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- 07/11/5 10:14
Chang'e 1 begins task of analyzing composition of lunar surface from orbit.
Chang'e 1 begins task of analyzing composition of lunar surface from orbit.
SATURDAY 3. NOVEMBER 2007
Scott Parazynski will be transported on a robotic arm to a damaged solar panel on the space station where he will risk being electrocuted in attempt to fix an electric generator.
Report to be released Monday says U.S. policy makers will face greatest challenges over threats from dramatic population migrations, wars over water and resources and a realignment of power among nations.
Scientists on Saturday said Mount Kelud, one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanoes, had begun to erupt, and residents fled the mountains slopes.
Study finds that Americans walking during eveing rush hour are three times more likely to get hit following the daylight savings time change.
FRIDAY 2. NOVEMBER 2007
Gene engineering boosts enzyme that makes mice unusually active and healthy, gives them much more stamina and greater lifespan.
Nasty-looking animal found in Texas over summer, believed by some to be elusive bloodsucking chupacabra, is actually a coyote, researchers said Thursday.
Spacewalker Scott Parazynski runs the risk of being elecrocuted while attempting to repair a ripped solar wing covered with power cells.
Specific protein helps amputation sites regenerate new limbs, but not much chance it'll work in humans.
DNA tests show greater similarity between primates and southeast Asian flying lemurs, than between either group and tree shrews.
Eighty-seven twisters formed in Midwest, along Gulf coast from Oct. 17 through Oct. 19.
Hundreds of deep tremors shook one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanos Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people because the mountain could erupt at any time, a government official said.
THURSDAY 1. NOVEMBER 2007
Catholic, Jewish and Protestant groups ask Congress to protect poor, vulnerable from effects of global warming.
Abyssinian named Cinnamon becomes first feline to have its genome decoded.
Current idea is to stick tall astronaut out on boom, have him free snagged part of solar wing manually.
Washoe, a female chimpanzee believed to be the first non-human to acquire human language, has died of natural causes at the research institute where she was kept.
Purely coincidence that Japan, India, China all launching lunar probes within months of each, says official; American expert mostly agrees.
WEDNESDAY 31. OCTOBER 2007
Two serious problems -- a rip in one solar panel, joint problems in another -- force nixing of Thursday's spacewalk as NASA decides what to do next.
System uses cameras, projectors to put images of background on something in foreground -- in this case, a tank.
Two scientists may have found a way to weaken hurricanes, and maybe even divert them away from large cities -- but that might create a new set of problems.
Advances in computer modeling have led to better designs of machines built to generate electricity from tidal power.
Design of long-range, long-haul UAV for Martian skies turns out to be perfect for military surveillance.
A hunter out to photograph deer last month has reignited the Sasquatch debate with a photograph of a small furry animal walking on all fours.
TUESDAY 30. OCTOBER 2007
Clam found off Iceland found to be between 405 to 410 years old in dating process that stopped clock.
Two astronomers at University of Waterloo in Ontario say whole 'dark matter' is bunk, anomalies can be explained by variational gravity.