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What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?
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This article from the BBC describes some of the controversy in the theory that the mass extinction of the Cretaceous period was caused by a meteorite impact. The crater thought by…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dino_prog_summary.sht...
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Do We Know What Killed the Dinosaurs?
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This article from the NASA Astrobiology Institute raises some issues in the accepted theory that the mass extinction event of the late Cretaceous was caused by a meteorite impact.…
http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/do-we-know-what-killed-the-dinosa...
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20 Ways the World Could End
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This article from Discover magazine overviews twenty ways the planet could experience mass extinction or worse. Examples include asteroid impact, alien invasion, and gamma-ray bursts.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/20-ways-the-world-could-en...
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First Supernova Discovered with Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics
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This press release from the Gemini Observatory covers the discovery of a supernova using laser adaptive optics. Laser guide adaptive optics help eliminate atmospheric noise from…
http://www.gemini.edu/node/11226
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HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites
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This HyperPhysics page contains basic information on global positioning satellites and how they work together to pinpoint the location of a GPS receiver on Earth. The page includes…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html
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Footloose
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Publisher: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
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This Smithsonian article is about astronaut Bruce McCandless' untethered spacewalk in 1984. Both McCandless and pilot photographer Robert Gibson were interviewed for the piece, which…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/footloose-82112792/
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What would it look like to fall into a black hole?
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This NewScientist article covers the simulation research of two University of Colorado physicists on what an unfortunate person falling into a black hole would see. The article…
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16885-what-would-it-look-like-to-...
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Mars Science Laboratory - Curiosity Rover
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Publisher: D. Yeomans
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This NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech website provides a full range of information, images, video, activities, and up-to-date news about the Curiosity Mars rover. A series of…
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/
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NASA's Mars Exploration Program: Science Overview
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This NASA website lays out NASA's four goals for the exploration of Mars. Each goal is described on a separate webpage--most with illustrations. The webpage for the fourth goal…
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/overview/index-science.html
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Mars Science Laboratory Mission
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This Jet Propulsion Laboratory website contains the science mission overview of the Mars Rover Curiosity. Links provide information about the scientific studies to be performed and…
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/overview/
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