Hubble Spies Most Distant, Early Galaxies Yet (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope has
taken the deepest infrared image of the universe ever, revealing some of the most
distant, earliest galaxies to form after the Big Bang.
Workers contain fuel leak in China river (AP)
AP – Workers in northern China dug diversion channels and used floating dams and solidifying agents to stem a diesel fuel leak from flowing into the Yellow River, the water source for millions of Chinese.
Long-Lived Mars Rovers Begin Year 7 on Red Planet (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Six years
ago, NASA’s Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity touched down on the red planet
with a team of scientists eagerly looking ahead to their short, three-month
missions.
Bad year for biofuel ends on a dour note (AP)
AP – An alternative fuel for diesel engines is off to a shaky start this year though it emits fewer pollutants and cuts down on petroleum use because it’s made from environmentally friendly waste and vegetable oil.
