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Today's Science News: NASA finds planets a plenty outside solar system Cost of next-generation Mars rover soars to $2.5B Space shuttle Discovery fixed, back on launch pad Sedatives used to free whale from fishing line Groundhog Alternates Step Up to Predict Spring La Nina helps fuel monster Australian cyclone Yasi BP fund underpays oil spill victims: Mississippi Russia loses new satellite in space: Interfax Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes Popular gorilla Lulu dies at Ohio's Columbus zoo Canada leader to visit White House The nation's weather Russia Loses New Military Satellite in Space, Reports Say Gene Mutation May Protect Blacks From Heart Disease BP hopes for oil production off Alaska in 2013 Monster storm carves path across United States NASA finds planets a plenty outside solar system Tue, 1 Feb 2011 11:40 pm PST AP - NASA's planet-hunting telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life. An early report from a cosmic census indicates that relatively small planets and stable multi-planet systems are far more plentiful than previous searches showed. Full Story Top Cost of next-generation Mars rover soars to $2.5B Tue, 1 Feb 2011 01:42 pm PST AP - NASA's next-generation rover to the surface of Mars will be quite the behemoth — with a price tag to match. Full Story Top Space shuttle Discovery fixed, back on launch pad Tue, 1 Feb 2011 07:18 am PST AP - Space shuttle Discovery is back on the launch pad following unprecedented repairs for its final voyage. Full Story Top Sedatives used to free whale from fishing line Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:58 pm PST AP - Researchers have a new tactic to save endangered whales tangled in fishing line: Get them to calm down with sedatives shot from a dart gun so they can pull closer and cut the potentially fatal gear away. Full Story Top Groundhog Alternates Step Up to Predict Spring Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:10 pm PST LiveScience.com - Move over, weather forecasters and groundhogs - there are other species who can predict the arrival of spring. Full Story Top La Nina helps fuel monster Australian cyclone Yasi Tue, 1 Feb 2011 10:32 pm PST Reuters - Record ocean temperatures and an intense La Nina weather pattern have helped spawn one of the most powerful cyclones in Australia but whether there's a direct climate change link is less clear. Full Story Top BP fund underpays oil spill victims: Mississippi Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:27 pm PST Reuters - U.S. courts must compel the administrator of BP's $20 billion oil spill fund to meet his legal obligations and stop short-changing victims of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, Mississippi said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Russia loses new satellite in space: Interfax Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:21 pm PST Reuters - Russia has most likely lost a newly launched military satellite, Interfax news agency said on Tuesday citing a source in the country's space rocket industry. Full Story Top Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:10 pm PST AP - Scientists have identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease in a large genetic analysis of the illness, according to a new study. After reviewing nearly 8 million possible genetic mutations, researchers pinpointed five genes connected to Parkinson's disease. Previously, six other genes were identified, and experts say there is now increasing proof the degenerative disease is sparked by peoples' genes. Full Story Top Popular gorilla Lulu dies at Ohio's Columbus zoo Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:11 am PST AP - A popular female gorilla thought to be 46 years old has died at an Ohio zoo. Full Story Top Canada leader to visit White House Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:35 pm PST AP - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss bilateral efforts on climate change, trade and security among other things during his visit to the White House Friday, a senior official said. Full Story Top The nation's weather Tue, 1 Feb 2011 01:38 am PST AP - Another major winter storm will affect the Eastern U.S. on Tuesday. Full Story Top Russia Loses New Military Satellite in Space, Reports Say Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:00 pm PST SPACE.com - Russia has reportedly lost contact with its newest military satellite just hours after launching it into space today (Feb. 1), according to Russian reports. Full Story Top Gene Mutation May Protect Blacks From Heart Disease Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fourth of all black men and women carry a genetic mutation that dramatically reduces their risk for coronary artery disease, new research reveals. Full Story Top BP hopes for oil production off Alaska in 2013 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 05:24 pm PST AP - BP PLC estimates that it could begin producing oil off Alaska's coast in 2013, despite the fact that construction of the massive Liberty rig has been suspended indefinitely. Full Story Top Monster storm carves path across United States Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:34 pm PST Reuters - A monster winter storm stretching from New Mexico to Maine laid down a sheet of ice on the Plains and lower Midwest on Tuesday, turning to snow as it crept north, and forecasters said the worst was yet to come. Full Story Top

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