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Touchdown: NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars

Touchdown: NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars

In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet's past.
by Peter Smith

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Concordia professor ready to analyze Mars lander's data

Concordia professor ready to analyze Mars lander's data

NASA's robotic explorer Curiosity has touched down on Mars and Concordia College physics professor Heidi Manning is cheering the development.
by Tim Nelson

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The Week in Commentary

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments offered in reply.

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Theoretical physicist Brian Greene on origins of the universe

Theoretical physicist Brian Greene on origins of the universe

In this Pen Pals Lecture Series appearance, Brian Greene of Columbia University discusses his best-selling books, "The Elegant Universe" and "The Hidden Reality." He says science is about big ideas, not technical details. MPR's Stephen Smith interviews Brian Greene at the Hopkins, Minn., Center for the Arts.

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NASA picks 3 firms to develop space taxis

NASA has picked three aerospace companies to build small rocketships to take astronauts to the International Space Station.

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These days, the call of the wild is likely to be digital

These days, the call of the wild is likely to be digital

When we take electronic gear with us on vacation, we lose something important.

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NASA to athletic Mars rover: 'Stick the landing'

NASA to athletic Mars rover: 'Stick the landing'

It's NASA's most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet -- and it begins with the red planet arrival late Sunday of the smartest interplanetary rover ever built. Also the most athletic.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: IQ2 debate on fracking

Aspen Ideas Festival: IQ2 debate on fracking

The Intelligence Squared debate series was staged at the Aspen Ideas Festival to debate the motion, "No Fracking Way: The Natural Gas Boom is Doing More Harm Than Good." Two experts on each side debated the pros and cons of natural gas development and the hydraulic fracturing technology used to extract natural gas.

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Can manipulated mosquito genes stop deadly diseases?

Can manipulated mosquito genes stop deadly diseases?

Mosquitoes have been called "mans' deadliest foe". They spread diseases like malaria, dengue fever and West Nile. To stem the spread of these sometimes deadly diseases, scientists are beginning to alter their genetics.

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