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From Wikipedia: In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the earth, circling three times. Before joining NASA, he was a distinguished fighter pilot in both World War II and Korea, with five Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen clusters. He was one of the "Mercury Seven" group of...

Tropical Storm Hermine is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to make landfall Thursday night along the Florida panhandle as a Category 1 hurricane. Hermine will bring heavy rain, storm surge flooding, high winds and even some tornadoes to not only Florida, but also the coastal...

U.S. Wins First Place at International Mathematics Competition in Hong Kong This is the second year in a row that the top high school mathletes of the U.S. have won this prestigious event. :thumbsup: Two of the six members of the team achieved perfect scores on the test! :arms: As my physics...

Juno Is Arriving At Jupiter On July 4 Some noteworthy things: The space probe Juno has reached a speed of about 165,000 mph, one of the highest speeds ever achieved by a man-made object. Most of the instruments deal with Jupiter’s particles and magnetic field, which is 20,000 times more...