Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade

Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade This animation shows the prototype starshade, a giant structure designed to block the glare of stars so that future space telescopes can take pictures of planets. More info here: http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/video/15

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Bionic Legs, Eyes, Arms and Other Super Human Prostheses

As tech advancements in prosthetics come along, amputees can exploit those improvements. They can get upgrades. A person with a natural body can't." Herr lost both his legs below the knee in a Mount Washington climbing accident when he was 17, but says that shouldn't inspire pity. Instead, by donning whirring, whispering, shiny supermachines -- the robotic ankles that can propel him across the room in 400-watt bursts -- Herr has been given: Power.

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