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Why future Astronauts may be sent to ‘gravity holes’

With doubts brewing about the feasibility of returning to the moon or aiming straight for Mars, another option has emerged for our next steps into space: gravitational “sweet spots” called Lagrange points that lie at least 1 million kilometres away.

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Why future Astronauts may be sent to ‘gravity holes’

Free Xbox LIVE Gold weekend starts today

Starting today and ending at 9:00 A.M. PST on Monday, Xbox LIVE Silver members will be able to enjoy all the benefits of having a Gold membership for free through the weekend.

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Depressed? Drink.

It has long been recognised that excessive alcohol consumption can lead to poor physical and mental health. However, there has been mounting evidence that low levels of alcohol consumption may also be associated with poor mental health possibly due to abstainers having other health problems or being reformed heavy drinkers. The study utilised data from the Nord-Tr

At last: A graph that explains Sci Fi TV after Star Trek

When have TV aliens been more popular than magic? Do shows featuring time travel fare better than those about space exploration?

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At last: A graph that explains Sci Fi TV after Star Trek

Exploding iPhone not Apple’s fault

As you may or may not know apple is investigating the exploding iphones, they are now reporting that the incidents are not the faullt of the company, but due to “some sort of improper handling” but the investigating is not over. added by: Carlton_Nivens 0 responses

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President Obama will deliver eulogy at Senator Kennedy’s funeral

After a long time friendship with the senator, President Obama will deliver a eulogy at the late senator's funeral. Not many people knew that the President became close friends and comrades when Obama first became a junior senator.

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Man skips out on the dinner bill and then steals woman’s car on the first date

Police in Michigan say a first date went from bad to worse when a Detroit man skipped out on the restaurant bill, then stole his date's car.

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Today’s fastest growing group: Organic [Your Group Here] — [Current.com blog]

Well, it’s Friday and before you all make a mad dash towards the weekend, let’s take a little time out for our final fastest growing group post for the week. In today’s top spot is lookmypix’s Organic group. Here’s the full list: http://current.com/1mdl64c added by: mario_a 0 responses

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Microscopes view molecules for first time

Thanks to specialised microscopes, we have long been able to see the beauty of single atoms. But strange though it might seem, imaging larger molecules at the same level of detail has not been possible – atoms are robust enough to withstand existing tools, but the structures of molecules are not

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Documents show marijuana was found in Jackson’s bedroom

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — The first search of Michael Jackson's bedroom a day after his death found marijuana, skin-bleaching and hair-growing ointments, anti-insomnia pills and empty bottles of several anti-anxiety drugs, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. The documents reveal what investigators found in Jackson's bedroom the day after his death.

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