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Science News

Q & A: The Planet Club
2008-03-13 06:01 - I am perplexed by the sentence chosen by National Geographic to help remember eight planets and three dwarf planets.

World Briefing | Science: European Spacecraft Problems Fixed
2008-03-13 05:30 - The propulsion problem with the European Jules Verne cargo spacecraft has been corrected, and the robot ship began maneuvers to take it to the International Space Station.

The Natural World, Up Close and Personal
2008-03-13 05:30 - The temporary building housing the California Academy of Sciences became a hotbed of experimentation into ways of presenting nature to the public.

Templeton Prize Awarded to Cosmologist Priest
2008-03-13 05:30 - Michael Heller, 72, a Polish Roman Catholic priest, cosmologist, and philosopher won the $1.6 million 2008 Templeton Prize.

Shuttle Is Carrying Laboratory and Robot to Space Station
2008-03-13 05:30 - The space shuttle Endeavour made its way toward the International Space Station on Tuesday after launching from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

A Space Robot With Arms to Make R2D2 Jealous
2008-03-12 06:01 - The space shuttle takes off on Tuesday with a robot named Dextre in its cargo bay, which will be assembled during three of the mission’s five scheduled spacewalks.

The Crew of STS-123
2008-03-12 06:01 - The seven men who make up the crew of the shuttle Endeavour’s mission to the International Space Station have formed a tight team.

Letters: Finding a Disorder’s Cause (1 Letter)
2008-03-12 06:01 - To the Editor:.

Letters: A TV in the Kids? Room (1 Letter)
2008-03-12 05:33 - To the Editor:.

Letters: The Power of Drug Ads (1 Letter)
2008-03-12 05:32 - To the Editor:.


 
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