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This weekend, the Moon will pass between Earth and the Sun, giving rise to what sky-watchers call an annular eclipse...
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Just two weeks after the huge "supermoon" wowed skywatchers around the world, the heavens will offer up another observing treat a solar eclipse on May 20 that should be visible from much of western...
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On Sunday, the moon will pass in front of the sun from Earth's perspective, blocking out about 94 percent of our star's light in parts of East Asia and the Western U.S.
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The first annular solar eclipse visible in the United States in nearly 18 years will occur on Sunday, May 20...
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Just two weeks after the huge "supermoon" wowed skywatchers around the world, the heavens will offer up another observing treat a solar eclipse on May 20 that should be visible from much of western...
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On Sunday, the moon will pass in front of the sun from Earth's perspective, blocking out about 94 percent of our star's light in parts of East Asia and the Western U.S.
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A wee while back, we featured Italian artist Denis Medri's designs for a rockabilly take on the Dark Knight...
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Spacecraft designers look at blueprints for a real-world version of Star Trek's USS Enterprise.
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The future may seem to be closer or farther off, depending on the era you're living in...
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Check out Wired's website this weekend for all your space needs: the SpaceX launch on Saturday May 19, and an annular solar eclipse in Sunday May 20.
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Special darkened glasses were selling out in Japan on Friday as anticipation built ahead of a "ring" solar eclipse above one of the most densely populated parts of the planet.
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A private spacecraft stands ready to launch on a historic first visit to the International Space Station early Saturday morning.
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Dragon is slated to become the first commercial craft to visit the International Space Stationand it should return with used gloves.
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It's official. According to Elon Musk, CEO of private space-transport company SpaceX, NASA has given the final go-ahead on a launch that, if successful, will mark the dawn of a new era in spaceflight:
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Just two weeks after the huge "supermoon" wowed skywatchers around the world, the heavens will offer up another observing treat a solar eclipse on May 20 that should be visible from much of western...
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A solar eclipse will blot out part of the sun this weekend, and astronomers in Colorado are organizing what they hope will be the world's largest viewing party in one place...
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Space X is looking good to launch its Falcon 9 + Dragon capsule on Saturday morning at 08:55 UTC (04:55 Eastern US time)...
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On Sunday, the moon will pass in front of the sun from Earth's perspective, blocking out about 94 percent of our star's light in parts of East Asia and the Western U.S.
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Jack Algiere has no qualms about letting his kids eat their veggies straight out of the ground from the fields and greenhouses he manages in Pocantico Hills, N.Y...
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A round-up of the top climate and energy news. Please post other links below. Vermont Gov...
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Following over a year of pressure to clean up its energy act, Apple announced that by next year, the power for its worldwide data centers will all come from renewable sources.
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Inspired by steampunk graphic novel The Five Fists of Science, Dr. Horrible Rob Flickenger set out to make his own handheld, field-generating Tesla coil gun.
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The trailer for the Harry Potter web series Auror's Tale follows the newest member of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, as he cleans up the magic streets of New York City.
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Chimerism, the phenomenon of having parts of a body made from a completely different being, is a much more common occurrence than previously thought. Are you a mother?
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The feds just sold 400 million tons of mineable coal at bargain-basement prices to a company that's now going to strip-mine public land and screw the climate.
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A dog has been hailed a hero for activating a panic alarm after his owner fell and blacked out, the Telegraph reports.
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This is our new favorite piece of fan-art ever. The Doctor faces off against Darth Vader, and uses his sonic screwdriver to go all "cortosis blade" on Vader's lightsaber.
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Ticks are known for transmitting disease, but they've also been known to make people deathly allergic to meat...
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When Thomas Keller, the iconic chef at The French Laundry, made a point to privilege flavor over sustainability in the New York Times recently, he did us all a disservice.
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Meet Norman. He's a budding Hollywood star, and he's got mad skills on the scooter, skateboard and surfboard.
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Our universe may exist inside a black hole. This may sound strange, but it could actually be the best explanation of how the universe began, and what we observe today...
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(Phys.org) -- University at Buffalo researchers are making significant progress on rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a nontoxic alternative to coatings that...
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Camara Education, the Irish charity that refurbishes computers and loads them with educational software for schools in Ireland, Africa and Jamaica, has issued a call for individuals and businesses to...
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Sea Shepherd group vows to fight founder's possible extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over 2002 incident at sea
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"Network" is such an overused word that it feels like it's lost some of its meaning...
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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang in as much as $20billion in wealth this morning as Facebook went public under Nasdaq symbol 'FB,' eight years after he created it in his Harvard dorm...
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Patents are technology's first draft - and they don't stop coming even when Facebook's initial public offering is hogging the headlines
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What surprises me is that many consumers pay so much attention to the ingredients that go into their food but so little attention to what goes on their skin, their largest organ.
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The coolest thing about Battleship? The sleek look of its alien spaceships and war machines...
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Large items hitting western shores already; Senators told no cash for cleanup; Impact on marine life, economy unclear
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A landslide in the Swiss Alps caused 300,000 cubic meters of rock to slide down a mountainside, reports CNN. The collapse happened in intervals over the course of several hours.
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Founder Karl Harder's 'democratic finance' means anyone with 5 can invest in renewable energy projects
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RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.
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In areas with high foot traffic, installations of special flooring may prove that the answer to meeting energy demand lies right beneath our feet.
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Silicene-based transistors could provide the next big leap in computer processor performance, new research from Europe suggests, and could surpass graphene after silicon [...]
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The software, called Phone Password Breaker, can download all of your iPhone's pictures, text messages, emails, calendar appointments, call logs, website you have visited, and contacts.
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Now that the week of television upfronts are coming to a close, it's time to take a look back at all the new TV we've been promised (and what we missed out on).
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Two years after his divorce from Tipper, Al Gore is re-entering the dating world...
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Celebrity chef and real-food champion Jamie Oliver has declared May 19 Food Revolution Day -- and people all over the world are answering the charge.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Failure of a large-scale mine planned near the headwaters of one of the world's premier salmon fisheries in Alaska could wipe out or degrade rivers and streams in the region for...
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Rivers and streams in the world's premier wild salmon fishery would be greatly degraded for decades should a vast gold and copper mine be built and then see a failure in the dam holding back its mine...
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Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.
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The first privately operated delivery to the space station is set to open a new era in human spaceflight
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It's official. According to Elon Musk, CEO of private space-transport company SpaceX, NASA has given the final go-ahead on a launch that, if successful, will mark the dawn of a new era in spaceflight:
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Three centuries ago a strange event turned morning to night. It remains wreathed in mystery - so what caused the Dark Day?
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