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After a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly to retire in April

After a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly to retire in April

Recently returned from a historic 340-day off-planet mission, Kelly announced Friday he will retire from NASA on April 1, but still continue to participate in research related to his experiment.

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St. Olaf researcher looks to Antarctica for climate history

St. Olaf Professor Bob Jacobel is part of a group of scientists across the country looking into the ice sheets of Antarctica to see what we can learn about climate history, and what it might teach us about our own climate future. He talked with MPR's Tom Weber.
by MPR News Staff

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After equipment woes, NASA mission to Mars is rescheduled for 2018

After equipment woes, NASA mission to Mars is rescheduled for 2018

The InSight mission, which would send a lander to detect marsquakes and study the planet's interior, was scheduled for this month. It has been delayed because a pivotal piece of equipment was flawed.

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Google's AI program beats human world champ in game of Go

Google's AI program beats human world champ in game of Go

"They were neck-and-neck for its entirety, in a game filled with complex fighting," according to a recap. The five-game match will continue through the weekend.

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Meet the incoming president of the Science Museum of Minnesota

The Science Museum of Minnesota will have a new president this spring. Alison Rempel Brown will start in May after a move from San Francisco, where she's been chief of staff at the California Academy of Sciences.
by MPR News Staff

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In memoriam: Ray Tomlinson, who put the @ sign in your email

In memoriam: Ray Tomlinson, who put the @ sign in your email

Do you remember your first email? Tomlinson, who has passed away at 74, had earlier told NPR he accepted the title of "inventor of email," but his first email was forgettable and so forgotten.
by Alina Selyukh

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'Everybody Stretches' without gravity: Mark Kelly talks about NASA's twins study

'Everybody Stretches' without gravity: Mark Kelly talks about NASA's twins study

Kelly says his twin brother, Scott Kelly, who just returned to Earth after 340 days in space, was temporarily 2 inches taller. NASA is studying the pair to explore what spaceflight does to the body.

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Astronauts back home after a year in space

Astronauts back home after a year in space

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko spent most of a year on the International Space Station. Their landing brings an epic mission to an end.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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New York judge sides with Apple in another legal faceoff with FBI

Though not binding on other courts, the decision cuts against the same law that the FBI is using to compel Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
by Alina Selyukh

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USDA rejects whistleblower's appeal

USDA rejects whistleblower's appeal

USDA entomologist Jonathan Lundgren filed a complaint with the department in 2014, claiming he was restricted from publishing and talking about his research on pesticides and pollinating insects.
by Dan Gunderson

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