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Lawyer wants terror case against Md. man dismissed

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:05 -0700

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group.

Storms That Spawned Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes Seen from Space (Video)

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:39:25 -0700

The beginnings of Monday's (May 20) disastrous tornado in Oklahoma were caught from space by a weather satellite in orbit.

NASA's 9-year-old Mars rover breaks 40-year-old record

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:40:14 -0700

Washington, May 17 (ANI): NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has broken the record for the farthest total distance driven by any NASA vehicle on another world.

NASA's asteroid mission passes confirmation review

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:40:13 -0700

Washington, May 17 (ANI): The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx), the NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid, passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision Point (KDP)-C.

Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet Driving

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:34 -0700

NASA's long-lived Opportunity Mars rover is the new American champion of off-planet driving, breaking a distance record set more than 40 years ago by an Apollo moon buggy.

NASA Extends Environmental Testing and Integration Services Contract at Goddard

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:18:00 -0700

GREENBELT, Md., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has extended a contract with Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., for Environmental Testing and Integration Services at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)This extension increases the maximum ordering value of the cost-plus award-fee indefinite-delivery ...

NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Into Development

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:35:00 -0700

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision ...

NASA engineers perform first part of Webb Telescope's eye surgery

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:23 -0700

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., completed one of the most delicate performances of their lives and meticulously implanted part of the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Dr. Craig M Person MD is recognized among Castle Connolly's Top Doctors® for Greenbelt, MD region in 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:59:00 -0700

GREENBELT, Md., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Greenbelt's Plastic Surgery specialist Dr.Craig M Person MD for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/DC14790)Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. publishes its list ...

Sunspot Blasting Out Major Solar Flares Will Face Earth Soon

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:49:07 -0700

The super-active sunspot responsible for unleashing the three most powerful solar flares of 2013 within a 24-hour stretch this week is slowly rotating toward Earth and will likely be facing our planet by the weekend, experts say.