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Icebreaker Ships to Map Arctic Seafloor (LiveScience.com)
July 31, 2010LiveScience.com - The U.S. icebreaker ship Healy is about to set sail on its way to the Arctic, where it will burst through the sea ice in order to map the seafloor below. The map will help set the record straight on how much of the seafloor a country can claim as its own.
New BP boss off to Russia to mend fences: report (AFP)
July 31, 2010
AFP - Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley will next week fly to Moscow to meet shareholders of its Russian joint venture TNK-BP, as relations thaw between the two companies, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
Whole New Mercury Promised by NASA Spacecraft (SPACE.com)
July 31, 2010SPACE.com - NEW YORK A NASA spacecraft aimed at Mercury has already returned valuable observations from the planet closest to our sun, despite still being months away from entering orbit around the small, rocky world, the mission's lead scientist said.
AP EXCLUSIVE: Salazar tours rigs, keeps drill ban (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico — with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface — when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor.
New Space Telescope Mirrors Get Frosty Treatment (SPACE.com)
July 31, 2010SPACE.com - NASA is putting the mirrors for its ambitious new James Webb Space Telescope through the ultimate cold test — one that exposes them to temperatures hundreds of degrees below freezing to make sure they will work in space.
BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 billion: report (Reuters)
July 31, 2010Reuters - BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing investment bankers familiar with BP's plans.
Dozens killed and stranded by Afghanistan floods (Reuters)
July 31, 2010Reuters - Dozens of people were killed and thousands had to be rescued after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains that struck Afghanistan's northeast, officials said on Saturday.
Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
July 31, 2010NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.
Shuttle lands at California air base
July 31, 2010NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
iReporters watch planets, moon align
July 31, 2010
