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Photos of Pluto reveal a 'toy store' of surprises

Photos of Pluto reveal a 'toy store' of surprises

This week the New Horizons space probe sent back the first detailed pictures humans have ever been able to see of Pluto and its five moons.

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Photos: Inspecting the Lowry bridge -- from the wet side

Photos: Inspecting the Lowry bridge -- from the wet side

The bi-annual inspection of the Lowry Avenue bridge in Minneapolis continued Friday with the help of a unique tool -- a 34-foot, 19,000-pound pontoon boat.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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In court, your face could determine your fate

In court, your face could determine your fate

How much can someone's face affect the sentence he receives in court? A lot, according to a study that asked people to rate the trustworthiness of convicted murderers based on their mugshots.
by Nadia Whitehead

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Science: 2014 was hottest yet recorded, on land and sea

Science: 2014 was hottest yet recorded, on land and sea

The international report card's out and confirms the hottest average on record -- for a third time in 15 years. More than 400 scientists contributed data, finding a spike in sea and air temperatures.
by Christopher Joyce

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'Buckyballs' solve century-old mystery about interstellar space

'Buckyballs' solve century-old mystery about interstellar space

Scientists have long wondered what's in the wispy cloud of gas floating in the space between the stars, absorbing starlight. Turns out it's a form of carbon named after architect Buckminster Fuller.
by Joe Palca

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Photos: New Horizons to Pluto

Photos: New Horizons to Pluto

NASA's New Horizons probe, launched in January 2006, flew within 8,000 miles of Pluto Tuesday.
by William Lager

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Pluto up close: Spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home

Pluto up close: Spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home

The moment of closest approach for the New Horizons spacecraft came at 7:49 a.m. EDT Tuesday. It culminated an unprecedented journey spanning nine years and three billion miles.

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'Skyfaring': The poetry and science of air travel

'Skyfaring': The poetry and science of air travel

When you fly, is it all about the cramped cabin? Anthropologist Barbara J. King interviews a pilot whose book reconnects us to the joys of flying through the clouds.
by Barbara J. King

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'Aurora' journeys in a new direction

'Aurora' journeys in a new direction

Veteran sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a tale of that classic genre trope, the generation ship. Critic Alan Cheuse says this story of spacefaring colonists goes to unexpected places.
by Alan Cheuse

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U.S. personnel chief resigns in wake of massive data breach

U.S. personnel chief resigns in wake of massive data breach

Katherine Archuleta, the head of Office of Personnel Management, has been under fire since revelations that millions of people's personal data was compromised.

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