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Our Little Guy, the Curiosity Rover, Takes a Self-Portrait on Mars
Humans somehow sent this advanced machine to another planet, and here it is in high-res glory. NASA Among all the pictures of Martian soil, riverbeds, and vistas, the machine that NASA sent to the...
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The Blackouts From Space: Before and After Views
Pictures taken by NASA's Suomi NPP Satellite on October 21st and November 1st show the extent of power outage in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. NASA You'll want to click through...
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On a New York City Street, Post-Its Sent to Sandy
When the power's out, people make their own kind of social media. Gilad Lotan encountered this display on a New York street this morning: (Gilad Lotan/@gilgul) The makeshift mosaic is decorating the...
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No 'Positive Detection' of Methane on Mars, NASA Announces
In a live broadcast, scientists said that they are yet to find any methane on the planet, which would have been a sign of possible microbial life. The apparently methane-free Gale Crater (NASA) In a...
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When the International Space Station Passes Over Your House, NASA Will Send...
Good news, space nerds! NASA will forward viewing info to your phone. This composite of 70 exposures shows the trail of the ISS (with gaps between exposures) as it moved left to right over the city of...
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New Jersey to Allow Voting by Email (and Fax) for Residents Displaced by Sandy
Anyone displaced by the hurricane just got declared an overseas voter AP Less than a week after the storm -- and just three days before Election Day -- New Jersey officials have announced that they...
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The New Math of Early Transportation
New Math is an attempt to quantify the world using words and basic math. #atlGallery .galleryNav { display:none;} #atlGallery .galleryHeader{ height:400px; border-width:0px; !important } #atlGallery...
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Occupy Sandy Hacks Amazon's Wedding Registry (In a Good Way)
A group takes advantage of Amazon's gift registry to get donations to storm victims. Occupy Sandy isn't getting married. But it would like a gift all the same. The volunteer group -- an offshoot of...
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Obama's Facebook Fans Love Michelle; Romney's Love Winning
Some pretty wonderful data scraping reveals striking differences between the campaigns' Facebook audiences. The picture from Barack Obama's Facebook page that got the most "likes" this year -- nearly...
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An Inquiring Nation Wants to Know: 'Who Is Running for President?'
Election 2012: the event that has produced an electorate awash in -- sometimes overloaded with -- information. The campaign that has seen the collision between Big Data and Big Politics. The phenomenon...
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8 Soothing Nature Videos to Get You Through Election Day
Prepare to be soothed. Deklofenak/Shutterstock Look, you can only refresh FiveThirtyEight so many times. No matter what, you're not going to have a solid answer until tonight -- and even that's not...
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Beware: Posting a Picture of Your Marked Ballot to Facebook May Be Illegal
Want to share your vote with the world? Don't do it by photo unless you are sure of the laws in your state. @adam_roberts921/Instagram There is something momentous about voting. Whether it's your first...
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OBAMA RE-ELECTED
It all began on an Amtrak platform. New York Times Nate Silver has proven to be -- along with Ann Romney, moon bases, and Trapper Keepers -- one of the breakout stars of the 2012 presidential campaign....
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New Jersey's Vote-by-Email Meltdown
The state has decided to extend email voting for those displaced by the storm until Friday, after too many people have been unable to submit their ballots. Reuters When New Jersey announced over the...
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116 Years of Electoral Infographics From The New York Times
Explaining presidential outcomes, from 1896 to the present The homepage of The New York Times as it looks right now. (nytimes.com) Tonight is a night for political decision-making, but tonight is also...
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Tonight, Nate Silver Gets His Own Copy Editor
On The Wall, The Writing.-- Nate Silver (@fivethirtyeight) November 7, 2012 Tonight is a big night for Nate Silver. Not only will the evening's electoral outcome determine whether the stats wunderkind...
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Via @BarackObama, the Most Popular Tweet of All Time
This tweet, from @BarackObama, was sent about 30 minutes ago: Four more years. twitter.com/BarackObama/st...-- Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012 In that span of time, it became the most...
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The Most-Liked Facebook Photo of All Time
This image of Barack and Michelle Obama made double history tonight. First, it anchored the most popular tweet in history. Then, it broke records on Facebook. With more than 2.2 million likes as of...
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President Obama's Second Term: The Twitter Diplomacy Begins
Among those delivering congratulations to the re-elected president last night were his colleagues in world leadership: British Prime Minister David Cameron: Warm congratulations to my friend...
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Via @BarackObama, the Most Popular Tweet of All Time
This tweet, from @BarackObama, was sent about 30 minutes ago: Four more years. twitter.com/BarackObama/st...-- Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012 In that span of time, it became the most...
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