Spacecraft confirms Eros as ancient primitive asteroid
The NEAR mission shows Eros a solid primitive body with no melted layers, unlike rubble-pile asteroids. Orbiting since last February, it reveals ancient chemistry and density, suggesting an origin near Earth. Findings appear in Science.
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Netless by choice in Pew study on U.S. online access
A Pew Internet study finds half of American adults lack Internet access and 57 percent of non users are not interested in connecting soon. The report questions whether current non users will go online, noting 29 percent may definitely or probably not join.
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Texans AFL-CIO Leader Prefers Reading to Internet Browsing
Joseph Gunn, 69, head of the Texas AFL-CIO, says he dislikes the Internet and would rather have his wife and staff surf the Web for him. A Pew study released Thursday notes millions of Americans similarly avoid online activity and prefer traditional reading.
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Netless Americans resist online access despite rising numbers
A Pew study finds more than half of noninternet users in the United States have little or no desire to go online. Fear cost and difficulty deter many, with 31 million definite and 25 percent probable nonusers, suggesting full national connectivity may take a generation.
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