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Space Shuttle Discovery Fueled for Final Flight

Feb 24, 2011 - 8:11 AM |AP

Chris O'Meara, AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, was fueled for an afternoon liftoff Thursday on its final voyage after nearly three decades of service. NASA began pumping...

'Thunder Thighs' Dinosaur Discovered in Utah

Feb 23, 2011 - 4:05 PM |AOL News

University College London / PA

Meet Brontomerus mcintoshi, a newly discovered dinosaur named after its massive "thunder thighs." Skeletal remains of the Brontomerus mcintoshi were found in Utah. Paleontologists say the creatures,...

Shuttle Launch: Everything You Need to Know About Discovery's Final Journey

Feb 23, 2011 - 12:25 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

After a four-month delay, NASA officials are giving the green light to Thursday's launch of the space shuttle Discovery. "Everything is on track and going beautifully with the countdown," said Mike...

Scientists: A Solar Storm Could Have the Power of Katrina

Feb 21, 2011 - 3:10 PM |AOL News

NASA / AFP / Getty Images

Worsening solar storms could shut down telecommunications, ground airline service and even lead to global blackouts, scientists and government officials warned in Washington, D.C. People need to be...

Nuclear Subs Taking Scientists on Secret Arctic Missions

Feb 21, 2011 - 2:45 PM |AOL News

U.S. Navy

SAN DIEGO -- To avoid detection and take advantage of the ultimate polar route during classified missions, U.S. Navy nuclear submarines regularly cross under the Arctic. So why not do a little...

Endangered Whooping Cranes Found Shot to Death

Feb 20, 2011 - 2:02 PM |AOL News

Another endangered whooping crane -- part of a breeding program to repopulate the species -- was found shot to death in the marshes of Alabama, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. Over the past...

Legends of Irish Giants Are More Than Tall Tales

Feb 20, 2011 - 9:16 AM |AOL News

Press Association

Although the Irish legend of leprechauns is probably just a load of blarney, there's scientific evidence suggesting that the fabled stories of giants living on the Emerald Isle aren't just tall...

Hot Air Hot Rod: Steam-Powered Race Car Out to Set World Record

Feb 20, 2011 - 9:12 AM |AOL News

Cyclone Power Technologies

We usually think of steam powering things such as old-fashioned riverboats, locomotives and tea kettles. But a team of steam-punk speed freaks says hot air has a place on the road. Chuk Williams is...

Cosmic Census Finds Crowd of Planets in Our Galaxy

Feb 19, 2011 - 6:14 PM |AP

NASA

WASHINGTON -- Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way. At least 500 million of those...

Obama Pushes for Better Math and Science Education

Feb 19, 2011 - 1:00 PM |Politics Daily

Saul Loeb, AFP / Getty Images

While U.S. House Republicans celebrated passage of a dramatically slimmed down federal budget on Saturday, President Obama called for continued investment in math and science education as well as...

Mir Space Station 25 Years Later: Lemon or Marvel?

Feb 19, 2011 - 11:12 AM |AOL News

NASA

Was it a venerable, robust marvel? Or a derelict, accident-prone lemon? The Mir space station, which spent 15 years in orbit, set space records that still stand today and once was a symbol both of...

Complex Migraine: 5 Facts on the Headache Blamed for Serene Branson Video Gibberish

Feb 17, 2011 - 6:03 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Maybe it wasn't a stroke after all. The Los Angeles Times reports that Serene Branson's doctor, a neurosurgeon at UCLA, says the television reporter suffered a "complex migraine" that caused her to...