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Venezuela’s first satellite launched
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Venezuela's first satellite roared into space Thursday from a launching pad in southwest China.Read ... Continue
November 16th / 0 comments
Shuttle blasts off on space station mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour soared off its seaside launch pad on Friday on a ... Continue
November 15th / 0 comments
Endeavour space shuttle lifts off
The US space shuttle Endeavour has launched on the final orbiter mission of 2008, carrying cargo bound for the International ... Continue
November 15th / 0 comments
West queries IAEA aid for Syria during atomic probe (Reuters)
VIENNA (Reuters) – Western powers have questioned an International Atomic Energy Agency offer to help Syria look into building a ... Continue
November 15th / 0 comments
Vietnam to grow genetically modified crops: reports (AFP)
HANOI (AFP) – Vietnam plans to test genetically modified (GM) agricultural crops from now until 2010 and then grow them ... Continue
November 14th / 0 comments
Space Shuttle Astronauts Ready to Fly
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Seven NASA astronauts are spending what they hope will be their last day on Earth before launching toward ... Continue
November 14th / 0 comments
Mars winter may end Phoenix’s mission
(CNN) -- The Phoenix Mars Lander has entered a state of suspended operation called "safe mode" due to low ... Continue
November 13th / 0 comments
WITNESS: Zero G is like being born
Tim Hepher has been a journalist with Reuters for 14 years, with experience covering trade wars and takeover battles, and ... Continue
November 13th / 0 comments
Songbirds ’sing from hymn sheet’
Songbirds learn to sing from a hymn sheet in their head, according to a new study. Read more Continue
November 13th / 0 comments
Japan’s CO2 emissions hit record high: official (AFP)
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's carbon dioxide emissions hit a record high of 1.37 billion tons in the year to March ... Continue
November 12th / 0 comments
Obama team: No decisions on reversing Bush orders (Reuters)
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's team cautioned on Monday he had not yet decided whether to reverse executive ... Continue
November 12th / 0 comments
Cold front could thwart Friday’s shuttle launch (AP)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An approaching cold front could thwart NASA's plans to launch space shuttle Endeavour on Friday on ... Continue
November 12th / 0 comments
Mars Lander lost in space
NASA scientists have lost communication with the Phoenix Mars Lander and must now end their five-month-plus mission on the Red ... Continue
November 11th / 0 comments
New Flares of Activity Spotted on the Sun
After more than two years of very low sunspot activity and hardly any flares, the sun is ramping up activity ... Continue
November 11th / 0 comments
Endeavour set for November launch
The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour holds a dress rehearsal Thursday for the November 14 launch.Read more Continue
November 11th / 0 comments
Heartbeats may power future pacemakers
LONDON (Reuters) - Pacemakers and defibrillators of the future may generate an extra power boost from a surprising energy source: ... Continue
November 10th / 0 comments
Octopuses share ‘living ancestor’
Many of the world's deep-sea octopuses evolved from a common ancestor that still exists in the icy waters of the ... Continue
November 10th / 0 comments
NRG rejects Exelon’s $6.1B buyout offer (AP)
PHOENIX – Power generator NRG Energy Inc. on Sunday rejected an unsolicited $6.1 billion all-stock bid from nuclear power giant ... Continue
November 10th / 0 comments