Opportunity landed on the red planet in January 2004 along
with its sister rover, Spirit. The pair were originally planned to travel the
Martian surface for only 90 days each, but have now set the record for the longest
mission on Mars.
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SPACE.com -- Mars Rover Sees Huge Crater Better Than Ever - 0 views
5 Lies About the Brown Recluse Spider - 0 views
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More lies are told about the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, than any other arthropod in North America. Public hysteria about this shy spider has been fueled by media hype and medical misdiagnosis. It's time to set the record straight.
Peacocks Ruffle Feathers, Make A Rumble - Science News - 0 views
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Peacocks ruffle feathers, make a rumble Male birds emit low-pitched sounds inaudible to human ears Web edition : Monday, June 18th, 2012 ALBUQUERQUE - Unbeknownst to humans, peacocks may be having infrasonic conversations. New recordings reveal that males showing off their feathers make deep rumbling sounds that are too low pitched for humans to hear.
Unmanned solar plane smashes records - CNN.com - 0 views
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unmanned solar plane flies for seven days
Last dinosaur before mass extinction discovered - 0 views
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A team of scientists has discovered the youngest dinosaur preserved in the fossil record before the catastrophic meteor impact 65 million years ago. The finding indicates that dinosaurs did not go extinct prior to the impact and provides further evidence as to whether the impact was in fact the cause of their extinction.
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