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Huge Volcano Eruptions May Have Caused The Die-Off That Paved The Way For Dino Domination

We all know a gigantic asteroid is to blame for wiping out the dinosaurs–but what wiped out the animals that came before them? A changed climate, brought about by devastating volcanic eruptions, may have cleared the way. ...
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Why Legal Experts Say It’s Okay To Kill A Civilian Hacker In Cyber Warfare

Cyberspace makes for a strange battlefield. Attacks are launched from offices, combatants fight with keystrokes, and the targets are usually just information, financial data, and trade secrets. For the vast majority of cyber at...
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Next Month, Mars Solar Conjunction Means Vacation For NASA Teams

For the scientists and engineers working on NASA’s Mars program, an upcoming alignment of the planets presages some possible good news. Thanks to the sun, it’s spring break time. Every 26 months or so, Mars and Eart...
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11 Relics Of Space History That You Can Buy

When astronaut James Lovell put his Apollo 13 Lunar Module Activation Checklist up for auction in Dallas last year, the artifact sold for a record $388,375 — and got him in hot water with NASA, which said that he didnR...
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Senate Hearing: Drones Are "Basically Flying Smartphones"

Senators, law enforcement officials, and assorted experts attended a judiciary hearing yesterday to discuss the implications of drones in U.S. airspace. Right now drones aren’t a part of everyday life for most Americans, ...
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New Map Shows The Oldest Light In Our Universe

Blinding when it originated, eons before any eyes would have set upon it, the afterglow of the Big Bang now surrounds us, filling the universe with a cold, faint glimmer. Tiny fluctuations in the temperature of this background ...
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Apollo-Era Rocket Engines Rescued From The Sea

Twisted, scum-covered pieces of the engines that sent the first people to the moon got pulled up from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean today. Jeff Bezos, an Amazon founder and billionaire, led an expedition to recover F-1 engin...
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America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer?

How well are we prepared to deflect city-obliterating space rocks hurtling toward Earth? Well, NASA head Charles Bolden told Congress yesterday, “if it’s coming in three weeks, pray.” Bolden’s spiritual ...
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Glasses-Free 3-D Display For Smartphones Shows Objects Floating Above Screen

Handheld holograms aren’t here yet, but these little prototypes offer glimpse of what that future might look like. Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Labs have made prototypes of screens that could display 3D images and video...
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