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Senator: NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it closer

6:41 PM, Apr 5, 2013

A top senator says President Barack Obama and NASA are planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon. Then astronauts would explore it in 2021.

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Virgin birth or hanky-panky? Anteater mom sparks a scientific debate

Is it a case of anteater virgin birth, a hormonal quirk or just some desperate hanky-panky? Whatever it is, Armani the anteater's surprising pregnancy has sparked a debate over what animals are capable of when it comes to sex.The story unfolded at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn.: Last month, Armani gave birth to a cute baby pup named Archie. The only problem was, Archie ...

    


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    At Friday's Judiciary Committee hearing on privacy and domestic drones, government representatives and civil rights advocates tried to wrap their brains around a drone-filled future. Once drones are a common sight as scheduled in 2015, activists have suggested that privacy laws need an update.At Friday's Judiciary Committee hearing on privacy and domestic drones, government representatives and civil rights advocates tried to wrap their brains around a drone-filled future. Once drones are a common sight as scheduled in 2015, activists have suggested that privacy laws need an update.


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