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Help NASA pick the reconnaisance orbiter's best moon image
NASA wants the public to choose the Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter's best moon shot through a vote that will place
the winner on the cover of a special image collection.
Articleby Amanda KooserSuspended-animation trials to begin on humans
Knife- and gunshot-wound victims will be placed
in suspended animation as the first human trials begin on this emergency
life-saving technique.
Articleby Michelle StarrActor Morgan Freeman ingests helium, vanishes into wormhole
To publicize its docu-series "Through the Wormhole," the Science Channel presents Morgan Freeman and a balloon.
Articleby Chris MatyszczykMythBuster Kari Byron helping White House tout science
Fourth-annual science fair is dedicated to getting girls into STEM subjects. Who better to help than the famous MythBuster?
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Virtual buoys may stop ships from crashing in fog
Coast Guard tests electronic navigation aids that could help mariners navigate even the lowest-visibility conditions.
Articleby Daniel TerdimanTowing giant ships with tiny tugboats (pictures)
Maritime officials organize a demo to see what it takes to tow an ultralarge container vessel that's lost power.
Galleryby Daniel TerdimanIn SF Bay, towing ultralarge ships with little tugboats
Maritime agencies run a first-ever test of pulling a giant ship with a tiny tug. Knowing it's possible is key in a power loss.
Articleby Daniel TerdimanStratospheric bid grabs Apollo joystick at auction
Also sold: Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 glove and a backpack strap carried during both of Charles Conrad's Apollo 12 moonwalks.
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We'll find aliens in 20 years (we just need money), astronomers say
Speaking to Congress, two astronomers from SETI describe the chances of finding aliens as almost 100 percent.
Articleby Chris MatyszczykNext army smokescreen could be eco-friendly, better on lungs
One is easier on the lungs, one on the planet,
and two use compounds from fireworks. Any one of these being tested by
the US Army could replace the WWII-era smoke grenades still in use.
Articleby Michael FrancoRichard Branson: I would have started my businesses with Indiegogo (Q&A)
The Virgin Group founder invests in the crowdfunding startup. "I certainly would have tried" Indiegogo, he tells CNET.
Articleby Stephen ShanklandSkycorp will try to awaken NASA's 1978 sleeping satellite
NASA signs a first-of-its-kind deal to let
citizen scientists try to reactivate a long-retired spacecraft that's
passing Earth this summer.
Articleby Michael Franco
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