Top news for December 21, 2008

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On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Chuck Yeager smashes the sound barrier.

John Roach, Pioneer of the Personal Computer, Is Dead at 83

Pfizer Recalling 3 Blood Pressure Medication Types Due To Cancer Concerns, FDA Says

When We’ll See The 84-Minute ‘Blood Flower Moon,’ One Of The Longest Total Lunar Eclipses Until 2029

Earth Has a 27.5-Million-Year 'Heartbeat', But We Have No Idea What Causes It

Sealed Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Opened for the First Time – “Incredibly Precious” Scientific Gift

How the Brain Makes Memories and Uses “Time Travel” To Remember

Tiny Star Unleashes Monstrous Beam of Matter and Anti-Matter

This Fossil Bug Discovered in Baltic Amber Looks Remarkably Like a Mantis

Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Captures the Full Sun in Unprecedented Detail