CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A planet believed to be remarkably similar to Earth has been discovered orbiting a distant sun-like star, bolstering hopes of finding life elsewhere in the universe, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.
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New crew arrives at space station after two-month delay
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three new crew for the International Space Station arrived at the orbital outpost on Wednesday after a two-month launch delay, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
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Bionic hand uses smart wires to mimic muscle fibers
Engineers in Germany have built a biologically inspired artificial hand with muscles made from bundles of 'smart' wires. An electric charge is all that's needed to make these wires tense or relax, meaning the hand can operate without the bulky and cumb...
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Plant ‘milkers’ seek molecules for medicines and make-up
LARONXE, France (Reuters) - A quiet village in eastern France is home to an unusual greenhouse.
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Devonport Workers Entombed in Submarine Ballast Tank
A pair of workers were sealed inside the ballast tank of a nuclear submarine in Plymouth, it has emerged, reports BBC.
Colleagues had mistakenly sealed the tank at Devonport base in Plymouth,
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Ship Crashes into Mansion in the Strait of Istanbul
Majed and Randy, Sierra Leone-registered dry cargo ship collided into a Ethem Pertev's water-front mansion located on the Bosporus in Istanbul's Kanlıca neighborhood.
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Bosphorus Strait Reopens After Grounding
The Bosphorus Strait in Turkey reopened at 3:40 p.m. local time on July 21 following the grounding of general cargo ship Majed & Randy due to mechanical failure,
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Intracoastal Waterway Reopened After Barge Collision
The U.S. Coast Guard has fully reopened the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) near Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Monday at 9:15 p.m. Monday, after closing it for a barge collision earlier in the day.
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Faulty metal brace likely doomed SpaceX Falcon rocket, Musk says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - A faulty metal brace in an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket likely triggered the explosion that destroyed the booster minutes after liftoff from Florida last month, company chief Elon Musk said on Monday.
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Bad strut likely doomed SpaceX Falcon rocket, Musk says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A flawed steel strut holding a helium pressurization bottle likely gave way, dooming a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last month, company chief Elon Musk said on Monday.
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