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Roofs fail to defend against frequent hailstorms, study reveals
Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of hailstorms in Sydney has found many of the city's roofs are unable to resist the large hailstones expected to hit every 10 years.
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Atlantis Tank Repairs Under Way
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is in the Vehicle Assembly Building for assessment and repairs due to a late February thunderstorm with hail.
Giant ice ball different from hail
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2006 |
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An ice ball that landed in Douglasdale, South Africa, might be one of the first "megacryometeors" recorded in Africa, the Johannesburg Star said Sunday.
Legal arguments pan, praise Google's book deal
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Critics and supporters of a class-action settlement that would substantially expand Google's library of digital books submitted their final written arguments in a flurry of court filings Tuesday.
Hail damages Atlantis space shuttle's external fuel tank
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2007 |
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A strong thunderstorm with hail passed through NASA's Kennedy Space Center launch complex area about 5 p.m. EST Monday. The remote cameras indicate some damage to the external tank, but a full assessment on ...
Atlantis Rolls Back From Launch Pad
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Feb 27, 2007 |
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NASA officials have confirmed that Atlantis Space Shuttle will roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for further assessment after yesterday's hail storm. Additional details will be available later today.
Probing Question: Can humans control the weather?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Chinese officials claimed they prevented rain on the first day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by launching rockets into the rain clouds the night before. Emeritus professor of meteorology Charles L. Hosler asserts ...
Weather network expands into 10 states
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Colorado State University's Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is beginning its 10th year with the addition of 10 new states.
Phoenix Mars Lander Out Of Communication
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander, with its solar-electric power shrinking due to shorter daylight hours and a dust storm, did not respond to an orbiter's attempt to communicate with it Wednesday ...
NASA may use a new shuttle fuel tank
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 05, 2007 |
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NASA said it will transport a new shuttle external fuel tank to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week.
Atlantis Tank Repairs Continue
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Mar 28, 2007 |
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The media were invited to Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday to check out Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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