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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Cincinnati Sun.com http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/89d96798a39564bd/ en-us Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:00:58 -0400 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:00:58 -0400 30 Material from the Trojan asteroids that exist around the orbit of Neptune could go on to become comets that could strike our planet, according to a new study. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666587/cs/1/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:40:05 -0400 ANI http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666587/cs/1/ Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has not contacted NASA mission controllers since March 22, and the rover is facing its toughest challenge yet - trying to survive the harsh Martian winter. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666586/cs/1/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:40:03 -0400 ANI http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666586/cs/1/ An international team of astronomers investigated the Orion Nebula and found a process that may have played a role in the development of life on Earth. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666512/cs/1/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:40:13 -0400 ANI http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/666512/cs/1/ Published Date: August 01, 2010 Making an album about such seemingly simple concepts as food or ice cream trucks might seem like a fool's errand, but for Brooklyn indie duo One Ring Zero, those conce... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37396523/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:06:15 -0400 Kuwait Times http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37396523/ Kanye West isn't the only celebrity that joined Twitter this week. NASA's Robonaut 2, or R2, is getting ready to work on the International Space Station in November but it's already tweeting about pr... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37393882/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:51:26 -0400 C News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37393882/ Kanye West isn't the only celebrity that joined Twitter this week. NASA's Robonaut 2, or R2, is getting ready to work on the International Space Station in November but it's already tweeting about pr... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37395113/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:51:21 -0400 C News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37395113/ Kanye West isn't the only celebrity that joined Twitter this week. NASA's Robonaut 2, or R2, is getting ready to work on the International Space Station in November but it's already tweeting about pr... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37393667/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:53:09 -0400 C News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37393667/ NEW YORK – A NASA spacecraft aimed at Mercury has already returned valuable observations from the planet closest to our sun, despite still being months away from entering orbit around the small, ... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37392198/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:59:55 -0400 Yahoo http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37392198/ NASA is putting the mirrors for its ambitious new James Webb Space Telescope through the ultimate cold test — one that exposes them to temperatures hundreds of degrees below freezing to ma... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37392197/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:59:51 -0400 Yahoo http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37392197/ Want an eye-popping view of the heavens but don't own a high-powered telescope or live near an observatory? Try building your own reflecting telescope. San Francisco-based designer http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37391259/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:42:57 -0400 CNet http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37391259/ In 2008, researchers detected a sharp, symmetrical drop in electrons around Rhea, Saturn's second-largest moon. This could be caused by a ring of debris, but the Cassini spacecraft, which has flown by... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37390214/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:08:51 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37390214/ David Barriopedro at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and colleagues were intrigued by studies showing the tides followed an 11-year cycle, just like the sun, showing peaks when the sunspots were m... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37389921/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:44:00 -0400 New Scientist http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37389921/ (John J. Kim/Sun-Times) Oliver's father worked his way to independence from sharecropping and vowed that his children would live well by obtaining higher educations. Oliver has enrolled her grand... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37388617/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:38:55 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37388617/ A spot on Mars called Nili Fossae that is rich in clay mineral-rich rocks could be a prime spot to search for the fossilized remains of Martian life that may have existed 4 billion years ago, a new st... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37383471/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:19:21 -0400 MSNBC http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37383471/ Los Angeles - Comedian Russell Brand is set to become the first cosmic comic after his girlfriend splashed out 200,000 dollars to buy him a ride on the Virgin Galactic http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37381343/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:55:03 -0400 Earth Times http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37381343/ TOKYO — An advisory panel on Thursday adopted a report that urges the Japanese government to implement a 200 billion yen moon exploration program using robots, including building an unmanned ex... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37379099/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:59 -0400 Japan Today http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37379099/ After more than 20 years of neglect, the planet Venus is once more drawing NASA's eye for ambitious new missions. A Venusian dream expedition for some scientists would include nothing short of an e... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378357/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:51:24 -0400 MSNBC http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378357/ "Aurora 'Power Surges' Triggered by Magnetic Explosions." )In general, Earth's magnetic field lines can be thought of as rubber bands stretched taut by the solar wind, which is actually charged partic... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378291/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:03:22 -0400 National Geographic News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378291/ The Nili Fossae region of Mars is one of the largest exposures of clay minerals discovered. In this HiRISE false-color image, dark blue regions are volcanic minerals. Light-toned areas are clay-rich m... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378354/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:58:17 -0400 Space.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378354/ MeteorWatch , it is a way to watch the shower with others, and share your experiences even if you are out there watching all alone. This is a social media astronomical event that has been a big hit am... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378356/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:52 -0400 Universe Today http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378356/ /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Robonaut 2 has no voice but is ready to tell you its story -- in 140 characters or less. The prototype robot will http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378351/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:46:43 -0400 Earth Times http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378351/ , a NASA Space Flight Awareness Honoree and nine-year veteran of the U.S. human spaceflight program, resigned after learning that NASA plans to spend $1.75 million to have up to 30 caged squirrel monk... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378353/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:07 -0400 PETA http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378353/ What's the best way to whisk astronauts to safety if their rocket were to explode on the launch pad? For about 60 years, most spacecraft designs have used a http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378341/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:44 -0400 New Scientist http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/89d96798a39564bd/id/37378341/