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NASA puts out call for commercial lunar landers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Under a new program called Lunar Catalyst, U.S. space agency NASA will provide free technical expertise, equipment, facilities and software to help selected companies develop lunar landers, officials said on Monday.
Cosmonauts make repeat spacewalk for Canadian video venture
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - A pair of Russian cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Monday in a second attempt to set up cameras for a Canadian space video venture.
Rocket blasts off with NASA communications satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - An unmanned rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday to put the newest member of NASA's space communications network into orbit. | Video
British scientists seek go-ahead for GM 'Omega-3' crop trial
LONDON - British scientists have applied for permission to run an open-air field trial of a genetically modified (GM) crop they hope may one day become a sustainable and environmentally friendly source of healthy Omega-3 fats.
NASA rover Opportunity finds signs Mars once had fresh water
- NASA's decade-old Mars rover, Opportunity, has found evidence that life-friendly fresh water once pooled on the red planet's surface, reinforcing similar discoveries made by newcomer Curiosity on the other side of the planet, scientists said on Thursday.
Water vapor plumes raise question about life on dwarf planet Ceres
WASHINGTON - The dwarf planet Ceres, one of the most intriguing objects in the solar system, is gushing water vapor from its unusual ice-covered surface, scientists said on Wednesday in a finding that raises the question of whether it might be hospitable to life.
Mystery white rock inexplicably appears near NASA Mars rover
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Scientists are stumped as to how a rock mysteriously appeared in images taken two weeks apart by NASA's Mars rover Opportunity.
Flies with brothers make gentler lovers
LONDON - Flies who play the mating game while also living with their brothers are gentler to females during sex and tend to hassle them less, according a study by British scientists.
Analysis - Syngenta risks fresh China corn dispute with unapproved trait
CHICAGO - Syngenta AG is pressing ahead with U.S. sales of a new corn trait that is not approved in China, fueling concerns of another jarring GMO trade quarrel with the world's fastest-growing food importer.
Spacecraft Rosetta roused from slumber on comet-chasing quest
FRANKFURT - Comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta woke from nearly three years of hibernation on Monday to complete a decade-long deep space mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system.
Analysis: Florida Democrats may get buzz from medical marijuana
MIAMI - A November ballot measure to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Florida could have a decidedly political side effect.
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