EXPLORATIONS - The Year in Space

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CNN 2011-09-22

-Lawrence, what a discovery! And I believe I was you who made it. -Yes, I was me and my team. We took a lot of groundbased observing and a lot of modeling, and also it was quite the team that actually made the discovery. I got to lead it, because I'v

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He was proud that his father never adopted a servile attitude or slick style that may have made him a better salesman. 虽然如此，乔布斯还是很为父亲感到骄傲，因为他从来没有学会那种卑躬屈膝的态度和圆滑诡诈的作风

Earth and Sky:Sunscreened Plants 遮光植物

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SpaceX's New Rocket Ready for First Flight

SpaceXs huge rocket makes its first launch this week. It will leave from the same launch pad that sent men to the moon almost 50 years ago. The rocket, called the Falcon Heavy, could be launched as early as Tuesday. When it does, it will be the most

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Broadcast: Mar 15, 2003 The U.S. space agency NASA is getting ready to resume shuttle flights as early as September or October. But the return to flight depends on whether the cause of the shuttle Col

CNN 2009-07-17

Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's Thursday, July 16th and here's a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Judge Sonia Sotomayor will begin a final round of questioning from senators this

CNN 2011-04-11

Gagarin went into space on a Soviet rocket. Shephard and Armstrong went up in U.S. spacecraft. Tito rode on a Russian vehicle. But all of those were government-run space agencies. With the space shuttle program getting ready to end, NASA is turning t

NPR 2009-07-12

President Obama has wrapped up his visit to Ghana where he told lawmakers they are proving that democracy can work in Africa. He also said Africa's future is up to Africans. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. Mr. Obama said Africa has an important role t

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Out of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest Georgia, the cold waters of the Conasauga River descend toward Tennessee. Flowing back and forth across the state line, the River's abundant wildlife and unspoiled beauty is a remnant of the past--a fading

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According to scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA, Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum for the year at nearly 1.7 million square miles. A chilling fact, considering that this is only about 10 % more than the l

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