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To power its rocket of the future, NASA turns to 1950s technology

Engineers test the RL-10 engine in NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center's Propulsion Systems Laboratory. (credit: NASA)

NASA is making good progress on developing the core stage of its Space Launch System rocket, as directed by Congress in 2010. Per the request of legislators, the agency is using legacy hardware such as the space shuttle's...

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Google turns the lights out on Glass’ social media channels

The last known image of whatever Google Glass has become; now, we're pretty confident that it won't bear the name Google Glass.

2015 came and went without any sign of a refreshed version of Google Glass, in spite of a late December FCC filing packed full of photos of a fancier, foldable take on the...

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Classmates turns 20: How the social network missed an opportunity to be Facebook
Photo via Classmates.com
The 20-year mark for most class reunions is usually a biggie for most people — and this year, the site that is known for connecting classmates and helping plan reunions turns 20 itself. That’s right. Classmates.com is 20. Launched in 1995 by former Boeing manager Randy Conrads, the Seattle-based social networking company was one of the first...
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See how the world turns on Pluto and Charon, thanks to NASA’s New Horizons
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The bright heart of Pluto has been burned into our consciousness, thanks to scads of high-resolution pictures. But a new set of images from NASA’s New Horizons mission provides an all-around view of the dwarf planet, including the splotchy shapes that went out of view days before the time of closest approach on July 14. Another 10-picture set shows Pluto’s biggest moon,...
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