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Famous for shunning the media spotlight following the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong has opened up over his ground-breaking experiences.

NASA has confirmed that SpaceX will delay the first commercial flight of a spacecraft to the International Space Station from May 7, 2012, to at least May 10th, due to more time needed for pre-flight tests and checkouts.

Visually blind people may be able to see through an Australian developed bionic eye by as early as 2013, according to researchers at the University of NSW. The first new implantable bionic eyes will work in conjunction with an external electronic camera such as a smart phone.

The winning team in the Australian round of Microsoft's Imagine Cup developed a digital stethoscope that can diagnose pneumonia, the largest killer of children under 5.

A U.S. study has determined that the more effort a person puts into work or play may well be determined by the brain chemical dopamine. Your decision making abilities and your drive to win may be based on this chemical in the brain.

The biggest full Moon of 2012 will occur on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at approximately 11:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on the eastern coast of the United States and on Sunday, May 6, at 1:35:00 p.m. in Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

The planet Venus will be brilliantly shining in the early night sky for the early part of May 2012, as it approaches closer to our home planet Earth. Observe it on a clear night with binoculars or simply your naked eyes.

Two studies relating to TV watching and negative behaviors in kids are to be reported at the 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. One stated that kids who recognize TV alcohol advertisements are more likely to try alcoholic beverages. The other one states that kids who see a lot of fast food ads on TV are at higher risk for becoming obese.

An Australian research paper published in April 2012 concludes that the consumption of resistant starch could help to protect damage to the bowel, which may lead to bowel cancer. Unfortunately, most people in Australia, the United States, and other parts of the world, do not get enough resistant starch in their diets.

SpaceX has announced that the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft for its first mission to the International Space Station has been delayed again, however, such postponements are normal for pioneering efforts by such an organization.