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Astronauts test repairs; mission extended
Jul 30 2005 11:26PM (CT)
SPACE CENTER, Houston _ (AP) - Two spacewalking astronauts armed with caulking guns, putty knives and foam brushes practiced fixing deliberately damaged shuttle heat shields Saturday, as NASA extended what could be its last trip to the space station for a long while.
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Baby sperm whale euthanized after beaching
Jul 30 2005 9:22PM (CT)
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A newborn sperm whale beached itself Saturday and was euthanized by a veterinarian after a five-hour fight to save its life.
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Scientists claim discovery of 10th planet
Jul 30 2005 8:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's icy, rocky and bigger than Pluto. And according to scientists who found it orbiting the sun, it's the newest planet on our solar system's block. The planet _ the farthest-known object in the solar system _ is currently 9 billion miles away from the sun, or about three times Pluto's current distance from the sun.
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Excavations reveal secrets of Roman road
Jul 30 2005 8:09PM (CT)
KOMOTINI, Greece (AP) - Archaeologists excavating along the Via Egnatia are revealing the secrets of the ancient Romans' equivalent of an interstate highway.
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Africanized honeybees found in Louisiana
Jul 30 2005 3:59PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Nearly 30 years after a TV movie showed the Superdome saving New Orleans from "killer bees," Louisiana has joined other southern-tier states with confirmed sightings of the aggressive insects.
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Astronaut's mother praying for safe return
Jul 30 2005 12:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Like any good son, Discovery astronaut Charles Camarda called home just before launch to express his love. "I told him: "I love you too, but be careful,'" said his 80-year-old mother, Ray Camarda. "What else would a mother say? It was like he was going to cross the street alone for the first time."
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