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Jul 17, 2011

SCIENCE News, Jul 17, 2011

NASA probe headed into orbit around asteroid
Sat,16 Jul 2011 02:49 AM PDT
Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - A robotic NASA science probe was scheduled to slip into orbit around the potato-shaped asteroid Vesta on Saturday to begin a yearlong study of the second largest object in the asteroid belt. Full Story
 
Astronaut welcomes China to space brotherhood
Fri,15 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoHOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. astronaut on the final shuttle mission said on Friday China's first space station will be a welcome addition to the orbital brotherhood.

U.S. astronauts gird for post-shuttle era
Thu,14 Jul 2011 03:10 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoHOUSTON (Reuters) - Former chief astronaut Steve Lindsey announced his retirement on Thursday, the latest in a series of departures from the ranks of NASA's elite corps spurred by the end of the space shuttle program.

Atlantis crew unpacks, rocks out to "Rocket Man"
Thu,14 Jul 2011 01:14 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoHOUSTON (Reuters) - The crew of NASA's final space shuttle mission restocked the International Space Station with tons of supplies on Wednesday after waking to the music of Elton John.

Carbon dating technique to aid energy from waste
Thu,14 Jul 2011 07:28 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A new use for carbon dating will aid the production of energy from wood and waste, said a bio-energy group on Thursday after British regulatory approval of the new test. Full Story

Texas artist's work hurtling through space with Atlantis
Tue,12 Jul 2011 04:12 PM PDT
Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - It's a rare person who can say that her artwork is hurtling through space. Full Story

Spacewalkers pack gear for last shuttle home
Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:59 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoHOUSTON (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday to pack up a broken cooling pump and tackle other tasks before NASA's last space shuttle heads back to Earth.

Billions of bugs wiped out on Dutch roads
Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT
Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch motorists kill about 133 billion insects a month, splattering bugs on their vehicles and eliminating important members of the food chain, according to a study released this week. Full Story

Space robot to practice refueling satellites
Mon,11 Jul 2011 02:35 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoHOUSTON (Reuters) - With the end of the space shuttle program in sight, the U.S. government intends to stimulate development of private space transportation and also to lay the foundation for an entire new industry to service satellites in orbit.

Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test
Mon,11 Jul 2011 04:05 AM PDT
Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's idled nuclear reactors could restart work if they pass the first stage of two-step post-Fukushima safety checks, the government said on Monday.Full Story

photoCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - After the U.S. space shuttle program ends this month, NASA will rely on Russia and its Soyuz craft to deliver Americans to the International Space Station -- at a cost of more than $50 million a seat.

Factbox: Space shuttle Atlantis' final mission
Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:05 AM PDT
Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis is due to launch on Friday on the 135th and final flight in NASA's shuttle program. The mission, scheduled to last 12 days, is intended to stockpile a year's worth of supplies on the International Space Station. Full Story

Analysis: Summer to test Japan resolve over nuclear power
Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:31 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTOKYO (Reuters) - Two months of baking heat will test Japan's resolve to wean itself off nuclear power and show whether an energy-saving drive set off by meltdowns at the Fukushima plant will bring lasting efficiency gains the way the 1970s oil crisis did.

Shuttle's end a blow to Florida's "Space Coast"
Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoTITUSVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program is the end of the line for Tom Brown and other workers like him at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida. He is about to join the ranks of the unemployed.

Experts find rogue stem cells in liver cancer
Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:10 AM PDT
Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Liver cancers are embedded with a type of super cancer stem cells that make them resistant to chemotherapy, spread to other body parts and stage a comeback even after they are surgically removed, researchers in Hong Kong reported on Thursday. Full Story

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