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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
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Posted over 6 years ago by
Rich Talcott
Among life's many mysteries, the answer to the question above has to rank pretty low. Higher on my list: Why are woodchucks also called groundhogs? After all, wood and ground are hardly synonymous, and a "chuck" has nothing to do with a...
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More trouble for Hubble
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Posted over 6 years ago by
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The Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) went into " safe mode " January 27. The space-based telescope's instrument has operated on backup electronics since June 30, 2006, and now doesn't work. The problem calls...
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