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Coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth found – “It’s at bottom of the world, more than 13,000 feet high on Antarctic Plateau …” A One-Way Ticket to Mars – “NOW that the hype surrounding the 40th...
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Big Think: Is the human life span accelerating faster than people age? – “At a certain point in time – perhaps sooner than most people think – the ever-increasing average human lifespan will begin...
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View ArticleJapan’s Hayabusa probe should return Sunday with sand grains from an asteroid
The Japanese Hayabusa probe is scheduled to return on Sunday. This was an outrageous mission, especially for Japan – the goal was to land on an asteroid, collect a sample from its surface and then...
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Need a hobby? Here is one that keeps you out in nature, provides some exercise, and yields a cool, collectible artifact that may have value in the marketplace. It’s meteorite hunting. Basically you are...
View ArticleAsteroid Disaster Preparedness Kit
Yesterday’s TechStuff tackled the question, “what would we do if we found out an enormous asteroid was on a collision course with the Earth?” If you’ve listened to the show, you know the solution...
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