Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Near Earth Minimoon Set for Exploration | Ancient Sun Tracking Monastery | China's Largest Rocket

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Fly Me to the Minimoon: Tiny Asteroids Near Earth Touted for Human Exploration

A manned mission to an asteroid may be quite a bit less complicated than NASA had thought.

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'Zebra Stripes' in Earth's Magnetic Field Have Surprising Source

A new study shows that 'zebra stripes' of particles in Earth's magnetic field form thanks to the planet's rotation. Here's how they work.

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Space Station 'Potty' Swap - Astronaut Demonstrates | Video

NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins swaps out the International Space Station's Solid Waste Container SWC/KTO.

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Ancient Monastery at Petra Likely Built to Track Sun

Scientists have found that the Monastery at Petra in Jordan was built to track the sun. Ancient peoples constructed the religious place with the winter solstice in mind.

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Mysteries of Gravitational Waves Star in New LIGO Documentary (Film Trailer)

A new film called LIGO, A Passion for Understanding; explores the science and people behind a ground breaking instrument designed to hung for gravitational waves.

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China's New Spaceport to Launch Country's Largest Rocket Yet

China's Wenchang Launch Center, an advanced spaceport, will allow the nation to further its space goals.
 

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