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Physicists Tie Fluid Into a Knot

The vortex knot was first theorized a century ago, but only created in a lab this year. Physicists at the University of Chicago ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2013

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Troubled SpaceX Resupply Mission Docks With ISS

Tonight’s Finale: A Dragon, snared and tamed by Canadarm2. Saint George ringing in a new era in the silence of space. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…— Chris ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2013

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Watch This Robodog Throw Concrete Blocks Like Toys

Boston Dynamics’ BigDog has been outfitted with a brand new robotic arm. Boston Dynamics’ BigDog robot is a powerhouse of the robotics world, ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2013

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SpaceX Dragon Encounters Problem On Way to ISS

The Dragon spacecraft successfully lifted off on its third resupply mission to the ISS. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has experienced a few technical ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2013

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Astronomers Spot Black Hole Spinning Near the Speed of Light

NASA’s NuStar and ESA’s XMM-Newton have studied the spin rate of a supermassive black hole. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 28, 2013

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Chainsaw-Toothed Shark Fossil Uncovered

CT scans allowed researchers to reconstruct a puzzling fossil – with surprising results. An unusually complete fossil of the ancient fish Helicoprion has ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 27, 2013

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Remains of Ancient Continent Discovered Under Indian Ocean

The ancient microcontinent of Mauritia may lie between Madagascar and India. A study by geologists at the University of Oslo has uncovered that ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 26, 2013

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Bees Can Sense Flowers Using Electric Fields

Bees can combine electric charges and visual signals to find which flowers they like. Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 23, 2013

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Some Russians Think Chelyabinsk Meteor Wasn’t A Meteor

Half the readers of a Moscow paper believe that the meteorite was, say, a UFO or message from God. A Moscow newspaper has ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 22, 2013

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Giant Goldfish Invade Lake Tahoe

A goldfish measuring a foot and a half long has been found in Lake Tahoe. Huge goldfish have been found by researchers studying ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 22, 2013

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Video Shows Plasma Rain on the Surface of the Sun

In 2012, NASA captured beautiful video of a solar perfect storm. In July 2012, a medium-strength solar flare erupted out of the sun’s ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 22, 2013

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NASA Kepler Discovers Smallest Planet Orbiting Another Sun

The rocky little planet is likely devoid of atmosphere. NASA’s Kepler space telescope has discovered the smallest planet yet found orbiting a star ...

By Jonathan Bolding Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2013

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