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Look for Full Snow Moon, International Space Station in night sky this week
The moon reaches its “fullest” phase at 3:26 p.m. today, so when it rises at about 6:05 p.m., it will be shining brightly, with clear skies expected. The International Space Station will meanwhile make a few passes over Maryland this week, but...
Tags: Winter Solstice, Science and Technology, Lent
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Slow return for FAU on Scripps investment
Florida Atlantic University made a big investment to bring The Scripps Research Institute to its Jupiter campus, but the returns appear to have been slow to come. There has been only one major joint research project since Scripps arrived in 2004....Tags: National Institutes of Health, Education, Science and Technology, Jupiter, Medical Research
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Look to the stars at area planetariums
Lehigh Valley ParentingThere’s a lot to see in the sky — Jupiter and its moons, a comet that has just appeared above the horizon and the hazy spiral of the Andromeda galaxy. And two area planetariums are offering a great deal: public shows to encourage people to... -
The Scripps deal: great ambitions, modest payoff in jobs so far
It was heralded as one of the greatest economic boons in Florida history, akin to the creation of Walt Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, the air conditioner. But nearly a decade later, this much is clear. The ambitious plan for a world-class...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Walt Disney World Resort, Tourism and Leisure, Biotechnology, Local Government
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NASA temporarily loses communication with space station
In what could be called a three-hour space oddity, the International Space Station lost communication with NASA’s ground control in Houston on Tuesday while the station updated its software. Its astronauts, two Americans, three Russians and a...
Tags: NASA, Science and Technology
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Dan Goods, JPL's science seer
When artist Dan Goods arrived at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, they gave him a six-month shot. In May, he'll have been there 10 years as JPL's "visual strategist." He glued soda bottles to the roof of his Taurus to create music on an m.p.h. pipe organ....
Tags: Peace Corps, Music, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Science
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Future space explorers tour JPL
Thirty-two students in aerospace, engineering and science programs in 11 different countries descended on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory last week as part of a Caltech competition to design a mission to one of Mars' two moons, Phobos or Deimos. "Watching...
Tags: Engineering, Neil Armstrong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Technology, Trips and Vacations
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Central Florida theme parks roll out new attractions for 2013
Special CorrespondentThe number “13” is considered unlucky by some, but certainly not for travelers heading for Central Florida in summer of 2013, as this year holds unprecedented expansions at theme parks, accommodations and dining in Orlando and surroundings....Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Amusement and Theme Parks, Orlando, Arts and Culture, Universal Studios Orlando
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Student teams ace Mars plan at Caltech
It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days. Caltech hosted a competition on its Pasadena campus this week that divided 32 students from 21 different...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology, Stanford University, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Dark matter hints spied in antimatter particles? [NASA video]
Has an instrument aboard the International Space Station detected a sign of dark matter? Scientists have been on pins and needles since Samuel Ting, an MIT physicist and Nobel laureate who leads the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment, coyly...Tags: NASA, Science, Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Aweeeeeeeeeeee! Angry Birds to hit Kennedy Space Center on March 22
Angry Birds will land as part of a new attraction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex later this month. Angry Birds Space Encounter will open at 11 a.m. on March 22 with astronaut Donald Pettit on hand for the grand opening. The attraction,...
Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Satellite Technology, NASA, Science and Technology
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Bright Minds: Danielle Hilliard, air and missile defense
“The combat system is the brain that helps you fire ‘the bullet,’ which is actually an extremely complex missile,” Danielle Hilliard says of her highly technical job in air and missile defense. She uses simple visual images to...
Tags: Engineering, Weaponry, Tuskegee University, Missile Systems, Technology
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