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  • February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Air & Space

    Astronauts Inspect Shuttle on Way to Space Station

    A view of the Tranquility node in the payload bay of space shuttle Endeavour during the STS-130 crew’s first full day in space.

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    A view of the Tranquility node in the payload bay of space shuttle Endeavour during the STS-130 crew’s first full day in space.

    February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.

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  • February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Technology

    Student Builds Spider Robot From Spare Parts

    A screen capture of UA electrical engineering student Matt Bunting's "Hexapod," a spider-like robot he has built.

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    A screen capture of UA electrical engineering student Matt Bunting's "Hexapod," a spider-like robot he has built.

    February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Picture a spider-like robot that teaches itself to walk, can adapt when damaged and watches its maker as he moves around the room. That might sound terrifying.

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  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Planet Earth

    Africa-Gate? U.N. Fears of Food Shortages Questioned

    The cover of the IPCC's fourth assessment report to the U.N., "Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report," more frequently referred to as AR4.

    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

    The cover of the IPCC's fourth assessment report to the U.N., "Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report," more frequently referred to as AR4.

    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    The U.N.'s controversial climate report is coming under fire -- again -- this time by one of its own scientists, who admits he can't find any evidence to support a warning about a climate-caused North African food shortage.

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  • February 02, 2010Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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  • February 07, 2010Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Air & Space

    Clouds Delay Shuttle Endeavour Launch

    Feb. 7: Astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour leave the Operations and Checkout Building to be transported to launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP)

    Feb. 7: Astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour leave the Operations and Checkout Building to be transported to launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP)

    February 07, 2010Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    NASA called everything off early Sunday morning, with just 9 minutes left in the countdown.

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  • February 05, 2010Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Air & Space

    Space Shuttle Endeavour Cleared for Sunday Launch

    Viewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery arcs through a cloud-brushed sky, lighted by the trail of fire after launch on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Aug. 28, 2009.

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    Viewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery arcs through a cloud-brushed sky, lighted by the trail of fire after launch on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Aug. 28, 2009.

    February 05, 2010Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    NASA has cleared space shuttle Endeavour for liftoff early Sunday morning.

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  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    The Endeavour Flies Again

    Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station.

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    Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station.

    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Endeavour started its twenty-fourth flight Monday morning, the last night flight for the space shuttle. Here, a look back at Endeavour's greatest hits.

  • February 01, 2010Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Who Will Build NASA's Space Taxis?

    SpaceDev

    February 01, 2010Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    With NASA confirming the end of its Constellation program, the space agency will rely on others for travel. Here are the leading companies and their current generation space taxi systems.

  • February 04, 2010Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Air & Space

    Countdown Clock on for Shuttle Endeavour's Launch

    A transportation canister containing Tranquility, the International Space Station's Node 3, is lifted toward Space Shuttle Endeavour which rests at Launch Pad 39A.

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    A transportation canister containing Tranquility, the International Space Station's Node 3, is lifted toward Space Shuttle Endeavour which rests at Launch Pad 39A.

    February 04, 2010Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    NASA has begun counting down toward the planned predawn launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday. 

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  • February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Bombers to Battleships: Military Tech in Action

    The Indian Agni III missile is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Paramilitary soldiers and police set up road blocks and snipers took positions atop government buildings as hundreds of thousands of people turned out to celebrate India's national day Tuesday.

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    The Indian Agni III missile is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Paramilitary soldiers and police set up road blocks and snipers took positions atop government buildings as hundreds of thousands of people turned out to celebrate India's national day Tuesday.

    February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Our picks of the best images of the military in action, highlighting the technology that the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines deal with every day. 

  • February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Earth From Above

    Twitpic

    February 09, 2010Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Japanese Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been "tweeting" pictures of Earth from the International Space Station. Here are his pictures and thoughts, as well as other photos from the starry plane.

  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Ancient Egypt in Pictures

    Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, said the antiquities department Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.

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    Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, said the antiquities department Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.

    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    From tombs more than 4,000 years old to the Great Pyramids of Giza to mummies, the latest archaeological finds from ancient Egypt's vibrant history.

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How  Green?  

  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    How Green

    Female Hormones Grow in Trees, Say Scientists

    Leaves of the walnut tree contain progesterone, the female sex hormone, discovered for the first time in a plant.

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    Leaves of the walnut tree contain progesterone, the female sex hormone, discovered for the first time in a plant.

    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Scientists have discovered that female sex hormones grow in walnut trees, shaking up what's known about the different between plants and animals.

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  • February 06, 2010Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    How Green

    Environmentalism Latest Niche in Children's Books

    February 06, 2010Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Children's books just another turn at instilling environmental sensibilities in youngsters who may not know climate change from diaper change. 

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  • January 29, 2010Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    Nine Mind-Bending Optical Illusions

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    January 29, 2010Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    Our brains love to play tricks on us. So with the right colors, shapes, and patterns we're easily tricked into seeing things that aren't there. Here, 9 killer optical illusions.

Week in Space

  • January 29, 2010Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    SpaceShots: The Week's Best Photos of Our Universe

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    January 29, 2010Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    The best space images of the week, putting you in touch with the most distant parts of the heavens.

Week in Science

  • January 28, 2010Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    EyePoppers: The Best Science Photos of the Week

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    January 28, 2010Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    The latest findings in the world of science, as told through pictures. By John Brandon

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