0843 UTC). The spacewalk is the first one conducted by China.

 
Live longer and healthier with gene FOX03a PDF E-mail
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Saturday, 27 September 2008
Some people just live longer and now Hawaiian researchers know why. They found that some people are born with a gene called FOX03a. Lucky folks!

 
Checkmate in Space: The NASA Chess Challenge PDF E-mail
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Saturday, 27 September 2008
A NASA astronaut is challenging all Peoples of the Earth to the first chess match in outer space. Find out how you can help the Earth Team win against the Space Chess Guy.


 
Live NASA station-and-ground audio now available PDF E-mail
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Saturday, 27 September 2008
NASA has made available 24/7 conversations between International Space Station astronauts up in space and flight controllers down on Earth. Listen to what they are saying!

 
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