HuffPost Science: SpaceX Launches; Starship Enterprise; Venus Transit

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 WATCH: SpaceX Rocket Begins Voyage The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station early Tuesday morning, carrying the Dragon capsule payload that, if all goes according to plan, will dock with the International Space Station later this week. Click the link above to learn more. Audacious Space Initiative To Turn Sci-Fi Into Reality TONIGHT: Spectacular Sky Show Takes Final Bow WATCH: Stem Cell Scammers Real-World Cousin Of Dino In Favorite Film? BLOG POSTS J. Kelly Beatty: The Annular Eclipse: Seen Sideways Too many stories showed pictures of total solar eclipses instead of annulars. Confusion abounded as what you'd see from within the path versus elsewhere. At least they all emphasized the danger of looking directly at the Sun. Nick Hurwitch: 5 Reasons the Future Is Better Without Jetpacks or Flying Cars Here are five reasons why you should just buy your "environmentally friendly" vehicle of choice and stop holding your breath for a flying future that will never come. Terry Newell: Humility and Hubris in Science and Technology In April, researchers discovered that the dysbindin-1 gene may be linked to general cognitive ability. This was reported in scientific journals but its potential impacts were not seriously discussed. Kyle Jarrard: Neanderthals Getting a Colorful Upgrade At long last, these creatures who roamed the Continent for hundreds of thousands of years only to become extinct 30,000 years ago under the onslaught of modern humans from Africa are getting a major upgrade by the scientific community. Michael R. Powers: The Paradox of Allais' Effect In comparing Allais' two counterintuitive observations -- that pendulums behave oddly during eclipses and that human beings behave oddly when making decisions involving uncertainties -- I can't help feeling the former is much more important than the latter.

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