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Instruments Selected For Mars Probe
August 19, 2010 at 10:36 am by nova. There are 0 comments, 52 hits and 2.47 / 5 rating
ESA PR-17 2010 ESA and NASA have selected the scientific instruments for their first joint Mars mission.
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Solar Explosions Headed For Earth
August 3, 2010 at 7:12 am by nova. There are 0 comments, 135 hits and 3 / 5 rating
Look to the skies on the nights of August 3rd and 4th, we may be in for a lights show as the highly charged particles of a massive explosion on the Sun hit our atmosphere. Read on for more information.
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Most Powerful X-Ray Ever Recorded
July 25, 2010 at 10:48 am by AverusBlack. There are 0 comments, 98 hits and 2.88 / 5 rating
It was bright, fierce and thankfully short. A mysterious event in a distant galaxy has blasted our solar system with the most powerful burst of X-rays ever recorded, temporarily blinding an astronomical satellite.
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Scientists Discover First Planet With Tail
July 15, 2010 at 8:27 am by nova. There are 0 comments, 84 hits and 3.05 / 5 rating
Scientists have discovered the first cometary planet, one with a huge tail, a stream of gas being ripped off by solar winds at 22,000 miles per hour. This jovian world is located 153 light-years from Earth.
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NASA Sets Final Shuttle Launch Dates
July 14, 2010 at 9:29 am by Averusblack. There are 0 comments, 55 hits and 3.12 / 5 rating
NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates For Final Two Flights
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Giant Propellers Discovered in Saturn's Rings
July 13, 2010 at 7:58 am by Averusblack. There are 0 comments, 64 hits and 2.56 / 5 rating
Giant propeller-shaped structures have been discovered in the rings of Saturn and appear to be created by a new class of hidden moons, NASA announced Thursday.
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Spitzer Spies Frigid Brown Dwarfs
July 13, 2010 at 7:57 am by AverusBlack. There are 0 comments, 43 hits and 2.77 / 5 rating
Unable to be viewed by light telescopes, infrared telescopes are revealing cold, dark brown dwarfs, previously unseen and hidden by the brightness of their companions in the sky.
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Ship Fails To Dock With Space Station
July 4, 2010 at 10:37 am by nova. There are 0 comments, 56 hits and 3.18 / 5 rating
An unmanned Russian space capsule carrying supplies to the International Space Station failed in a docking attempt, Russian Mission Control said Friday.
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Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2009
December 15, 2009 at 11:01 am by nova. There are 1 comments, 721 hits and 2.8 / 5 rating
This list gets harder to make every year.
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The New Recipe for Rocket Fuel
December 3, 2009 at 8:37 am by nova. There are 0 comments, 329 hits and 2.9 / 5 rating
Researchers are using aluminum and frozen water to make a propellant that could allow rockets to refuel on the moon or even Mars.
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Article: Methane Bubbles in Arctic Seas Stir Warming Fears
Methane Bubbles in Arctic Seas Stir Warming Fears (Article)
(Large amounts of a powerful greenhouse gas are bubbling up from a long-frozen seabed north of Siberia, raising fears of far bigger leaks that could stoke global warming, scientists said.)
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Video: StarCraft: World Cyber Games
StarCraft: World Cyber Games (Video)

(The World Cyber Games 2005 was hosted in the repressive state of Singapore. Over 800 players from 67 countries competed for the $435,000 USD prize.)
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Category: Technology


EducatedEarth Blog


(Enjoy this shocking National Geographic documentary about the darker side of diamonds.)
Posted on August 30, 2010 at 6:01 pm in Humanity.
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(ESA PR-17 2010 ESA and NASA have selected the scientific instruments for their first joint Mars mission. )
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 10:36 am in Astronomy.
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(Macaques who witness conflict often seek out the company of other bystanders – perhaps as a way to relieve tension within the group as a whole.)
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 6:15 am in Nature.
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(Weeks after the U.S. government claimed that the "vast majority" of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has been taken care of, oil has possibly been found deep on the Gulf seafloor, scientists announced this week.)
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 6:14 am in Nature.
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(New species are continually emerging from the ocean depths, comprehensive record of biodiversity reveals.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 10:43 am in Nature.
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(Look to the skies on the nights of August 3rd and 4th, we may be in for a lights show as the highly charged particles of a massive explosion on the Sun hit our atmosphere. Read on for more information.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 7:12 am in Astronomy.
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(Remote-controlled planes can be much more than the palm-sized toys you find at toys stores and hobby shops.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 5:55 am in Tech.
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(The Chinese government this week announced the oil spill is all cleaned up in Dalian harbor, off the north coast of Liaoning province in China.)
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 5:40 am in Nature.
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(The animals likely died of illness and malnutrition.)
Posted on July 26, 2010 at 12:46 pm in Nature.
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(Plastiki, a 60 foot vessel buoyed by over 12,000 2-liter plastic bottles, sailed into the Sydney Harbor today, completing a 130 day, 8000 mile journey from San Francisco. )
Posted on July 26, 2010 at 8:50 am in Humanity.
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(It was bright, fierce and thankfully short. A mysterious event in a distant galaxy has blasted our solar system with the most powerful burst of X-rays ever recorded, temporarily blinding an astronomical satellite.)
Posted on July 25, 2010 at 10:48 am in Astronomy.
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(This Popular Science special feature from 1925 gives a rare insight into that generation’s hopes and dreams for the future. Click the pic below for the full image!)
Posted on July 23, 2010 at 8:51 am in Humanity.
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(Researchers have found ways to use magnetic resonance to capture rays of visible light and route them around objects.)
Posted on July 23, 2010 at 8:51 am in Tech.
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(Scientists, using three NASA satellites, have created a first-of-its-kind map that details the height of the world's forests.)
Posted on July 21, 2010 at 7:48 am in Nature.
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(Two new fish species — with pancake-flat bodies, wiggling lures on their faces, and elbowed fins for “walking” on the seafloor — have been discovered in the path of spewing Gulf of Mexico oil.)
Posted on July 21, 2010 at 7:13 am in Nature.
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