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U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress

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 experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (9) | comments 6




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Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

(AP) -- Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Thai web editor faces 20 years for 'royal insults'

A Thai web editor facing decades behind bars over remarks about the monarchy posted by other people on her website said she still hopes to be acquitted ahead of a closely-watched verdict this week.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hackers for hire put corporate security systems to the test

Most weekdays, Jarrad Sims and Tin Tam, a pair of college buddies, ride their bikes to a computer center and try to hack into computer security systems belonging to Boeing Co.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Asteroid named for 'disappeared' Argentine student

(AP) -- For 35 years, Zaida Franz has not been able to find her daughter, a girl who dreamed of becoming an astronomer and then disappeared without a trace. Now she at least has an address she can think about ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For Mars rovers, a friendly rivalry

NASA's newest Mars rover - or a replica of it, anyway - sat expectantly at the bottom of a hill. After years in design and construction, the grandly named Mars Science Laboratory was ready to test its wheels ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Power-slurping signs

Every eight seconds, the message changed. Drivers whizzing by on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia might have seen an ad for American Idol, which then flashed to ones for a Sixers game, a Target sale, 95.7 Ben-FM, and a Lenovo ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Scissors, paste, sign language: Study to show deaf children's enculturation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning to be a member of a culture is a primary developmental task for all young children. For most, it happens at home. But for deaf children around the world – more than 90 percent ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Advocacy in tight fiscal environment vital to reducing heart disease and stroke

The American Heart Association has, for the first time, published a statement, "American Heart Association and Nonprofit Advocacy: Past, Present, and Future," that documents the association's longstanding commitment to improve ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report proposes new research agenda on pregnancy intentions of HIV-positive women

A report issued by the Program on International Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health proposes a new research agenda to address the sexual and reproductive health and rights of HIV-positive women.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Berkeley Lab Geologist Studies the Ground Beneath His Feet

When geologist Preston Jordan was first hired at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1990, his assignment was to study the paleoseismology of the Hayward Fault, which lies to the west of the lab site ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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