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Wisconsin scientists help search for alien life

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are helping search for evidence of alien life not by looking into outer space, but by studying some rocks right here on Earth....

Latest Earth satellite launches from Calif. coast

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- A satellite launched into space Monday will keep closer tabs on Earth's glaciers, crops, forests and shorelines, continuing a tradition that began four decades ago....

Contest seeks underworldly names for 2 Pluto moons

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Want to name Pluto's two tiniest moons? Then you'll need to dig deep into mythology....




Tech innovators honored at Oscars dinner
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- A room full of engineers, computer whizzes and technicians brought the crew of the Starship Enterprise down to Earth for a night at the Sci-Tech Oscars....

Curiosity rover completes 1st drill into Mars rock
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In a Mars first, the Curiosity rover drilled into a rock and prepared to dump an aspirin-sized pinch of powder into its onboard laboratories for closer inspection....

The whopper of a storm didn't rank high in history
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with about 3 feet in some places didn't add up to being that bad, federal statistics say....

What they're saying about State of the Union
Some reaction from members of Congress to the President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night:...

150-foot asteroid will buzz Earth, no need to duck
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A 150-foot-wide asteroid will come remarkably close to Earth next week, even closer than high-flying communication and weather satellites. It will be the nearest known flyby for an object of this size....

Tragedy for dinosaurs, opportunity for mammals, us
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New research pinpoints how the torch passed from one dominant creature on Earth to another, from the brutish dinosaur to the crafty mammal....

Gun victims' relatives emerge as advocates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Several people whose lives have been shattered by gun violence will be watching from the packed House gallery as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union speech....

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