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Spectacular Northern Light display illuminates Finnish sky
Green, purple, pink and yellow lights danced across the sky in striking aurora displays over northern Finland early on Friday. | Video
Drinks industry distorts alcohol cancer risk: scientists
LONDON, Sept 7 The alcohol industry uses denial, distortion and distraction to mislead people about the risks of developing cancer from drinking, often employing similar tactics to those of the tobacco industry, a study said on Thursday.
Record-breaking U.S. astronaut and crew back on Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two crewmates made a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan on Saturday, capping a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record. | Video
Arianespace aborts satellite launch seconds before lift-off
FRANKFURT European satellite launching firm Arianespace said it had called off the launch of two communications satellites seconds before lift-off on Tuesday, citing unspecified problems.
India's eighth navigation satellite implodes on take off
NEW DELHI India's eighth navigation satellite imploded shortly after lift off on Thursday, state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
Famed T. rex 'Sue' getting a makeover at Field Museum in Chicago
The world's biggest T. rex is getting ready for a cutting-edge makeover.
U.S. spacecraft readies for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission
WASHINGTON The U.S. space agency's Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet's atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.
Rare total solar eclipse spreads wonder across United States
CHARLESTON, S.C./SHERIDAN, Oregon As millions of awestruck Americans cast their gaze skyward on Monday at the extraordinary sight of a total solar eclipse, one Connecticut man had his eyes set firmly on a different prize. | Video
Robot makers slow to address cyber risk: researchers
SINGAPORE Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial robots, say only a few of the problems have been addressed.
Japan launches satellite for advanced GPS operation
TOKYO Japan on Saturday launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit after a week-long delay, the government said.
Cancer mutation gains ground as test for immunotherapy drugs
MADRID Scientists are stepping up the hunt for better diagnostic tests to predict if cancer patients will benefit from costly modern immunotherapy drugs, which are transforming cancer care but remain a hit-and-miss affair.