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Photos: See the 'blood moon' eclipse

Photos: See the 'blood moon' eclipse

Sky gazers the world over are craning their necks in an effort to get a glimpse of the total eclipse of the moon -- the first visible from North America since 2010. This eclipse was a "blood moon," which looks the color of a desert sunset because of filtered light seeping around the Earth and reflecting off the moon's surface.

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Total eclipse of the moon next week throughout North America

Total eclipse of the moon next week throughout North America

If you're willing to stay up late and the skies are clear early next week, you can catch the first total lunar eclipse in more than three years that's visible throughout North America.

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Does dark matter keep you up at night?

Does dark matter keep you up at night?

Deep in a former gold mine, scientists are zeroing in on their cosmic target.

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'Heartbleed' threatens online passwords, data

Passwords, credit cards and other sensitive data are at risk after security researchers discovered a problem with an encryption technology used to securely transmit email, e-commerce transactions, social networking posts and other Web traffic.
by The Associated Press

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You voted triceratops tops in bracket fight

You voted triceratops tops in bracket fight

Paleontologist names winner in Daily Circuit's dinosaur competition.

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How one app might be a step toward Internet everywhere

How one app might be a step toward Internet everywhere

FireChat connects users without a cellular network or the Internet. It uses technology, known as mesh networking, that could be scaled up to provide Internet access to disaster zones and remote areas.
by Alan Yu

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Vast ocean found beneath ice of Saturn moon

Vast ocean found beneath ice of Saturn moon

Italian and American researchers made the discovery using Cassini, a NASA-European spacecraft still exploring Saturn and its rings 17 years after its launch from Cape Canaveral. Their findings were announced Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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The scientific consensus on climate change

The scientific consensus on climate change

Every Thursday, MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we're seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide.

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NASA suspends some ties with Russia over Ukraine crisis

NASA suspends some ties with Russia over Ukraine crisis

After the retirement of the shuttle program in 2011, the U.S. doesn't have a way to launch astronauts to the International Space Station, so Americans hitch a ride on Russian Soyuz capsules. Russia, on the other hand, depends on the $70 million fare the U.S. pays for every astronaut it sends up.

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