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by William Atkins
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NASA’s Messenger space probe has found "wrinkle ridges" on the planet Mercury and U.S. mission team members say they look "bizarre" and something "we’re never seen anything like that" before in the Solar System.
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by William Atkins
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The news from planet Mars is that the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity is doing just fine, having found water signs in sand dunes. Halfway around the Martian world, MER Spirit is stuck up to its hubs in soft sand, and it isn’t looking too promising for the five-year old robotic explorer.
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by William Atkins
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With the weather too iffy in Florida, mission controllers at the NASA Johnson Space Center announced that the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-125 crew will be landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Sunday, May 24, 2009.
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by William Atkins
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A Warp Drive video demonstration will be part of a physics lecture at a fantasy and science fiction convention being held in Columbus, Ohio, over the Memorial Day weekend. Where does science fiction end and science begin? Maybe research engineer and inventor Marshall Barnes can answer this question!
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by William Atkins
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NASA announced on Saturday, May 23, 2009 that space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-125 crew will try to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday after weather stopped any Saturday tries. That same day, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will name former NASA astronaut Charles Bolden to head the U.S. space agency.
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by William Atkins
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Because of a storm front lingering over Florida, NASA has delayed the landing of the space shuttle Atlantis crew after successfully repairing and servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. Let's try again on Saturday, May 23, 2009.
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by William Atkins
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An international team of astronomers has observed for the first time a star being turned into a very fast rotating neutron star, what is called a millisecond pulsar. This discovery helps to find answers to how such massive stars evolve later in their lives.
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by Stephen Withers
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The International Space Station's new water recycling system has proved fit for human consumption and astronauts have been cleared to consume the water it produces.
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by Stephen Withers
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the latest recruits to the European Astronaut Corps. Just six of the 8413 applicants were selected.
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by William Atkins
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According to a recent British study, retiring earlier, rather than later, in life increases the likelihood of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. However, a Finnish study shows that working more than normal is risky for elderly in getting dementia.
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by William Atkins
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Over 40,000 people are killed on U.S. roads and about 2,000 on Australian roads each year. The Australian government has recognized its own country’s problem of ignoring driving laws and it is doing something proactive about it. Maybe the United States will follow along?
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by William Atkins
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Scientists at the University of Haifa, Israel, have studied a desert rhubarb that uses specifically evolved leaves to direct rainwater to its roots. It provides 16 times more water than other plants in the arid region.
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by William Atkins
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A fifteen-point index, developed by lead researchers from the University of California, is said to predict the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease in 88% of the cases that occurred within six years.
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by William Atkins
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According to a comprehensive Chinese research project on the Great Wall of China, it has been found that the famous wall is longer than previously thought. However, the Chinese researchers also found that parts of the Great Wall are likely to disappear in a few more decades due to human encroachment.
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