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NASA not giving up on another '05 launch
Jul 29 2005 10:56PM (CT)
SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - NASA's boss took responsibility Friday for the alarming loss of a big piece of fuel-tank insulation from Discovery and refused to give up on flying another space shuttle later this year.
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Astronomers claim discovery of 10th planet
Jul 29 2005 9:42PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Astronomers announced Friday that they have discovered a new planet larger than Pluto in orbit around the sun. The finding will likely renew debate over what exactly is a planet and whether Pluto should keep its status.
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Hubble operators optimistic about shuttle
Jul 29 2005 8:06PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Operators of the Hubble Space Telescope are optimistic the space shuttle will fly again and are continuing preparations for a servicing mission needed to keep the orbiting observatory working.
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Robin, not crow, may be West Nile culprit
Jul 29 2005 8:06PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The beloved American robin, not the annoying, raucous crow, may be the more potent source for West Nile virus, according to new research.
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New super magnet weighs more than 15 tons
Jul 29 2005 8:05PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - This definitely ain't no refrigerator magnet. The new super magnet at The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory weighs more than 15 tons and has a magnetic field 420,000 times that of the Earth's _ strong enough to pull a metal object out of a person's hand and send it flying _ if people were allowed to get close enough.
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Report: Saturn moon may have ice volcanoes
Jul 29 2005 8:00PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus, long thought to be cold and still, appears to have active ice volcanoes, scientists reported Friday.
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Easing rules could free up stem cells
Jul 29 2005 9:39AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Easing restrictions on use of embryonic stem cells for research, urged Friday by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, could free up hundreds of thousands of cells for study.
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U.S. climate plan met with cautious praise
Jul 29 2005 3:29AM (CT)
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) - A U.S.-led plan to develop clean energy technologies met with surprise in Asia and concern among critics that it may be a ploy to undo the Kyoto pact, the binding accord on controlling global warming that Washington refuses to sign.
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