China expands basic education to western rural population
More than six million people in western China have learned to read and write since the government launched a major literacy campaign in 2003, the Ministry of Education announced on Monday. By the end of last year, 98 percent of the ... english.people.com.cn
Shuttle and station crews meet, greet and get to work
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts from space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station greeted one another with hugs and smiles on Thursday to begin a joint 12-day mission to install a Japanese laboratory and Canadian robotic system. feeds.reuters.com
Star’s Dust May Hold Clue to New Planet
Observations of a star 470 light years away see, for the first time in high resolution, what may be a planet forming. nytimes.com
Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer.
The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year. nytimes.com