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Scientists predict next solar cycle peak
Apr 25 2007 9:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The peak of the next sunspot cycle is expected in late 2011 or mid-2012 _ potentially affecting airline flights, communications satellites and electrical transmissions. But forecasters can't agree on how intense it will be.
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Potentially habitable planet found
Apr 25 2007 9:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe."
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Potentially habitable planet found
Apr 25 2007 9:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe."
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Potentially habitable planet found
Apr 25 2007 9:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe."
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Swiss scientist: Search for life next
Apr 25 2007 9:00PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Swiss scientist Michel Mayor, who heads the European team that announced the discovery of a new potentially habitable planet, has his sights set on an even bigger target, detecting signs of extraterrestrial life.
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NASA launches satellite to study clouds
Apr 25 2007 6:45PM (CT)
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft was launched aboard a rocket Wednesday on the first mission to study mysterious clouds that float 50 miles above Earth.
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China to force rain ahead of Olympics
Apr 25 2007 3:36PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine. The meteorologists say they can force rain in the days before the Olympics, through a process known as cloud-seeding, to clean the air and ensure clear skies. China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, but whether it works is a matter of debate among scientists.
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