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Cassini Captures New Images of Icy Moon

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this raw, unprocessed image of Saturn's moon Rhea on March 10, 2012. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at approximately 26,019 miles (41,873 kilometers) away.

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Mixed Future Awaits Hyper-Connected Youth

New 'lower class' will be those who are not up to speed

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Millennials can balance a lot of information. But, according to a new study, they give it superficial attention and are easily distracted.

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Solar Storm Strikes Earth’s Magnetic Field Without Major Disruptions

The Sun’s surface erupted with a series of solar storms this week, sending a barrage of electrically charged particles crashing into the Earth’s magnetic field. So far, the solar blasts have caused only minor disruptions to terrestrial communications systems. But more solar eruptions are on the way over the next few days. The Sun is mid-way through an 11-year solar storm cycle that can have a major impact on human activities here on Earth - and in space.

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Scientists Develop Super-Adhesive

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Imagine a super-adhesive material that’s so strong, an index-card sized piece could hold more than 300 kilograms against a flat wall.

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NASA Mars Orbiter Catches Twister in Action

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A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface in this image acquired by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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Citizen Scientists Reveal a Bubbly Milky Way

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A team of volunteers from the general public has pored over observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and discovered more than 5,000 "bubbles" in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy.

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GLOBAL: Tinkering with the science of climate change

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An illustration of some of the geo-engineering ideas

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TSA Pre✓™ Pilot to Expand to Busiest US Airports

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole today announced the expansion of TSA Pre✓™, a passenger pre-screening initiative, to additional airports across the country following the program’s success at seven pilot locations.

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NASA's Spitzer Finds Solid Buckyballs in Space

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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected the solid form of buckyballs in space for the first time. To form a solid particle, the buckyballs must stack together, as illustrated in this artist's concept showing the very beginnings of the process.

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Mango Pits, Coconut Shells Could Generate Electricity

Fruit shells and pits contain lots of energy

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Mango pits and coconut shells can be used to generate electricity, especially in poorer regions of the world, according to a new report.