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SOHO watches Saturn and Cassini pass behind Sun

In this SOHO image, taken 21 July 2005, the Sun is represented by the white circle in the centre. Saturn is the bright object to the left of the Sun.

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The unfolding space telescope

A novel suitcase-sized telescope could revolutionise the way we see the Earth and other planets. ESA has supported the work of a group of students in developing the Dobson Space Telescope, being tested this month aboard ESA's ...

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Israeli Research: Cell Phone Radiation May Cause Visual Damage

In a recent scientific study conducted by a team of researchers from the Technion, a possible link between microwave radiation, similar to the type found in cellular phones, and different kinds of damage to ...

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Wild chickadees confound scientific theory

Canadian researchers studying the spatial memory of wild mountain chickadees have found the birds contradict prior research showing how they navigate. The University of Alberta study of wild birds is the first to reveal a d ...

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Large part of Chesapeake Bay is dead zone

Scientists this month reported finding more than a third of Chesapeake Bay -- the United States' largest estuary -- is a low-oxygen "dead zone."

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Brookhaven radioactive shipments to resume

Radioactive soil shipments from Brookhaven National Laboratory might soon resume under an agreement between New York City and the Long Island Rail Road.

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Gender gap in math confidence is studied

A survey of middle school girls suggests their self-confidence in math suffers when their parents believe math is a male domain.

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NASA investigates damage to shuttle

A tiny piece of tile and a larger piece of debris came off the space shuttle Discovery as it blasted off Tuesday during its landmark first flight after the Columbia disaster, NASA said.

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Devices Increase Potential For Flexible, Light-Weight Power

Scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have made significant advancements in developing flexible, organic-based solar cells and photodetectors that can be used ...

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Good date gift: expensive but worthless

British researchers say if men believe they are frittering away their money wining and dining a girl to win her hand, they should think again.

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Microsoft Enters Battle For Earth

Microsoft has weighed into the internet mapping competition with Virtual Earth, which enables people to view homes and businesses in any US neighbourhood from the air. MSN Virtual Earth was released on the internet on Monday ...

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ESA Transfer Ownership Of European-Built ISS Observation Module To NASA

Ownership of the European-built Cupola observation module for the International Space Station (ISS) was officially transferred to NASA on 7 July 2005. The signature, which took place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...

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