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Today's Reuters Science News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Factbox: New killing of scientist in Iran Analysts believe Iran scientist death was a foreign hit China eyes world's deepest dive in manned submersible by 2012 Mystery "creation" particle evades scientists: CERN With space shuttle era over, U.S. robot set for Mars New rules urged on hybrid animal-human experiments Atlantis has landed, ending NASA's shuttle era Space shuttle prepares to depart station for last time U.S. space shuttle spawned heart pump, fly by wire Small fish said vital to seas; lower catches urged Emotional shuttle crew say goodbye to "old friend" NASA's "Final Four" astronauts close out shuttle era Hubble detects a tiny fourth moon around Pluto U.S. wants to talk outer space with China Last U.S. space shuttle leaves station Factbox: New killing of scientist in Iran Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:25 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - July 26 (Reuters) - An Iranian scientist killed Saturday was the third such murder since 2009. Full Story Top Analysts believe Iran scientist death was a foreign hit Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:20 AM PDT Reuters - Jul (Reuters) - Western security agencies were most likely behind the killing of an Iranian scientist in an operation that underlines the myriad complications in the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, analysts say. Full Story Top China eyes world's deepest dive in manned submersible by 2012 Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:21 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientists aim to complete the world's deepest dive in a manned submersible in 2012 by going to 7,000 meters (22,966 ft) beneath the sea after a successful test dive in the Pacific Ocean, state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. Full Story Top Mystery "creation" particle evades scientists: CERN Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA, July 25 (Reuters) - The mysterious "creation" particle believed to have turned flying debris into stars and planets at the dawn of the universe has evaded capture in a year of hot pursuit, physicists said Monday. Full Story Top With space shuttle era over, U.S. robot set for Mars Fri,22 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA moved on to a new chapter in space exploration on Friday, a day after the end of its shuttle program, by announcing details of plans to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life. Full Story Top New rules urged on hybrid animal-human experiments Thu,21 Jul 2011 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scientific experiments that insert human genes or cells into animals need new rules to ensure they are ethically acceptable and do not lead to the creation of "monsters," a group of leading British researchers said on Friday. Full Story Top Atlantis has landed, ending NASA's shuttle era Thu,21 Jul 2011 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis returned from NASA's final shuttle mission on Thursday, ending a 30-year era that opened the space frontier, exposed its dangers and established a toehold for future endeavors beyond Earth. Full Story Top Space shuttle prepares to depart station for last time Thu,21 Jul 2011 12:47 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - The crew of NASA's final space shuttle mission closed the hatch to the International Space Station for the final time on Monday in preparation for the shuttle's last flight back to Earth. Full Story Top U.S. space shuttle spawned heart pump, fly by wire Thu,21 Jul 2011 12:47 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As the United States prepares to end its space shuttle program, technologies developed to nurture the reusable spaceships through three decades of flight will live on in day-to-day use on Earth. Full Story Top Small fish said vital to seas; lower catches urged Thu,21 Jul 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Small fish play a big role in the oceans and catches should be cut sharply to safeguard marine food chains from plankton to blue whales, an international team of experts said on Thursday. Full Story Top Emotional shuttle crew say goodbye to "old friend" Thu,21 Jul 2011 10:30 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program launched the Atlantis crew on an emotional roller coaster on Thursday, with pride at a successful finale vying with sadness that their 30-year undertaking is over. Full Story Top NASA's "Final Four" astronauts close out shuttle era Thu,21 Jul 2011 02:06 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA downsized the crew for the final flight of its shuttle program as a safety precaution. Full Story Top Hubble detects a tiny fourth moon around Pluto Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a tiny fourth moon orbiting the distant icy dwarf planet Pluto, NASA said on Wednesday. Full Story Top U.S. wants to talk outer space with China Tue,19 Jul 2011 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants to open a regular dialogue with China on outer space in an effort to create "rules for the road" and reduce the risk of misunderstandings, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Last U.S. space shuttle leaves station Tue,19 Jul 2011 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The last U.S. space shuttle departed the International Space Station on Tuesday, ending a 12-year program to build and service the orbital outpost, the primary legacy of NASA's shuttle fleet. Full Story Top

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