Science

Curiosity Mars Rover Prepares for Fourth Rock Drilling

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In this image from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looking up the ramp at the northeastern end of "Hidden Valley," a pale...

As Seen by Rosetta: Comet Surface Variations

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Image of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet's nucleus.

China To Industrialize Moon; Realize Promise of Thermonuclear Fusion

While the economy of the United States stands at the verge of collapse, hobbling along under the dead weight of the London-Wall Street money system, China is on a trajectory upward, propelled by its orientation toward an "American System"-style,...

Scientists use lasers to control mouse brain switchboard

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Scientists used mice to study how nerve cells in thalamic reticular nucleus work during sleep and how they help the brain...

Next-generation Microshutter Array Technology

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This image shows a close-up view of the next-generation microshutter arrays — designed to accommodate the...

Molecular engineers record an electron's quantum behavior

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These images show a diamond sample with a hemispherical lens (right and lower left), and the location of a single electron spin/quantum...

Hubble Revisits a Globular Cluster’s Age

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Tall Boulder Rolls Down Martian Hill, Lands Upright

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