Top news for December 21, 2008

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NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions

James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globule — Space photo of the week

US military confirms weapons in orbit: Why a space 'arms race' could be extremely hard to stop

Mercury may have shrunk much more than we thought, new study hints

As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights

Most People Don’t Think About Culverts. Their Failure Can Be Deadly.

The original 'Star Wars' is coming to IMAX for the first time ever in 2027

The US government is 'sincere in its efforts to understand UAP', new White House council chair says

Vega C rocket launches 2 European Earth-observing satellites to orbit from South America (video)

BU researcher awarded $3.2M NIH grant