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Today's Science News: Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Congress backs Obama plan on NASA's future China to launch second lunar probe this weekend I, Monkey: Test Subjects Recognize Their Mirror Images Germany: Greens See Red Over Nuclear Power Extension BP ousts exploration chief, vows to boost safety NASA budget approved by US Congress Camel-crazy UAE use cutting-edge breeding technology Remote Hawaii atoll corals suffer some bleaching Japanese woman among winners of China panda keeper contest Dinosaur trove spills more secrets Mexico floods show need for global climate pact: president The nation's weather Congress Approves Bill for NASA's New Space Plan Kids with ADHD more likely to have missing DNA Democratic senator blocks Obama budget chief pick Two powerful earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:23 pm PDT AP - Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Juuuust right. Full Story Top Congress backs Obama plan on NASA's future Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:50 pm PDT AP - Congress approved a blueprint for NASA's future Wednesday that extends the life of the space shuttle program for a year while backing President Barack Obama's intent to use commercial carriers to lift humans into near-Earth space. Full Story Top China to launch second lunar probe this weekend Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:24 pm PDT AP - China's space ambitions are forging ahead with plans to launch the country's second unmanned lunar probe this weekend. Full Story Top I, Monkey: Test Subjects Recognize Their Mirror Images Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:05 pm PDT LiveScience.com - For the first time, scientists have found that monkeys can recognize themselves in mirrors, which hints that they are self-aware. Full Story Top Germany: Greens See Red Over Nuclear Power Extension Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:10 pm PDT Time.com - The German cabinet approves plans to extend the lifespan of its nuclear reactors by an average of 12 years, back-tracking a promise by the previous government to shut them all down by 2022. As support slumps, has Merkel's coalition made a dangerous move? Full Story Top BP ousts exploration chief, vows to boost safety Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:26 pm PDT Reuters - BP Plc's incoming Chief Executive Bob Dudley has ousted the oil group's exploration and production chief following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and promised to restructure the company to boost safety. Full Story Top NASA budget approved by US Congress Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:54 pm PDT AFP - The US Congress has approved NASA's 2011 budget, which provides funds for the development of commercial spaceflights and an additional space shuttle flight. Full Story Top Camel-crazy UAE use cutting-edge breeding technology Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:38 pm PDT AFP - Cutting-edge camel breeding technology, including embryo transfers and cloning, is being pioneered in the United Arab Emirates to reproduce the prized desert beasts that now fetch staggering sums. Full Story Top Remote Hawaii atoll corals suffer some bleaching Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:03 pm PDT AP - Corals at remote atolls northwest of the main Hawaiian islands suffered some bleaching this summer as ocean temperatures rose to higher-than-normal levels for a couple of weeks, but they were spared the large-scale mass bleaching observed this year in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, scientists said Wednesday. Full Story Top Japanese woman among winners of China panda keeper contest Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:02 am PDT AFP - As a spat between Beijing and Tokyo rumbles on, China on Wednesday opted for a bit of panda diplomacy, naming a Japanese woman as one of six winners of a contest to care for the endangered animals. Full Story Top Dinosaur trove spills more secrets Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:03 am PDT AFP - Decades after a mechanical pine-tree digger first unearthed it, an extraordinary trove of dinosaur fossils in central Spain is revealing its secrets. Full Story Top Mexico floods show need for global climate pact: president Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:49 pm PDT AFP - Mexico's latest rash of storms and floods highlights the urgent need for a global accord on cutting greenhouse gases blamed for climate change, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday. Full Story Top The nation's weather Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:42 am PDT AP - A newly formed tropical depression in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, located south-southwest of Miami was expected to become Tropical Storm Nicole Wednesday as it progressed toward southeastern Florida. Full Story Top Congress Approves Bill for NASA's New Space Plan Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:15 pm PDT SPACE.com - Congress passed a vital NASA authorization bill late Wednesday (Sept. 29), paving the way for an extra space shuttle flight next year and a new human spaceflight plan that takes aim at missions to an asteroid and Mars. Full Story Top Kids with ADHD more likely to have missing DNA Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:20 pm PDT AP - Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other children — the first evidence that the disorder is genetic, a new study says. Full Story Top Democratic senator blocks Obama budget chief pick Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:24 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's pick for budget chief has been blocked in the U.S. Senate by a member of his own party to protest the administration's ban on offshore oil drilling. Full Story Top Two powerful earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:57 pm PDT AP - Two powerful earthquakes hit waters off eastern Indonesia in rapid succession Thursday, prompting officials to briefly trigger a tsunami warning. Full Story Top

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