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Discovery may need unprecedented repair
Jul 31 2005 10:29PM (CT)
SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - A couple short strips of fabric dangling from Discovery's belly may require an unprecedented repair by spacewalking astronauts, if engineers determine there's even a possibility that the problem could endanger the shuttle during descent, NASA said Sunday.
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Canadian scientists test laser-radar
Jul 31 2005 9:43PM (CT)
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - A unique laser-radar destined for the arctic plains of Mars is providing insight into the atmospheric conditions above Halifax by measuring aerosols, clouds, water vapor and temperatures.
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Fla. steps up fight against citrus canker
Jul 31 2005 3:26PM (CT)
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - The state is launching a major assault on the crop-destroying citrus canker disease in central Florida, trying to remove infected trees before the next tropical storm or hurricane spreads the bacteria any farther.
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Scientists claim discovery of 10th planet
Jul 31 2005 11:28AM (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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