[Science] SpaceX Reaches Orbit, But Problem Delays Power Supply

SpaceX Reaches Orbit, But Problem Delays Power Supply
http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/SpaceX-rocket-launched-but-problem-with-thrusters-4319586.php
Update 10:40 a.m. EST: The Dragon spacecraft is in the proper orbit, but there is a problem with the spacecraft itself. Elon Musk messaged that there is an “issue with Dragon thruster pods.

Third radiation belt discovered around Earth
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9902765/Third-radiation-belt-discovered-around-Earth.html
Since 1958 scientists have known that Earth is circled by two doughnut-like rings of trapped charged particles called the Van Allen radiation belts.

First ever photo of alien planet forming
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2286556/Astronomers-spot-birth-planet-time.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Astronomers have captured what may be the first-ever direct photograph of an alien planet in the process of forming around a nearby star.

Brain Plasticity: Can Eyes See Outside of the Head?
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/03/01/tadpole_eye_transplants_reveal_neuroplasticity_in_tufts_lab.html
Recently, we have witnessed remarkable, fictional-sounding advancements in science and medicine. There's a guy who can hear color, another with a bionic eye attached to his brain, and a woman fighting back against the debilitating symptoms of multiple ...

Meteor City Sheds Soviet Nuclear Specter in Tourism Push
http://www.skynews.com.au/offbeat/article.aspx?id=850395
The last time a disaster with global impact struck Chelyabinsk, officials covered it up for three decades. This time, they're marketing it to the world.

Disappearance of Bees Threaten Livelihood of Crops, Study Finds
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4149/20130301/disappearance-bees-threaten-livelihood-crops-study-finds.htm
The disappearance of wild bumblebees and other common pollinators have left farmers worried about crops. According to new research, the benefits of pollination by wild pollinators way surpass the pollination by domesticated pollinators.

Sahara dust linked to rain and snow in California
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/sahara-dust-linked-to-rain-and-snow-in-california
Desert dust carried thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean can increase California precipitation, study finds. By. John Platt.

Female expected aboard China's new manned spacecraft
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/china-sets-its-fifth-manned-space-mission-for-summer-336881
BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese space expert said Friday that three Chinese astronauts, including one woman, are expected to board the Shenzhou-10, the country's new manned spacecraft, which should launch sometime between June and August.