Severe Storms to Reach DC, NYC, Albany Thursday
May 22, 2013; 5:34 AM ET
The same storm system responsible for producing violent thunderstorms in Oklahoma recently will reach the Atlantic Seaboard Thursday. more >
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Extreme Solar Storm Could Cause Widespread Disruptions on Earth
Space.com - May 21, 2013; 8:46 AM ET
If an extreme solar storm aimed at the Earth hits in just the right way, it could put interconnected electrical grids around the world at serious risk, experts say.
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NASA's Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Will Have Long Legacy, Despite Big Glitch
Space.com - May 20, 2013; 9:48 AM ET
Whether or not NASA's Kepler spacecraft can bounce back from the malfunction that has stalled its search for alien planets, the mission's place in history is assured, scientists say.
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Comet ISON: How to See Potential 'Comet of the Century' Online Today
Space.com - May 20, 2013; 8:24 AM ET
The much-anticipated incoming Comet ISON, which some scientists hope will become the "comet of the century" later this year, may not be visible to the naked eye yet, but you don't have to wait months to see this icy wanderer. The comet takes center stage in an online telescope webcast today (May 19).
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Fallout from Huge Solar Flare Sideswipes Earth Today
Space.com - May 18, 2013; 10:05 AM ET
The sun storm erupted late Tuesday (May 14) during a powerful solar flare — the fourth unleashed by a single sunspot in just 48 hours — and hurled a massive cloud of charged particles out into space at millions of miles an hour.
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Mystery of Moon's Magnetic Field Deepens
Space.com - May 18, 2013; 9:57 AM ET
The moon generated a surprisingly intense magnetic field until at least 3.56 billion years ago, 160 million years longer than previously thought, a new study reports.
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Yum! Curiosity Rover Swallows 1st Mars Sample, Finds Odd Bright Stuff
Space.com - May 16, 2013; 10:40 AM ET
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has swallowed its first tiny bite of Martian soil, after standing down for a spell while scientists checked out some strange bright bits in the dirt.
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Oops! The 5 Greatest Scientific Blunders
LiveScience.com - May 16, 2013; 10:23 AM ET
These stories serve to show how even the smartest among us can err, and that in fact to achieve a big breakthrough, big risks are necessary, which sometimes also involve big failures.
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Forget the Moon. Let's Go to Mars.
NationalGeographic.com - May 15, 2013; 8:04 AM ET
Buzz Aldrin says the Red Planet should be humankind's next destination.
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Curiosity Tastes Mars
Dec 14, 2012; 5:00 AM ET The Mars Science Laboratory Rover 'Curiosity' continues its sampling and analyzing of the Martian surface.
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