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Passing Into the Energy Cloud

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 12.29.2009 | Living

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Lawrence E. Joseph

Our space neighborhood is changing, and not for the better. We need to take precautions to defend our home planet, our way of life, starting right now.

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Just Listen -- What Are We Capable Of In 2010? And 2020?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living

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Mark Goulston, M.D.

The times may be very different from 1961, but the need to have a transformational possibility issued by a transcendent leader is even greater than it was then.

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Landsat 7's STUNNING Satellite Images Of Earth (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.28.2009 | Technology

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Since its launch 10 years ago, in 1999, the Landsat 7 satellite has been orbiting the Earth under the command of NASA and the USGS, compiling incredib...

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Not Just Another Awards Show

Anthea Raymond | Posted 12.15.2009 | Los Angeles

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Anthea Raymond

Does LA's creative community really need another awards show? The surprising answer, based on what I saw at the inaugural Los Angeles Real Creativity awards, is a resounding "yes."

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Wise Launch: NASA's Sky-Mapping Spacecraft Blasts Off

AP | Posted 12.14.2009 | Technology

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A NASA spacecraft blasted into space early Monday on a mission to map the whole sky in search of hidden asteroid...

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NASA WISE Launch UPDATE: Spacecraft To Map Unseen Sky Blasts Off

AP | Posted 12.14.2009 | Technology

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UPDATE 12/14/09: The Associated Press reports: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A NASA spacecraft blasted into space early Monday on a mission to ...

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NASA Helicopter Crash Test (VIDEO)

Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology

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Good news for anybody waiting to purchase a helicopter until they improve crash test ratings. A deployable energy absorber (think "honeycomb airbag")...

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The Moon, In Technicolor (PHOTO)

Posted 12.09.2009 | Technology

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NASA recently released a colorized photograph of the moon, assembled from 18 images taken through a green filter by the Galileo spacecraft. The sola...

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The Return of Atlantis Prompted a Look at America's Future ... and I'm Very Troubled

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 12.08.2009 | Technology

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Jeff Goldstein

Is this the grand vision for human spaceflight we embraced 40 years ago when we saw Armstrong and Aldrin walking on the Moon?

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Moon River: What Water in the Heavens Means for Life on Earth

Randall Amster | Posted 11.30.2009 | Technology

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Randall Amster

We ought to consider how NASA's discovery of water on the moon could alter the fabric of life on earth. The implications of this find -- including the possible near-term development of a viable lunar colony -- are staggering.

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Motion Graphics Fest Animates DC

Eric Shutt | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

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Eric Shutt

Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest) has been touring the U.S. for nearly 5 years, but you may not have heard of it until now.

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Downey, California: Tesla Electric Car Plant Could Have City Hoping For A Turnaround

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business

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DOWNEY, Calif. — This city that once helped send men rocketing into the space now wants to help earth-bound motorists to become more fuel efficient....

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Solar Tsunamis Are Real, NASA Says

LiveScience | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology

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Incredibly powerful waves of plasma rippling across the surface of the sun and dubbed "solar tsunamis" were first observed years ago, but were thought...

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In Search of a Real Spaceship

Buzz Aldrin | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology

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Buzz Aldrin

Two Shuttle accidents -- each caused by NASA hubris -- combined with a tight budget have caused NASA to retire the fleet. Understandable, but in a move that truly makes no sense, they will be replaced by...the space capsules we long ago outgrew.

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Of Water and Winged Men: Living on the Moon in 2009 and 1835

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology

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The 1835 series in the New York Sun , now known as the Great Moon Hoax, used the first three articles to describe the sights of water, vegetation, bison, goats, cranes and pelicans on the moon.

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The Rock: NASA Taps Dwayne Johnson As New 'Meaty' Spokesman (VIDEO)

techland.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology

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So in a bid to convince kids that science is cool, that the space program has a multitude of practical applications right here on Earth, and that appa...

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U.S. Losing Its Lead In Space, Experts Warn Congress

McClatchy | Robert S. Boyd | McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology

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America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of exper...

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Shuttle Atlantis in Orbit: Make It a Teachable Moment

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology

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Jeff Goldstein

After Atlantis returns to Earth, a space shuttle will clear the tower only five more times before the fleet -- Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis -- is retired in 2010.

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Former NASA Astronaut Builds Rocket To Pick Up Space Trash

GlobalPost | Alex Leff | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology

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LIBERIA, Costa Rica -- Franklin Chang Diaz has great aspirations for his rocket: a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris an...

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Space Shuttle Launch LIVE VIDEO: Atlantis Lifts Off For Space Station (PHOTOS)

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology

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**Scroll down for photos, video** CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of...

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US, China in Race to Pollute Water on Moon

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.14.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Hours after scientists confirmed finding evidence of water on the moon, the United States and China each announced ambitious plans to become the first nation to pollute the moon's water.

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Space Shuttle Launch: Chicago Surgeon To Operate On Space Station's Robotic Arms

Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

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The nation's space program is calling on a Chicago surgeon to fix faulty robotic arms on the international space station, Monifa Thomas of the Chicago...

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2012, Seriously

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

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Lawrence E. Joseph

As author of "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization's End" (Broadway/Random House, 2007) I am frequently asked what I thought of "2012," the Columbia Pictures film directed by Roland Emmerich.

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Telescope Captures Close-Up Of Sun's 'Bubbling' Surface (VIDEO)

Posted 11.15.2009 | Technology

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*See video below* Last Wednesday, Germany's Max Plank Institute for Solar System Research released amazing, detailed video footage of the sun's surfa...

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Water On Moon: NASA LCROSS Bombing Finds Water, Ice On Moon (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Technology

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NASA announced that a "significant" amount of water has been found on the moon, following the LCROSS mission to "bomb" the moon earlier this year. ...

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