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CO2 has hit a record high with 400ppm.  No period in history has exhibited such a rapid rise in CO2 content. The planet hasn’t seen levels this high since the Pliocene Epoch, over 2.6 million years ago.  It wasn’t until before the 20th century when levels hit close to 300ppm. …

NASA’s Morpheus project encountered difficulties on Thursday. The experimental “green” lander fell to the ground in flames, followed by a small explosion. No one was injured, and Kennedy Space Center fire personnel extinguished the fire. Engineers have been testing a new fuel mix that is cheaper and stores longer.  The …

Three more members of the Expedition 32 crew have arrived at the International Space Station.  Flight Engineers Suni Williams, Yuri Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide arrived after two days in orbit.  By coincident, the launching and docking fall on the 37th anniversary of the world’s first international space mission: the Apollo-Soyez …

With help from NASA, an international team has discovered a new pulsar. Using similar techniques, another team has discovered nine new pulsars. All of this made possible by NASA’s new Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. more…