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Monday September 30, 2013

Space's Wild: 5 Cool Happenings Along The Final Frontier

SpaceX launched an upgraded version of its Falcon 9 rocket Sept. 30 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, northwest of Los Angeles. SpaceX hide caption

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Space's Wild: 5 Cool Happenings Along The Final Frontier

September 30, 2013 • Space organizations are taking potential leaps for mankind: SpaceX tries to reuse rocket parts, Orbital Sciences docks a craft to the International Space Station, and NASA is exploring the uses of 3-D printing. Spoiler: One of those uses is pizza.

Tuesday September 24, 2013

The Mystery Of $600 Million Traded In The Blink Of An Eye

A television monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the decision the Federal Reserve made on Sept. 18, 2013. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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The Mystery Of $600 Million Traded In The Blink Of An Eye

September 24, 2013 • Somehow, information about the Fed's bond buying decision got into computers in Chicago faster than the speed of light. Those milliseconds meant millions.

Tuesday August 13, 2013

A Closer Look At Elon Musk's Much-Hyped Hyperloop

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A Closer Look At Elon Musk's Much-Hyped Hyperloop

August 13, 2013 • Existing concepts in science like linear induction motors and magnetic levitation are back in the spotlight thanks to Elon Musk's proposal for a rail system that can travel faster than the speed of sound.

A Closer Look At Elon Musk's Much-Hyped Hyperloop

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