Topic: History of Science
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Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth
Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
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Man and Mars through history
A look back over centuries at man's attempt to uncover information about the 'Red Planet.'Sources: NASA, American Museum of Natural History, and Scientific American
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4 mysteries with great locations, finely detailed plots
From 18th-century Sweden to contemporary Japan, these thrillers take readers around the globe.
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Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media
When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.
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Beyond SpaceX: Five companies seeking to change space travel
During the past 10 years, Presidents George W. Bush and Obama have directed NASA to turn the job of transporting cargo and crew to the space station over to the private sector. As that process gathers pace, here is a list of the key players.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Apollo 13
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Holidays in Space
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Rocket science
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Space suits
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Blowing in the Wind
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Extreme heat
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Gas giants
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day: Asteroids
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In Pictures: San Francisco Giants win World Series
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Chinese Supercomputer: How fast is a petaflop?
Chinese supercomputer blows past the US record for speedy hardware.
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China is on path to 'militarization of space'
The Asian space race is moving along slowly, but steadily – and China is in the lead, with technology that could give it a military advantage over the US.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Space Training
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: A Blue Planet
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Spacewalks
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Opinion: Is Obama trying to 'decolonize' space?
Observers were puzzled when President Obama apparently gave the space agency NASA a new mission to reach out to the world’s Muslims. But his action makes sense when you consider the influence of anticolonial ideology.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Ignition
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: USSR Edition
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World Space Week launches today on Sputnik anniversary
World Space Week: This week, organizations across the globe celebrate the 11th annual World Space Week, which highlights the contributions of space science and technology to life on Earth.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: The Moon
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/28
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/24
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/23
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Moses' parting of the Red Sea: Is there a physical explanation?
A new paper suggests that an area near the Red Sea area could have had favorable characteristics for 'wind setdown' some 3,000 years ago.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 09/20
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