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by William Atkins
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NASA announced on September 22, 2009, that the U.S. space agency will launch a test flight of the Ares I test rocket (Ares I-X) on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, as long as all checks and tests are verified beforehand.
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by William Atkins
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According to a United Kingdom study of thousands of civil servants, middle-aged males who smoke, have high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels are more likely to die ten years earlier than their healthier male counterparts. It gets worse when more risk factors are added!
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by William Atkins
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Project scientists with the Cassini spacecraft mission are astonished to see for the first time that the rings of Saturn have a dramatic third dimension, height, and some of them are as tall as a couple of miles.
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by William Atkins
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According to an Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) study, dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s disease, should nearly double, from 35 million people around the world in 2010, to 65.7 million in 2030.
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by William Atkins
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The H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1), the first Japanese cargo ship to the International Space Station, arrived at 3:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 1947 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), on Thursday, September 17, 2009, with a appreciative 'hello' from the ISS crew.
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by William Atkins
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is just beginning its mission to explore the Moon. One of its instruments has already indicated that hydrogen (a component of water) is present at the south pole but in unexpected places: at warm spots that receive sunlight (and not just within the bitterly cold impact craters).
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by William Atkins
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An international team of scientists found a small meteorite on the giant Nullarbor Plain, but even more amazing was the fact that they were able to retrace its orbit back to its parent asteroid.
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by William Atkins
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Australian scientists prove that stormwater can be filtered with natural and human-engineered means so that it is as safe as water purified by traditional means. As an added plus, the process is less expensive and causes fewer environmental concerns that usual water treatment processes. So, drink up!
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by William Atkins
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Astronomers have found over 300 exosolar planets (or exoplanets, those orbiting about stars other than the Sun). However, they have all been gaseous objects without a solid surface. For the first time, a rocky exoplanet has been discovered.
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by William Atkins
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A University of Massachusetts study has shown what happens to the quality and quantity of interactions between parents and young children when the television is on in the background.
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by William Atkins
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The Chinese space agency China National Space Administration (CNSA) began construction of its fourth space center on Monday, September 14, 2009. The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center is expected to greatly expand China's ability to launch heavier payloads into space.
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by William Atkins
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A University of Washington study has found the bacterium Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in marine water and beach sand on the coast of Washington and California—the first time the superbug has ever been discovered on beaches.
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by William Atkins
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The collision site for the NASA spacecraft Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) has been selected by a team of lunar scientists. The lunar crater selected for the impact is called Cabeus A.
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by William Atkins
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NASA announced on September 11, 2009, that its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission is being dedicated to the memory of legendary newscaster Walter Cronkite.
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