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Einstein's Theory Passes Strict, New Test

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Taking advantage of a unique cosmic configuration, astronomers have measured an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity in the extremely strong gravity of a pair of superdense neutron stars. Essentially, the famed physicist's 93-year-old theory passed yet another test.
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Planets Align for the 4th of July

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Astronomy news // 30 June, 2008 01:50:00
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News Flash: On 4th of July weekend, NASA forecasts lights in the sky.

Metals Shape Up with a Little Help from Friends

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Technology news // 30 June, 2008 01:46:00
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Cornell researchers have developed a method to self-assemble metals into complex configurations with structural details about 100 times smaller than a bacterial cell by guiding metal particles into the desired form using soft polymers.

Bee disease a mystery

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Science news // 29 June, 2008 12:49:00
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Scientists are one step closer to understanding the recent demise of billions of honey bees after making an important discovery about the transmission of a common bee virus.

NIST Releases Preview of Much-Anticipated Online Mathematics Reference

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Science news // 25 June, 2008 09:51:00
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF).

Solar system's biggest impact scar discovered

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Astronomy news // 25 June, 2008 02:00:00
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MIT scientists solve riddle of Mars' two-faced nature

Harnessing solar energy like plants do

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Technology news // 23 June, 2008 01:14:00
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MIT chemists see near-term promise in mimicking photosynthesis

Phoenix finds ice?

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Astronomy news // 19 June, 2008 12:59:00
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Dice-size crumbs of bright material have vanished from inside a trench where they were photographed by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander four days ago, convincing scientists that the material was frozen water that vaporized after digging exposed it.

Newly Born Twin Stars Are Far From Identical

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Astronomy news // 18 June, 2008 01:03:00
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NSF-funded basic research may cause astronomers to re-examine the masses and ages of young stars and star formation theories

Solstice Moon Illusion

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Astronomy news // 17 June, 2008 12:59:00
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On tonight, June 18th, step outside at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant form rising in the east. At first glance it looks like the full Moon. It has craters and seas and the face of a man, but this "moon" is strangely inflated. It's huge!

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