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  ArduSat Kickstarter project puts an Arduino-based satellite up for rent

  By Evan Rodgers on June 21, 2012 11:27 pm + 16 comments

  While most of us wouldn't know where to start if we were given access to a satellite, the ArduSat Continue reading…

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  Robot finger detects textures more accurately than humans

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 19, 2012 07:29 am + 9 comments

  Researchers at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering have developed Continue reading…

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  NASA and FAA partner for new commercial space flight standards

  By Bryan Bishop on June 19, 2012 05:40 am + 6 comments

  Less than a month after SpaceX successfully launched the first private space flight to the Continue reading…

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  Brain scan results show up differently on Mac and Linux-based PC (updated)

  By Andrew Webster on June 18, 2012 12:25 pm + 93 comments

  A new study shows that when it comes to analyzing brain scans, the results can be dramatically Continue reading…

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  Mysterious X37-B space plane returns to earth after 469-day mission

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 18, 2012 08:39 am + 23 comments

  The US Air Force’s top-secret, unmanned X37-B space plane successfully touched down at Vanderberg Continue reading…

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  China's first female astronaut helps Shenzhou-9 complete country's first space docking (updated)

  By Amar Toor on June 17, 2012 11:57 pm + 62 comments

  Chinese astronaut Liu Yang made history on Saturday, when she became the country's first woman to Continue reading…

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  What will aliens find on the Voyager's golden record?

  By Justin Rubio on June 17, 2012 07:59 am + 64 comments

  NASA's Voyager 1 traveled beyond the edge of our solar system at the end of the last year. What Continue reading…

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  How to measure the universe

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 16, 2012 10:44 am + 18 comments

  Have you ever wondered how we know the distance between Earth and Proxima Centauri? What about the Continue reading…

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  Former NASA rocket scientist: 'FTL might be achieved between the years 2300 and 3000'

  By Kimber Streams on June 15, 2012 01:50 pm + 47 comments

  Former NASA physicist and founder of the Tau Zero Foundation Marc Millis talked about the prospects Continue reading…

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  Earth-like planets probably much more common than thought

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 15, 2012 05:35 am + 69 comments

  New evidence indicates that rocky, Earth-like planets can form around a diverse range of stars, Continue reading…