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Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
September 10, 2010NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.
Shuttle lands at California air base
September 10, 2010NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
iReporters watch planets, moon align
September 10, 2010Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening
September 10, 2010From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.
Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
September 10, 2010Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.
Strengthening La Nina could mean more hurricanes (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - The La Nina climate phenomenon is strengthening, increasing the likelihood an active hurricane season could get even busier.
Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.
Snoop Dogg and Norton Team Up to Smoke Cybercrime (LiveScience.com)
September 10, 2010LiveScience.com - Snoop Dogg may not be the first person you think of when contemplating cybersecurity, but a new ad campaign from Norton, the antivirus company, hopes to change that. Tha Boss Dogg is the face of Norton's "Hack is Wack" venture, an effort to spread the word about cybercrime to a demographic Norton feels does not take the issue seriously enough.
Alaska sues to lift Arctic drilling suspension (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - The state claimed Thursday that the Interior Department illegally halted offshore drilling in Artic waters, even though the department said there's no such moratorium in place.
Chevron to explore for oil in Liberia (AFP)
September 10, 2010
AFP - US energy giant Chevron will explore for oil in three deepwater oil wells off Liberia in West Africa, a region which has yielded massive oil finds in recent years.
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