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Bites from rabid bats a rabies vaccine?
Are vampire bats in Peru running a quasi rabies vaccination clinic? Can bites from a rabid bat create a successful vaccine for rabies?
August 7, 2012
Monster stars mystery cracked by astronomers
Astronomers found four monster stars, one more than 300 times the mass of our sun. They were created from the merger of lighter stars in tight binary systems.
August 7, 2012
What’s Curiosity doing now? Watch NASA TV
NASA TV has been celebrating the Curiosity landing all week, plus talking about what's next. Follow the link in this post to watch.
August 7, 2012
Updated times for Voice of America broadcasts of EarthSky in Asia
EarthSky airs on international editions of Voice of America Daybreak Asia and Crossroads Asia. Check this post for updated broadcast times.
August 7, 2012
Research links extreme summer heat events to global warming
Scientists have found that Earth's land areas are much more likely to experience an extreme summer heat wave than they were in the middle of the 20th century.
August 6, 2012
Tornado activity lull April-July 2012 in the U.S.
There's been a lull in tornado activity this week. Meanwhile, Canada had some severe weather and tornadoes. Videos of Canadian tornadoes in this post.
August 6, 2012
Curiosity and its parachute spotted on descent to Mars
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of the Curiosity rover as it descended by parachute to the surface of Mars.
August 6, 2012
Mars landing sites of previous rovers and Curiosity
Awesome video shows the Mars landing sites of all seven NASA spacecraft to reach Mars, including the new Curiosity rover.
August 6, 2012
Curiosity rover safely lands on Mars
NASA scientists say the new one-ton rover Curiosity made a picture-perfect landing in the Gale Crater on Mars.
August 6, 2012
What will happen when Curiosity gets to Mars?
The spacecraft is healthy and on course for delivering the new Curiosity rover to Mars on August 5. What will happen when it gets there?
August 4, 2012
