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Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup
Science & Tech  (tags: space, invention, astronaut, zero-G coffee cup )

Isabel
- 386 days ago - livescience.com
NASA astronaut Don Pettit loves his coffee. So it comes as no surprise that he found a way to drink coffee from a cup, instead of the traditional straw, on his day off Sunday aboard the International Space Station.
Lightning Warns of Flash Floods
Science & Tech  (tags: lightning, floods, warning )

Isabel
- 386 days ago - livescience.com
More people have died as a result of flooding in the past 30 years than from lightning, tornadoes or hurricanes, according to the National Weather Service. Soon the lightning may actually save lives.
Spider Success! Weightless Webs Spun in Space
Science & Tech  (tags: space, spiders, web )

Isabel
- 389 days ago - livescience.com
Two plucky spiders on the International Space Station have bounced back from a tangled false start to weave amazing new webs in zero gravity, astronauts said Friday.
Major Breakthrough: First Photos of Planets Around Other Stars
Science & Tech  (tags: space, planets, stars, photos )

Isabel
- 397 days ago - livescience.com
Astronomers have taken what they say are the first-ever direct images of planets outside of our solar system, including a visible-light snapshot of a single-planet system and an infrared picture of a multiple-planet system.
Black Holes Grew Fast, Merged Early
Science & Tech  (tags: space, black holes, research )

Isabel
- 399 days ago - livescience.com
Our Milky Way galaxy contains a supermassive black hole at its core, as do most if not all other large galaxies in the modern universe.
Antimatter Eludes Search Efforts
Science & Tech  (tags: antimatter, research, science )

Isabel
- 400 days ago - livescience.com
Scientists are on the hunt for matter's arch nemesis, antimatter, and new evidence suggests the search may have become even trickier.
Scientists Grow Bigger, Better Diamonds
Science & Tech  (tags: diamonds, science )

Isabel
- 414 days ago - livescience.com
If you thought that rock on the ring in the window of Tiffany's was big and beautiful, the diamonds treated in labs with a newly-developed method will really blow you away.
Evidence Found of Solar System Around Nearby Star
Science & Tech  (tags: space, solar system, near )

Isabel
- 414 days ago - news.yahoo.com
For the first time, astronomers think that they've found evidence of an alien solar system around a star close enough to Earth to be visible to the naked eye.
Gadget Helps You Fight Cold Callers
Science & Tech  (tags: telemarketers, device, detection )

Isabel
- 414 days ago - tech.yahoo.com
TrueCall, created by former telemarketers Steve Smith and John Price, intercepts all your calls and classifies them as either good or bad.
Stephen Hawking to Retire
Science & Tech  (tags: scientist, Stephen Hawking, retirement )

Isabel
- 416 days ago - livescience.com
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space.
 
 
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