Australian farmer finds mystery space junk
Fri Mar 28, 12:57 AM ET
A cattle farmer in Australia’s remote northern outback on Friday said he had found a giant ball of twisted metal, which he believes is space junk from a rocket used to launch communications satellites.
Farmer James Stirton found the odd-shaped ball last year on his 40,000 […]
London fashion week begins, but size zero debate rages
by Elodie Mazein Sun Feb 11, 1:24 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - London’s Winter Fashion Week kicked off in style, with Dublin-born designer Paul Costelloe unveiling his Parisian-themed collection, but the size-zero furore rumbled on.
Organisers at the British Fashion Council (BFC) had already decided not to follow Madrid […]
Scientist: NASA found life on Mars - and killed it
POSTED: 3:45 p.m. EST, January 7, 2007
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• NEW: Scientist: NASA possibly found life on Mars - and killed it
• Theory: Mars microbes drowned, baked by accident
• Research focuses on Viking space probes of 1970s
• Other scientists say theory is plausible
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two NASA space […]
As long as Jen and Vince didn’t try to stop Gates, travel by car in Baghdad, eat a couple of soft tacos, watch a London soccer match and buy non-refundable tickets to Cape Canaveral; they’ll hopefully get through this.
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As of 9:19 a.m. EST • Panel: Try diplomacy in Iraq, then leave
• Gates appears headed for […]
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Miss Universe Faints As Reign Begins
LOS ANGELES, July 24, 2006(AP) Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza’s reign as the new Miss Universe got off to a rocky start when the 18-year-old from Puerto Rico fainted briefly after winning the crown.”
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“Inflatable spacecraft beams back images
By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science WriterThu Jul 13, 11:00 PM ET
An unmanned, inflatable spacecraft launched by a Las Vegas real estate mogul has beamed back the first images since it slipped into orbit and expanded itself.
Genesis I sent back several photos Thursday taken by its dozen cameras showing sections of the […]