Wearing t-shirts proclaiming “Thank you, Lord” in Spanish and English, the miners gradually surfaced one by one as their rescue from the collapsed mine was completed.
Oct 14, 2010
They're all out: 33 miners raised safely in Chile - Yahoo! News
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – The longest underground nightmare in history ended safely — and faster than anyone expected.
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MER Update 093010 - Spirit Snoozes, Opportunity Bolts Past Halfway Mark to Endeavour Crater
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Maas Digital
As Opportunity picked up the pace to Endeavour Crater this month and crossed the halfway point on the long journey from Victoria Crater and Spirit continued sleeping in hibernation mode, the Mars Exploration Rovers chalked up their 81st month of what was supposed to have been just a three-month tour of the Red Planet.“There’s been no word from Spirit,” ....
NASA - NASA's Hubble Captures First Images of Aftermath of Possible Asteroid Collision
These four Hubble Space Telescope images, taken over a five-month period, from January to May 2010 with Wide Field Camera 3, show the odd-shaped debris that likely came from a collision between two asteroids. Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI) Science Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA) WASHINGTON -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first snapshots of a suspected asteroid collision. The images show a bizarre X-shaped object at the head of a comet-like trail of material.
Exploding Clays Drive Geminids Sky Show? - Breaking Orbit
A Geminid meteor cuts across star trails over Georgia in 1985.
—Image courtesy Jimmy Westlake via NASA
(See "Intense Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight" [2009].)
Instead, scientists have traced the Geminids to an object called 3200 Phaethon. This bizarre body has all the mineral makings of an asteroid, but, like a comet, it left behind a stream of dust that follows along in its orbit.
Thanks to gravitational interactions, this dusty trail regularly crosses Earth's orbit. The particles then burn up in our atmosphere, creating the Geminids meteor shower.
Until recently, the favored view of Phaethon was that it's a dead comet—the rocky core of ..
Bombing Earth-bound Asteroids a Viable Option, Experts Say
Sensor data courtesy JAXA, processed by National Geographic News
Saturn's Largest Moon Has Ingredients for Life?
Picture courtesy NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/DLR
Published October 8, 2010
The chemical "letters" used to write the basic code for life on Earth might exist on Saturn's largest moon, according to new research presented Thursday.
Last Chilean rescuer back to surface
SAN JOSE MINE, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The last Chilean rescuer was brought back to surface early Thursday, completing the rescue operation for the 33 trapped miners who had been staying underground for more than 2 months.
Dozens of Los Angeles residents charged in crackdown on medical fraud
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Los Angeles residents were charged on Wednesday for their roles in a Medical fraud that fleeced Medicare out of millions of dollars, authorities said.
9 killed in U.S. drone attack in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to nine following a U.S. drone strike launched late Wednesday night in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local media.
Obama stresses benefits of college tax credit to U.S. families
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday highlighted the benefits of an initiative to make college education more affordable, according to a statement from the White House.
Iranian president slams reports over Hezbollah's involvement in Hariri's murder
BEIRUT, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday slammed the "fabricated" claims that Hezbollah was involved in the assassination of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
Is Netanyahu trying to shift the focus with new offer?
JERUSALEM Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The aftermath to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on Monday, offering a possible extension on settlement construction freeze if the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state, has questions arisen regarding the timing and reason for the offer.
Acropolis hill blocked by Greek protestors over austerity measures
ATHENS, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Acropolis hill, the most famous archaeological site of Greece, was blocked on Tuesday by Greek employees of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in protest of austerity measures.
Landmarks of Berlin to be illuminated during Festival of Lights
The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated during the Festival of Lights in Berlin October 13, 2010. Several landmarks of the German capital, including boulevards, squares, towers, historical and modern buildings, will be illuminated during the festival. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Last trapped Chilean miner rescued, historic rescue completed
This video grab shows the last miner Luis Urzua is rescued back to the ground at the collapsed San Jose mine, 800 km north of the Chilean capital Santiago, on Oct. 13, 2010. The operation to lift out the 33 miners trapped for over two months in northern Chile has been successfully completed by Wednesday. (Xinhua)
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