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Strapped to a jet-powered wing—and with little more than a helmet for protection—Jet Man rocketed across the Channel in 13 minutes Friday.

September 26, 2008
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From squid suckers fit for a horror flick to an undulating landscape of polymers, see some of the winners of this year's International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.

September 25, 2008
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Giant diamond discovered, Hurricane Ike victims return to ruins, and more in our roundup of the week's best news photos.

September 25, 2008
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Bedrock in Hudson Bay, Canada, possibly formed not long after the solar system was born nearly five billion years ago, new research suggests.

September 25, 2008
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Needle-free syringes use air pressure or gases to deliver drugs, and a Japanese inventor says he's gone even further to cut costs and improve efficiency.

September 25, 2008
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China launched three men into space Thursday on its most ambitious mission yet. One astronaut, called a "taikonaut," will attempt the country's first ever spacewalk.

September 25, 2008
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On live TV, a Swiss pilot will attempt to rocket into the history books by crossing from France to England using a single, jet-propelled wing attached to his back.

Updated September 25, 2008
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On live TV, a Swiss pilot will attempt to rocket into the history books by crossing from France to England using a single, jet-propelled wing attached to his back.

September 24, 2008
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Solar activity is at its lowest level in 50 years, a decline that may shrink the invisible buffer that protects Earth from cosmic rays, a NASA space probe found.

September 24, 2008
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A supermassive black hole is revealed, two space shuttles occupy launch pads at Kennedy Space Center, and more in our weekly roundup of space photos.

September 23, 2008
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The world's largest atom smasher won't resume operation until next year after suffering an electrical glitch, a move that one official called a "psychological blow."

Updated September 23, 2008
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China rolled out a Shenzhou spacecraft in preparation for Thursday's planned blastoff. The mission is expected to include the country's first space walk.

September 23, 2008
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Amid controversy over who found the object, the last official dwarf planet is named Haumea after a Hawaiian fertility goddess.

September 23, 2008
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A giant shaking platform in a warehouse-size Japanese lab simulates earthquakes on full-size models of buildings, and it's a smashing success.

September 22, 2008
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A failed electrical link between two superconducting magnets sparked a helium leak that will shut down the atom smasher for at least two months, officials say.

September 22, 2008

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