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  1. Letters

    Science not in the zone It makes no sense to analyze basketball shooting streaks (“In the zone,” SN: 2/12/11, p. 26) as though they were similar to slot machines or video games, which are supposed to be random. Basketball shooting, and other sports activities, are definitely not random events.Walt Gray, Richland, Wash. I was very […]

    By Science News

  2. SN Online

    Highlights from recent online-only stories

    By Science News
  3. Space

    Baffling blowup in distant galaxy

    A high-energy blast has gone on for 11 days, puzzling astronomers as to its source.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Space

    Pioneer puzzle pinned on thermodynamics

    Waste heat, not exotic physics, is slowing two 1970s-era space probes down more than would be expected, a new study claims.