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Saturn Plunge Nears for Cassini Spacecraft 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 30, 2017
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is 18 days from its mission-ending dive into the atmosphere of Saturn.

By David Aragorn
Hubble Space Telescope Snaps Peculiar Galaxy Pair: NGC 5765 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 30, 2017
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a remarkable new image of a pair of interacting galaxies known as NGC 5765.

By David Aragorn
Robot makers slow to address cyber risk: researchers 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 30, 2017
Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial robots, say only a few of the problems have been addressed.

By David Aragorn
Only 10-25% of Human Genome is Functional, New Estimate Says 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 30, 2017
In a paper published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution, University of Houston Professor Dan Graur says that the functional portion of the human genome probably falls between 10% and 15%, with an upper limit of 25%. These figures are very different from one (about 80%) given in 2012 by the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project, but more optimistic than the 2014 estimate (8.2%) by Rands et al.

By David Aragorn
Regularly occurring UFO outran jets says former Yugoslav General 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 29, 2017
On several occasions in 1975, Yugoslav Air Force jets saw a strange multi-colored glowing orb, but every time they tried to investigate, it would outrun their jet fighters. Finally, after failed attempts to get a closer look, and facing ridicule for reporting the incidents, they chose to ignore it.

By David Aragorn
This yarn makes its own electricity 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 29, 2017
Batteries not required.

By David Aragorn
Ancient River System Discovered in East Antarctica 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 29, 2017
The newly-discovered river system was active as recently as 15,000 years ago beneath an area formerly covered by the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to new research published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

By David Aragorn
Is the “alien megastructure” around Tabby’s Star actually a ringed gas giant?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 29, 2017
KIC 8462852 (aka. Tabby’s Star) continues to be a source of both fascination and controversy.

By David Aragorn
Caffeine Alters Perception of Sweet Taste, New Study Says 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 29, 2017
According to a new study published in the Journal of Food Science, caffeine tempers taste buds temporarily, making food and drink seem less sweet.

By David Aragorn
ARE WE REALLY ALONE?The world’s most shocking ‘alien’ discoveries that have convinced UFO hunters the truth really is out there 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 28, 2017
There have been hundreds of reported alien sightings around the world throughout history

By David Aragorn

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