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Friday, June 1, 2012 5:25 am
Next week Earth's shadow will seem to take a bite out of a slightly larger-than-normal full moon, thanks to an unusual celestial alignment.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:46 pm
The private spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific after a nearly flawless mission to the International Space Station.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:32 pm
See a 19th-century wreck that has experts stumped. The site's few clues include guns, beer bottles, and copper outlines of a missing hull.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:02 pm
With help from electricity, chemicals, and chocolate, the rats' severely injured spinal cords recovered—a first that might help people too.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:39 pm
Fueled only by the sun glinting off its enormous wings, the Swiss experimental aircraft Solar Impulse aims for a historic intercontinental flight.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:02 pm
A crescent eclipse, a candy-colored galaxy, and a spaceflight milestone feature among this week's best space pictures.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:19 am
As aquifers are pumped out around the world, the water ultimately makes it to the oceans.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:47 pm
New environmental controls on natural gas "fracking" are both needed and affordable, the International Energy Agency says.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:10 am
Despite huge pressure changes, "Energizer bunny" animals keep going and going and going—possibly invading pristine areas, experts say.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3:31 pm
The biggest millipede and a Spongebob mushroom are among the ten most bizarre species of 2011, according to Arizona State University.
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