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Space Shuttle Discovery to swoop over National MallPerched atop a modified jumbo jet, the retired Space Shuttle Discovery will fly over Washington before arriving at its permanent resting place at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Astronauts bid farewell to Space Shuttle DiscoveryIn recent days, John Glenn and other astronauts that have flown on Discovery have visited the retired orbiter to say their goodbyes.聽
Himalayan glaciers could be growing, new study findsA new study published in Nature Geoscience has discovered Himalayan glaciers that are not shrinking at all. They could be getting larger.
Space Shuttle Discovery mounted on 747 for ride to SmithsonianThe retired Space Shuttle Discovery is now sitting on top of NASA's modified jumbo jet, in preparation for its delivery to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Global warming mystery: Some Himalayan glaciers getting biggerThe Himalayan glaciers are the planet's largest bodies of ice outside the polar caps. New research shows some Himalayan glaciers got bigger between 1999-2008.
Study finds way more emperor penguins than previously thoughtNew satellite data reveals that emperor penguins are far more abundant in Antarctica than previously estimated.聽
If you're reading this, you might be a baboonScientists have found that baboons are adept at pattern recognition, being able to聽distinguish between real and fake four-letter words about three out of four times.
Thousands of comets orbiting new star collide every day, create visible debris ringComets, perhaps over 80 trillion, circle a young star that houses one alien planet and maybe more. There are thousands of daily comet collisions in the star's orbit.
Report cites fracking-related activities as potential suspect in minor quakesThe rate of minor earthquakes from Colorado to Ohio has quickened in the past decade. But the report doesn't make a direct link between fracking and quakes, notes an Interior official.
Why the age of quantum computing is nearer than you thinkNew research published out of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics is one of the best examples of quantum computing beginning to flirt with practical technology.
Intelligent space dinosaurs: How worried should we be?An eminent chemist concluded an article in an academic journal with a fanciful note, positing the existence of advanced dinosaurs on other worlds. How plausible is his assertion?聽
Which came last, the dinosaur or the egg?Scientists unearthed remains of a new kind of dinosaur and its eggs in Patagonia recently. The fossil find provides fresh clues to the past.
Will SpaceX build a new launch pad in Texas?The company known as SpaceX is considering building a rocket launch pad in the area near Brownsville, Texas.
Indonesia earthquake: Why no tsunami this time?Wednesday's Indonesia earthquake was similar in magnitude to the devastating 2004 quake, but there was no tsunami. The difference? Location.聽- UFO over South Korea? Why the video is probably fake.UFO sighting: Recently uploaded video of a UFO flying over South Korea raises some red flags.
- Grounded space shuttles find new homesNASA's retired space shuttle orbiters are making their way to museums around the country.
Stressed-out monkeys show it in their genesA new study demonstrates a link between social class and genetics in non-human primates.- New world record set for Rube Goldberg machineA team of students out of Purdue University recently recorded a flawless run of their 300-step Rube Goldberg machine, which was designed to inflate and pop a balloon.
Amazing photo: Cargo vehicle docks with space station over Earth's city lightsLast week astronauts delivered an incredible image of a robotic cargo vehicle docking with the International Space Station.
Snakehead bounty: Maryland offers $200 gift cardSnakehead bounty: For every angler that catches and kills a snakehead fish in Maryland, the state is offering a $200 gift card "bounty" plus other incentives.