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Entries from January 5th, 2012

How Big Is This Crocodile?

January 5th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Biology

In the Philippines, people caught what could be the biggest crocodile ever captured. When you think about crocodiles, how big do crocodiles get? It depends on the species, usually smaller species sizes are 1 meter(3.3ft) to 1.5 meter(4.9ft) long, larger species can reach over 4.85 meter(15.9ft) long. However the crocodile that was caught alive after [...]

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Stranded Mars Probe Comes Home

January 5th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Physics

Phobos-Grunt, the Russian probe that was supposed to travel to Mars, launched on November 9th, 2011. The hopes that were held high for the mission were shattered when the $165 million spacecraft was not able to leave the Earth’s orbit. The Russian spokesperson, Alexei Zolotukhin, explained that Phobos-Grunt is now orbiting the Earth from 184 Km, [...]

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