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Look out MAVEN, India's Mars orbiter is closing in

Look out MAVEN, India's Mars orbiter is closing in

India journeyed to Mars for approximately $70 million. That's less than it cost to make the $100 million space thriller Gravity.
by Julie McCarthy

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How NASA's new spaceships stack up

How NASA's new spaceships stack up

The two new capsules are being built by Boeing and SpaceX. They look similar, but there are differences.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Green Line already nears 2030 ridership goal

Green Line already nears 2030 ridership goal

The region's newest light rail is already nearing its 2030 forecast of 40,936 daily passenger trips, officials say.
by Marion Renault

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Where net neutrality stands, 3.7 million comments later

Where net neutrality stands, 3.7 million comments later

The principle of net neutrality generally means that all Internet traffic is treated equally.
by Elise Hu

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Is climate change a contributing factor to the crisis in Iraq?

Is climate change a contributing factor to the crisis in Iraq?

For this week's Climate Cast, we look at how climate change is playing out in the Iraq crisis.

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Unregulated skies: Keeping watch on America's vertical borders

Unregulated skies: Keeping watch on America's vertical borders

On any given day, 20,000 to 25,000 flights cross U.S. skies. Air and Marine Operations Center agents decide which blip on the radar screen needs to be checked out.
by John Burnett

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Boeing and SpaceX win $6.8 billion in NASA contracts

Boeing and SpaceX win $6.8 billion in NASA contracts

The contracts put the two American companies on a course to take over a job that NASA has recently relied upon Russia to perform: carrying out manned space flights.

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Renovation making waves at U's St. Anthony Falls lab

Renovation making waves at U's St. Anthony Falls lab

The University of Minnesota has completed its renovation of the famous lab on the Mississippi River, adding new research devices that will enable more extensive wind and wave tests.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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