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...University's defense in the Ed. Department probe slays the popular notion--expounded by many and believed by few--that all Harvard athletes are just as academically fit as non-athletes. Any criticism of athletes' academic qualifications in the pages of the campus press inevitably invites a storm of criticism, which usually points to athletes who excel in the classroom as well as on the field. It's true, plenty such examples can be found at Harvard...
...revolution almost didn't happen. When Magellan first took up its elliptical orbit around Venus on Aug. 10, its communications system inexplicably stopped working. Then the equipment started up, letting the space probe send back a few tantalizing images -- and stopped once more. Fearful that the spacecraft would lose contact with Earth permanently, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is responsible for Magellan, put the imaging on hold while they tracked down the problem. It was apparently a faulty computer chip. Electronic signals have been rerouted to bypass the flaw, and meanwhile Magellan's control software is being...
...probe keeps working, scientists will by next summer have mapped some % 90% of the planet. Magellan's radar detectors can pick up features as small as 120 meters (394 ft.) across, 10 times smaller than anything ever seen before. That should be enough to begin answering some important questions about the geology and atmosphere of the planet. Although nearly the same size as Earth, Venus has an atmosphere thick with carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. These gases have created an atmospheric pressure at the surface 90 times that of Earth and led to a greenhouse effect that keeps the temperature...
After a balky start, the Magellan probe is mapping the cloud-shrouded planet by radar. Found so far: giant craters, major lava flows and a webwork of faults...
Thus, the Department's probe into Harvard's admissions policies ultimately came down to a question of judgement: should Harvard be allowed to follow policies that effectively limit the number of Asian Americans admitted to the College...