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NASA reviews canceled asteroid mission
Mar 15 2006 11:57PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an unusual move, NASA is reviewing a recent decision by an agency head to scrap a mission to orbit two asteroids. The Dawn project was canceled on March 2, five months after it was put on hold because of cost overruns and technical problems.
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Scientists closely watch Augustine volcano
Mar 15 2006 10:09PM (CT)
KENAI, Alaska (AP) - Recent changes with the Augustine Volcano indicate that the activity the volcano is exhibiting now is less explosive than what occurred in January.
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Paleontologists ponder feather evolution
Mar 15 2006 10:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A beautifully preserved fossil from southern Germany raises questions about how feathers evolved from dinosaurs to birds, two paleontologists argue in a study published Thursday.
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Student recites 8,784 digits of Pi
Mar 15 2006 10:02PM (CT)
SALEM, Va. (AP) - A high school student Tuesday recited 8,784 digits of Pi _ the non-repeating and non-terminating decimal _ likely placing him among the top Pi-reciters in the world.
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Calif. marine ecosystems plan moves ahead
Mar 15 2006 8:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A plan to protect biologically rich ecosystems along the California coast moved ahead Wednesday, with a state panel advancing proposals to establish a chain of marine protected areas where fishing will be banned or strictly limited.
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NASA scrubs microsatellites launch
Mar 15 2006 8:25PM (CT)
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - NASA aborted the launch of a trio of microsatellites on Wednesday just moments before they were to be fired into space aboard a rocket.
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Coast Guard to study 'cargo sweepings'
Mar 15 2006 9:34AM (CT)
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - For more than 75 years, shipping companies that haul iron ore, coal, salt and limestone have dumped their "cargo sweepings" _ residual materials and wash water left on freighters after they are unloaded _ into the Great Lakes to avoid contaminating future loads.
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Faulty sensor delays space shuttle launch
Mar 15 2006 9:34AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA on Tuesday postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery from May until at least July because of an all-too-familiar problem: a faulty fuel tank sensor.
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