No Risk, Says Leader of Spill Response
After a new blowout preventer was latched to the wellhead, BP prepared to conduct tests that should allow the company to finish plugging the well. feeds.nytimes.com |
Jupiter making closest approach in nearly 50 years
By MARCIA DUNN 2010-09-17T22:14:25ZCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Better catch Jupiter next week in the night sky. It won't be that big or bright again until 2022. Jupiter will pass 368 million miles from Earth late Monday, its closest approach since 1963. You can see it low in the east around dusk. Around midnight, it will be directly overhead. That's because Earth will be passing between Jupiter and the sun, into the wee hours of Tuesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Landholders urged to report rare plants
Researchers say the discovery of one of Queensland's rarest plants could be "just the tip of the iceberg". abc.net.au |
Halftime report is in on college football season
By RALPH D. RUSSO 2010-10-14T15:37:17ZIf there was still any doubt that being a so-called traditional power in college football isn't what it used to be, consider the AP Top 25 halfway through the 2010 season.... hosted.ap.org |
In California, Carports That Can Generate Electricity
Ersatz roofs made of solar panels have sprouted above dozens of school parking lots in the state. feeds.nytimes.com |