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Yahoo! News: Science News Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:42:04 GMT
  • Russian spacecraft docks with orbital station (AP)   - 

    U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott crew member of the 18th mission to the International Space Station (ISS) gestures prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Garriott, a computer game designer, reached space Sunday aboard a Russian rocket, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream as his astronaut father watched with pride. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - A Russian Soyuz craft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates docked with the international space station Tuesday.


  • Reprimanded Purdue scientist claims defamation (AP)   - AP - A Purdue University scientist who was reprimanded for research misconduct over claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments is suing two other faculty members for alleged defamation.
  • US game designer blasts into space with DNA cargo (AP)   - 

    U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, crew member of the 18th mission to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father.


  • NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009 (AP)   - 

    In this artist drawing released by NASA, the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory, appears on the surface of Mars. NASA decided Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, to press ahead with plans to launch a big new rover to Mars next year. Friday's decision comes after concerns were raised about the budget and technical progress for the Mars Science Laboratory. (AP Photo/ NASA/JPL-Caltech)AP - NASA said Friday it will press ahead with plans to launch a supersized rover to Mars next year despite spiraling costs and schedule pressures.


  • Kansas Gym Ghost Mystery Solved (LiveScience.com)   - LiveScience.com - It's Halloween season, and you know what that means: ghosts! A recent surveillance video depicting what many believe to be a ghost made international news.
  • Tropical Storm Omar strengthens in Caribbean (AP)   - 

    This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 12:45 PM EDT shows Tropical Depression Sixteen located about 45 miles northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua-Honduras Border. To the east of this system is Tropical Storm Omar, located about 125 miles north of Curacao. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Omar is gaining strength as it pelts the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.


  • NASA figures out remote-control Hubble photo fix (AP)   - AP - NASA engineers say they know how to fix the broken Hubble Space Telescope: They have to wake up computer parts that have been sleeping in space for more than 18 years.
  • Wolves back on endangered list in Northern Rockies (AP)   - AP - A judge has put gray wolves in the Northern Rockies back on the endangered species list about seven months after the federal government took them off.
  • Oldest Full-Body Insect Fossil Found (LiveScience.com)   - LiveScience.com - Scientists have uncovered what they are calling the oldest full-body impression of a flying insect, possibly an ancient mayfly.
  • Solar deal to enrich firm with Schwarzenegger tie? (AP)   - AP - A relative of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of his former cabinet secretaries are part of a private investment group that could score a lucrative payoff if regulators approve a sprawling solar-energy complex near the Mojave Desert Preserve.
  • Republican Smith Buffeted by Economy in Oregon Re-Election Bid (Bloomberg)   - Bloomberg - Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Republican Senator Gordon Smith bucked the White House on the Iraq War and stem-cell research, worked with Democrats such as Ted Kennedy, and favorably features Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in campaign ads.
 
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