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Hubble Space Telescope to seek spacecraft target beyond Pluto
NASA okays the use of the Hubble Space Telescope in the search for an object the New Horizons spacecraft can visit after its Pluto encounter in 2015.
June 16, 2014
Physicist and artist unveil designs for warp-speed spacecraft
The technology needed to create a faster-than-light spacecraft doesn't exist yet. Will a spacecraft like this one someday carry humans to the stars?
June 16, 2014
Scientists believe a hidden “ocean” lies deep within Earth
They believe there might be three times as much water deep underground as exists in all the world's surface oceans.
June 16, 2014
Vein scanning : Pay with your hand
New payment technique scans your palm's unique vein pattern
June 13, 2014
Human language’s deep origins directly from birds, primates?
The human language that we know today arose from a fusion of birdsong and the pragmatic, content-carrying parts of speech of other primates, say researchers
June 13, 2014
World Cup full moon
The beautiful game! This month's full moon happens a few hours after the opening of the World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
June 12, 2014
Chimps outwit humans in games of strategy
In contests drawn from game theory, chimpanzee pairs consistently outperform humans in games that test memory and strategic thinking.
June 12, 2014
Off the grid at Canyonlands
The night sky over Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah, by Quinn Pratt.
June 12, 2014
