Valerie Villarreal and Cesar Diaz: A Real Angel, Made to Wait by VINCENT M. MALLOZZI

By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI

A confident suitor was rebuffed, but he eventually found his bride.

Published: April 30, 2016 at 08:00PM

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James Webb Space Telescope’s Golden Mirror

Inside the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the golden James Webb Space Telescope is viewed from overhead with its secondary mirror booms stowed. In the next few months, engineers will install other key elements, and take additional measurements to ensure the telescope is ready for space. via NASA http://ift.tt/1O0fSJy

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Orion Crew Module for Exploration Mission-1 Lifted to Test Stand

The Orion spacecraft crew module for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) is lifted into a test stand for pressure testing in the Neil Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The work is an important milestone on Orion’s journey toward EM-1, its mission beyond the moon atop the Space Launch System rocket in 2018. via NASA http://ift.tt/1NX1IZI

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Full-Circle Vista from ‘Naukluft Plateau’ on Mars

This mid-afternoon, 360-degree panorama was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on April 4, 2016, as part of long-term campaign to document the context and details of the geology and landforms along Curiosity’s traverse since landing in August 2012. via NASA http://ift.tt/1T4XSz6

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Light Echoes Used to Study Protoplanetary Disks

This illustration shows a star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk. A new study uses data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and four ground-based telescopes to determine the distance from a star to the inner rim of its surrounding protoplanetary disk. Researchers used a method called “photo-reverberation,” also known as “light echoes. via NASA http://ift.tt/26rHbbb

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Ice Scours the North Caspian Sea

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite acquired this large natural-color image showing a wide view of the Caspian Sea around the Tyuleniy Archipelago on April 16, 2016. Ocean scientist Norman Kuring of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center found a puzzling feature in the image — lines crisscrossing the North Caspian Sea. via NASA http://ift.tt/1SnBS6G

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China Police Stop Western Diplomats From Visiting Dissident by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Chinese lawyer said that police stopped five Western diplomats who were trying to visit her in Beijing on Saturday after she had been prevented from travelling to the United States to accept an award for her rights work.

Published: April 23, 2016 at 03:54AM

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Morning Sunglint Over the Pacific

This Earth observation composite image from the International Space Station captures morning sunglint and low clouds over the central Pacific Ocean. The image was put together at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, from a series of photographs taken by Expedition 47 Commander Jeff Williams on March 25, 2016. via NASA http://ift.tt/1SgYGou

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Alongside Katzs Pastrami Luxury Condos by RONDA KAYSEN

By RONDA KAYSEN

Katz’s Delicatessen sold two properties and its air rights for about $17 million, paving the way for an 11-story condominium.

Published: April 23, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Development of High-Power Solar Electric Propulsion

A prototype 13-kilowatt Hall thruster is tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This prototype demonstrated the technology readiness needed for industry to continue the development of high-power solar electric propulsion into a flight-qualified system. via NASA http://ift.tt/1VE9BLL

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Preparing the Vehicle Assembly Building for NASAs Next Rocket

A view from below in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center shows three work platforms installed for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The platforms will surround and provide access to the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission 1. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Qn5o6T

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Review: Streits Matzo a New York Tale of a Lost Love by NICOLAS RAPOLD

By NICOLAS RAPOLD

Michael Levin’s earnest but plodding film chronicles the closing of a Lower East Side factory that had held a vital role in the neighborhood since 1925.

Published: April 19, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Liftoff at NASAs 16th Annual Student Launch Challenge

One of dozens of high-powered rockets lifts off on April 16, 2016, during NASA’s 16th annual Student Launch challenge, held near Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama from April 13-16. Nearly 50 middle and high school, college and university teams from 22 states competed in the challenge. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Sqtl1r

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Abu Dhabi to Build $1 Billion Warner Bros. Theme Park by REUTERS

By REUTERS

An Abu Dhabi firm will build a $1 billion theme park with U.S. entertainment company Warner Bros. in the emirate, Miral Asset Management said on Tuesday, competing for tourist dollars with neighboring Dubai.

Published: April 19, 2016 at 04:10AM

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Y Marks the Spot

A sinuous feature snakes northward from Enceladus’ south pole like a giant tentacle. via NASA http://ift.tt/1TeVHMe

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When Lies Are Allowed in a Business Deal by PETER J. HENNING

By PETER J. HENNING

Appeals courts have ruled that it is not unusual for parties to conceal their true goals. In other words, no one tells the truth when negotiating a deal.

Published: April 18, 2016 at 08:00PM

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The Few, the Proud, the Maxed-Out Trump Donors by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letantia Bussell, a Beverly Hills dermatologist, says she appreciates Donald Trump’s “unique personality.” Peter Zieve, an engineer in Washington, loves Trump because “the guy’s a person, not a robot.” Daniel Arias, an El Salvadoran immigrant in…

Published: April 17, 2016 at 11:24PM

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