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NASA Curiosity drills second Mars rock to check John Klein surprise
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has already met its mission goals, discovering that parts of the Red Planet could have been friendly to microbial life. But not one to rest on its scientific laurels, the robot has drilled a second sample of rock to...
Tags: NASA, Science and Technology
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Mars rover Opportunity breaks distance record; what took so long?
After nine years on the job, NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has finally broken a 40-year-old record for the longest distance driven on another world. The Mars rover Opportunity has been exploring the Red Planet’s surface since landing in...
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'Selfies,' a social media term the world could do without
Social media allow people to broadcast where they are, what they're doing, whom they're doing it with and why they're doing it in the first place. That's crucial information we're fortunate to receive several times a day from everyone we've ever met,...
Tags: NASA, Apple iPhone, Twitter, Inc., Fenway Park, Social Media
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'Cosmic Wonder': New Adler show goes deep into universe
I've seen three shows now in Adler Planetarium's still new, still state-of-the-art central domed theater, and I remain amazed at the quality of the celestial imagery and at the precision with which it is projected up on the dome. Journeys into distant...
Tags: Adler Planetarium, NASA, Orion Space Mission, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Mars Curiosity rover's next drill target a bumpier challenge
After a four-week spring break, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has set its sights on the next drill target: Cumberland, a rock lying about 9 feet away from where the rover first broke ground in Yellowknife Bay. The new target will be a greater...
Tags: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology
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Will.i.am doesn't skip a beat in pushing past musical pursuits
This week in New York will.i.am — the founder and frontman of L.A.'s Black Eyed Peas — is to receive an honorary Clio Award in recognition of "the work and talent of those who push the boundaries of creativity in advertising and beyond,"...
Tags: Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (movie), NASA, Entertainment
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JPL: NASA Curiosity rover back to work after Martian spring break
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has emerged from its "spring break" and is back to work, officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. Up next on the agenda: Drilling the second target at Yellowknife Bay. The Mars Science Laboratory mission made...
Tags: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology
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A poem for a planet: Send your haiku to Mars
The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, rather, opened -- the poetry contest on Wednesday....
Tags: Poetry, NASA, Google+, NPR
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NASA wants poets to send haikus on Mars MAVEN mission
NASA wants to send haikus to Mars, and you — yes, you! — might be just the poet for the job. The space agency plans to launch a spacecraft to study the upper layers of the Red Planet’s atmosphere in November. But before the Mars...
Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Science and Technology, NASA Voyager Program, Media Industry
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Tech parents guide the next generation of space engineers
Palm Crest Elementary School sits four miles away from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where a team built and developed the Mars rover Curiosity, the largest machine sent to another planet. But engineers at the La Caņada Flintridge lab may have...Tags: NASA, Elementary Schools, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology, Students
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An engaging guide to viral marketing for neophytes
Why do some things catch on? How does a steak sandwich from a Philadelphia restaurant, for example, become so famous that it gets a slot on the David Letterman show? Why did Rebecca Black's whiny pop song "Friday" become a viral hit on YouTube? Why have...
Tags: NASA, Video Supplies and Services, Lifestyle and Leisure, Book, David Letterman
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No E-ticket for JPL
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Caņada Flintridge facility. But the popular event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, has been canceled because of...
Tags: NASA, Amusement and Theme Parks, Adam Schiff, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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