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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Images from space, radar show Oklahoma tornadoes

    Images showing the massive tornadoes spawned by "super cell" thunderstorms over Oklahoma, and the scars they left behind, have been released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Images showing the massive tornadoes spawned by "super cell" thunderstorms over Oklahoma, and the scars they left behind, have been released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The images show the sudden outbreak of super-...

    Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  2. 3-D food 'printer' aims to end world hunger, starting with pizza

    A 3-D "printer" that can create an entire pizza using nothing more than various powders? Sounds like something from a Star Trek film, but it's actually a lot closer to reality.
    A 3-D "printer" that can create an entire pizza using nothing more than various powders? Sounds like something from a Star Trek film, but it's actually a lot closer to reality. Anjan Contractor, a senior mechanical engineer at Systems and Materials...
    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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 back up the rover’s ground-breaking findings.
    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: Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Immigration: A wider better welcome mat

    As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the best scientific education that my talents and circumstances would allow.
    As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...

    Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Same-Sex Marriage, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Education, Migration

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. RNA was a key ingredient in primordial soup that led to life

    How did we go from a lifeless Earth with no oxygen to a planet teeming with life and that essential element? Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found one crucial clue: iron and RNA.
    How did we go from a lifeless Earth with no oxygen to a planet teeming with life and that essential element? Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found one crucial clue: iron and RNA. The team managed to re-create conditions of life on...

    Tags: Biology, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 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.
    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...

    Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program

    7. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Watch: Space rock strikes moon with force of 5 tons of TNT

    The biggest explosion ever recorded on the moon was caused by a space rock roughly the size of a beach ball.
    The biggest explosion ever recorded on the moon was caused by a space rock roughly the size of a beach ball. It weighed 80 pounds and was just over 1 foot wide, but it was going incredibly fast, traveling through space at speeds of 56,000 mph. And...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Space Programs, Weaponry

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope disabled

    Planet-hunting scientists were dealt a major blow Wednesday when NASA officials announced that a crucial wheel on the Kepler space telescope had ceased to function and that the craft had been placed in safe mode.
    Planet-hunting scientists were dealt a major blow Wednesday when NASA officials announced that a crucial wheel on the Kepler space telescope had ceased to function and that the craft had been placed in safe mode. Even as NASA officials raised the...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Science, University of California, Berkeley

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Einstein, Kepler combine to discover Earth-like planet.

    These days, it’s not just finding an exoplanet. It’s how you find that Earth-like body.
    These days, it’s not just finding an exoplanet. It’s how you find that Earth-like body. Scientists using sophisticated telescopes and arrays can detect a planet revolving around a distant star by looking at radial velocity of the star (a...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Science, Tel Aviv (Israel), Education

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Wind blasts on Neptune, Uranus may shed light on exoplanet weather

    Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and may help scientists understand the atmospheric dynamics of alien gas-giant exoplanets beyond our solar system.
    Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and...

    Tags: NASA Voyager Program, University of Arizona, Science and Technology, Science, University of Oxford

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'Star Trek' crew meets Space Station crew in live Google Hangout

    <iframe width="600" height="370" src="http://www.ustream.tv/embed/6540154?v=3&wmode=direct" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: 0px none transparent;"> </iframe>
    Free live streaming by Ustream "Star Trek" fans, set your alarms. And fans of the astronauts who live and work on the International Space Station, set your alarms too. At 9 a.m. Pacific time Thursday, the filmmakers behind "Star Trek Into Darkness"...

    Tags: Alice Eve, Science and Technology, Chris Pine, Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Entertainment

    12. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Is Kepler dead? NASA to give update on planet-hunting telescope

    Is NASA&rsquo;s Kepler planet-hunting telescope dead?
    Is NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting telescope dead? That was the rumor circulating Wednesday, nearly a week after the space telescope went into safe mode. NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. Pacific time “to discuss the status of the...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Space Programs

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