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UF scientist goes to space
A Giant Leap for
University Researchers
Rob Ferl, director of the University of Florida Astraeus Space Institute, made history when he became the first NASA-funded university researcher to conduct his own experiments in space.
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Space.com Newly found star 30 times the size of the sun has an unexpected chemical composition
Popular Science Space beer may taste better than Earth beer
The New York Times 3 more victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found with gunshot wounds
The Washington Post Spotted in a Mississippi creek: The state’s first mammoth tusk
ABC News How did the stock market bounce back from its worst day in years?
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