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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, 2010Dozens of species of fish including one just discovered six months ago, could be wiped out by the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico that has been spewing crude into the sea for six weeks, a scientist said Monday. "We may very well lose dozens of vulnerable fish species," Prosanta Chakrabarty, a fish scientist at Louisiana State University, told AFP by email. "Currently there are no ... more  
Galliano, Louisiana (AFP) May 31, 2010BP officials warned Monday they may not be able to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak until August as Louisiana residents warned the spill would wipe out their way of life. "Drilling relief wells is still seen as the best solution," but they will not be onstream for at least eight weeks, BP spokesman John Currie told AFP, as US officials warned the spill is now the worst environmental disaster ... more  
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 |
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BP rushes new plan to stem Gulf oil leakRobert, Louisiana (AFP) May 30, 2010 BP engineers scrambled Sunday to implement another high-risk plan to stem the devastating Gulf oil spill now being described as likely the worst environmental disaster in US history. Hours after the British oil giant acknowledged failure in its "top kill" attempt to plug the underwater well, company officials said it could take a week to implement the next bid - placing a cap over the leak. "Right now we are going to a containment operation," BP Managing Director Bob Dudley told CNN's "State of ... read more |
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