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Old Moon Rover Beams Surprising Laser Flashes To EarthHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 04, 2010 A Soviet robot lost on the dusty plains of the Moon for the past 40 years has been found again, and it is returning surprisingly strong laser pulses to Earth. "We shined a laser on Lunokhod 1's position, and we were stunned by the power of the reflection," says Tom Murphy of UC San Diego, who leads the research team that's putting the old robot back to work. "Lunokhod 1 is talking to us loudly and clearly." Almost forgotten in the lore of the Apollo-era space race, Lunokhod 1 was one of the ... read more |
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Galliano, Louisiana (AFP) May 31, 2010BP officials warned Monday they may not be able to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil leak until August, as Louisiana residents warned the spill could wipe out dozens of fish species. Drilling relief wells is still seen as the best solution, but they will not be completed for at least eight weeks, BP spokesman John Currie told AFP, as US officials warned the spill is now the worst environmental dis ... more 
Robert, Louisiana (AFP) May 31, 2010BP engineers on Monday scrambled a new high-risk operation to stem the devastating Gulf oil spill now described as the worst environmental disaster in US history. Hours after the British oil giant acknowledged the failure of its "top kill" attempt to plug the underwater well, company officials said it could take a week to carry out a bid to place a cap over the leak. "Right now we are go ... more 
Grand Isle, Louisiana (AFP) May 30, 2010With the failure of "top kill", BP's latest attempt to stop oil spewing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, residents of this last inhabited barrier island in Louisiana braced for slick-related problems for awhile to come. "It took 30 days for the oil to reach Grand Isle once the leak started," said Mark Becnel as he ate dinner at the Starfish restaurant on Grand Isle, where fishing, ... more |
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Shuttle Atlantis back on Earth after final space voyageCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 26, 2010 The shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth Wednesday from the final space flight of its 25-year career, marking the beginning of a bittersweet end for NASA's storied space shuttle program. Shuttle commander Ken Ham touched the spacecraft down at 8:48 am (1248 GMT), completing a flawless landing on the runway at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. As it descended toward Earth, Atlantis glided over the south Pacific, Panama and the western tip of Cuba before reaching Florida and the space center, and was ... read more |
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