Rosetta dips low into comet 67P's alien world

On Saturday, Valentine's Day, the Rosetta spacecraft dipped down low over the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. How low? At one point, it was less than from the surface!Given that the comet is 4.3 kilometers long and shaped like a rubber ducky that's been sitting in the Sun for 4 billion years, this was a pretty low and gutsy pass. It was done to get extremely high-resolution pictures of the comet, of course, but the spacecraft will also be making...

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The Department of Homeland Security is a total disaster. It's time to abolish it.

© Saul Loeb/AFP If Congress doesn't act before February 27, the Department of Homeland Security is going to run out of money and go into a partial shutdown. (Eighty-five percent of employees would still be working, but they wouldn't be getting paid.) Congress doesn't appear to have a plan for action; as of last week, before it broke for recess, House and Senate lawmakers were each telling each other to do something. Meanwhile, politicians in both...

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Poroshenko's cowardice betrayed the Ukrainian Army in Debaltseve

© Sputnik/Dan Levy Control of Debaltseve was important to the east Ukrainian militia. As a key railway junction it interfered with communications between the two rebel republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. It was also an obvious launch pad for a new government offensive aimed at cutting the militia controlled areas off from each other.It is impossible to see how Debalsteve was comparably important to the Ukrainian government. The very things that made...

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The Saker reviews the Maidan - one year later

© Press AssociationAlexander Zakharchenko Today is the first anniversary of the deal made between Yanukovich and the "opposition" and guaranteed by foreign ministers Radosław Sikorski of Poland, Laurent Fabius of France and Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany. As we all know, the deal resulted in a withdrawal of the security forces from the Kiev city center immediately followed by an armed insurrection which overthrew the government. Predictably,...

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Horror on top of horror: Parents trying to reverse kids' autism by 'flushing out' vaccines with bogus 'miracle' bleach enemas

© Shutterstock Parents seeking help with children with autism are turning to a "miracle" cure that involves giving the children enemas, using a dangerous industrial solution used for bleaching wood pulp.According to , parents have turned to Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS), containing sodium chlorite which is mixed with citric acid (i.e. orange juice) to make chlorine dioxide. According to the promoters, the solution, which can be taken orally or...

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Poroshenko's cowardness betrayed the Ukrainian Army in Debaltseve

© Sputnik/Dan Levy Control of Debaltseve was important to the east Ukrainian militia. As a key railway junction it interfered with communications between the two rebel republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. It was also an obvious launch pad for a new government offensive aimed at cutting the militia controlled areas off from each other.It is impossible to see how Debalsteve was comparably important to the Ukrainian government. The very things that made...

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SOTT Exclusive: Natural Pet Health: Top 10 issues facing pet owners when it comes to your pets' well-being

Hello, and welcome to the first article in a new series on natural pet health (as featured on SOTT Radio Network's Health and Wellness Show). My name is Zoya, and I am a 4th-year veterinary student. During my studies, I have had the opportunity to observe and learn about various practices, recommendations, medicines and foods that aren't particularly beneficial or right for our pets' well-being.So in this introduction to the series I'll briefly...

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Truth and lies about the break-up of Yugoslavia: Forget Milosevic, this was a US operation from start to finish

© US Army Staff Sgt. Johancharles V. BoersThen First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton visiting US Army 'Eagle Base', Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 22, 1997. It becomes a little less difficult to determine whether we have been informed correctly about Yugoslavia. Did they have a right to present the Nato war as "humanitarian"? Did the Great Powers have secret strategies? Were there media lies told and war propaganda spread?We recommend that...

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