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Say cheese! NASA Mars rover photographs own shadow
Posted 2:36 AM 5/25/2012 by Natalie Noah
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Even robots like to have fun. NASA's rover on Mars showed off its playful side by snapping a picture of its own shadow. It's the latest self-portrait since the rover, named Opportunity, landed on the red planet in 2004.
The photo was taken in March and NASA released it (More)
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Forecasters: 9 to 15 storms this hurricane season
Posted 12:17 PM 5/24/2012 by AP
MIAMI (AP) - U.S. forecasters predicted Thursday that this year's Atlantic hurricane season would produce a normal number of about nine to 15 tropical storms. As many as four to eight of those storms could strengthen into hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (More)
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Commercial space race gets crowded behind SpaceX
Posted 2:42 AM 5/24/2012 by Natalie Noah
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.
The capsule called Dragon was due to arrive near the space station for tests early Thursday and dock on Friday with (More)
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Very Warm Weather Continues
Posted 10:18 AM 5/23/2012 by Natalie Noah
A few showers and storms possible this afternoon as our airmass remains warm and moist. Upper level ridging should hold better today than the past couple days which should limit convection. However, still leaving a 20% or less during the day. The chance for rain should continue (More)
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Rick Knabb to Lead National Hurricane Center
Posted 2:58 PM 5/22/2012 by Rob Perillo
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., today announced Rick Knabb, Ph.D., as the next director of NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami. Knabb will start his duties on June 4.
"When hurricanes threaten our coastal communities, those in harm's way look to NOAA's National Hurricane Center (More)
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