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2010 RF12 and its pal show improvements in asteroid detection
2010 RF12 and another small asteroid that passed close to earth Wednesday were detected three days before their fly-by, illustrating the improving capability of asteroid-spotting telescopes.
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Lake Michigan's ecosystem facing collapse
An invasive mussel is devouring Lake Michigan's phytoplankton, the basis for the lake's food chain.
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2010 RF12: A second asteroid will buzz the Earth today
2010 RF12 is the second asteroid today to make a close pass at the Earth. Well, relatively close. It'll scoot between the Earth and Moon, passing about 49,000 miles away,
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Astronomers view galaxy just like our own, but with huge pink clouds
Located about 6 million light-years away, the spiral galaxy NGC 300 has many star-forming regions, which appear as pink or red spots.
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Football gear technology seeks to make game fairer, safer
Football gear is becoming increasingly high tech, with plans for more advanced post-game analysis, improved helmet technology, and even a sensor embedded in the ball that confirms when it crosses the goal line. Will technology get in the way of the game?
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Trapped miners impress NASA team
Trapped miners are similar to astronauts – held in confined spaces under dangerous conditions – so NASA sent scientists to the site of the Chilean mine collapse to advise officials there.
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Pair of asteroids to buzz past the earth
In an unprecedented event, two asteroids will pass our planet Wednesday at a distance closer than the moon. Neither rock threatens to strike the earth, say astronomers.
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Baby twin pandas debuted in Japan (VIDEO)
Baby twin pandas send 'aw factor' off the charts when baby twin pandas make their first media debut at Wakayama Adventure World
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Chinese satellites bump gently. Was it a military maneuver?
Two Chinese satellites bumped into each other very gently, leaving analysts wondering what China is up to.
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At last, scientists solve the mystery of the floating octopus
In 300 BC, Aristotle speculated why female Argonaut octopuses have a thin shell. Now, scientists finally offer an answer.
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Top Chef contestants compete to make astronaut meals
Sept. 1 episode of Bravo's reality show, 'Top Chef', featured a space-food challenge from NASA. The winner, Angelo Sosa, will have his short rib dish flown into orbit.
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Astronomers spot galaxy releasing gassy 'superwind'
A starburst galaxy some 80 million light-years away from earth is unleashing a powerful wind of gas, researchers say.
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Shrek fish: Japan's aquatic ogre
Shrek fish? A huge fish that resembles the animated character is discovered off the coast of Japan.
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'Unusual' dinosaur offers glimpse of evolutionary quirk
'Balaur bondoc,' a new species of dinosaur discovered in Romania, is a close relative of Velociraptor, but developed several striking evolutionary differences because it lived on an island.
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Party like it's 10000 BC: new archaeological find in Israel
The remains and artifacts found in an Israeli cave may be the earliest evidence of feasting, according to a published report this week. During the time period in question, people were shifting from hunter-gatherer societies to sedentary communities centered on agriculture.
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First Hurricane Danielle, then tropical storm Earl. Next, Fiona?
Tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic typically reaches its peak in this August-to-October period. Hurricane Danielle is now a Category 4 storm, and tropical storm Earl is building. A third storm system appears to be taking shape.
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What would happen if another Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans today?
On the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, officials are worried that complacency is starting to creep back into New Orleans.
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Kepler find: scorching 'super Earth' could be smallest known exoplanet
Scientists said Thursday that they were confident the Kepler telescope had found a 'super Earth' exoplanet that orbits its star every 1.6 Earth days and is 1.5 times the size of Earth.
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Mars hoax claims Mars will be moon-sized in the sky
Mars hoax e-mails have been passed on to countless people who haven't been able to resist forwarding it to their entire address book. In some cases, the message has been turned into a full-blown PowerPoint presentation.
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Kepler telescope finds two planets – and a possible new use
Kepler, the NASA telescope launched in March 2009, used the 'transiting' method to find two Saturn-size planets orbiting a star in the constellation Lyra.
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