DARPA issues contracts to build hypersonic space plane XS-1
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Danish astronaut controls a robot on Earth from the International Space Station
The European Space Agency made a breakthrough in teleoperation, AFP reported on Monday. Andreas Mogensen, Denmark’s first astronaut, remotely guided a robot on Earth...
China mulling space-based solar power stations for clean, limitless energy
A Monday story in Xinhau reports that Chinese scientists are expressing interest in building a solar power station in space to capture energy from...
Lunar IceCube to examine water on the moon with NASA grant
One of the 12 technology development projects selected by NASA as part of the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) is called Lunar...
Duke researchers discover mouse love songs
Male mice have a startlingly complex repertoire of singing styles that are mostly involved with the attraction and pursuit of females. While Scientists have...
Scientists to use new infrared instrument to search for Dyson spheres
Hitherto, much of what constitutes the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence has consisted of using huge, radio telescopes to attempt to detect radio and television...
Scientists discover how blind bats keep from flying into each other
Bats are for all intents and purposes blind. Bats locate prey, other bats, and stationary objects like tress and rocks with echolocation. Dr. Marc...
New technique to study clouds on exoplanets developed by researchers at MIT
While exoplanets are now being discovered by the thousands, it is still a painstaking process to determine any specific details about them, since they...
Chemists develop best piezoelectric composite ever
Compounds of polyvinylidene fluoride and carbon nanofibers have proven to be the best piezoelectric composite ever made thus far. Along with other properties, the...
Biologists reveal the secrets of bioluminescence in mushrooms
Only 71 species of the 100,000 known species of mushrooms glow in the dark. Some of the bioluminescent species of mushrooms are parasites of...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
