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NASA launches 100-year quest to send humans to the stars

A joint NASA-Pentagon project, called the 100 Year Starship Study, aims to get inventive minds thinking about how human interstellar space travel can become a reality by next century.
Dream of solar sailing in space lives on in new project

The US-based Planetary Society this week announced its second attempt to launch a small spacecraft with sails propelled by sunlight.
An unexpected find on Mars

Perchlorate exists, too, in soils on Earth. Its presence probably has little bearing on prospects for life on Mars, scientists say.

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Next week's Wisconsin recall: a test drive of themes for Election 2012

Wisconsin recall election between Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Tom Barrett (D) enters its last furious week. It is a proving ground for the themes and players of the national election in November, analysts say.
Decoder Wire: Mitt Romney has won the nomination. What next?
10 voices for change in Saudi Arabia
Ambassador McFaul, driver of US-Russia 'reset,' becomes his own obstacle
Decoder Wire: Obama honors Presidential Medal of Freedom winners: Who's eligible? (+video)

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.