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Troubled Calif. nuke plant seeks restart in summer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 23rd

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - As part of an effort to convince federal regulators that a nuclear reactor is safe to restart, the operator of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California has disclosed it might push for a rewrite of the facility's operating

Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 21st

By LORI HINNANT and SETH BORENSTEINAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought, but core concepts in physics about the cosmos - how it began, what it's made of and where it

Scientists find universe is 80 million years older

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 21st

By LORI HINNANT and SETH BORENSTEINAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - A new examination of what is essentially the universe's birth certificate allows astronomers to tweak the age, girth and speed of the cosmos, more secure in their knowledge of how it evolved, what it's made of and its ultimate

Japan ups damage seen from feared quake to $2.3T

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - A major quake off the coast of central Japan could kill more than 320,000 people and cause 220 trillion yen ($2.3 trillion) in economic damage, a government panel said in a report that more than doubles estimates of the potential cost of such a

Mars rover Curiosity stands down after new problem

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 18th

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - After recovering from a computer problem, the Mars rover Curiosity is sidelined again, further delaying the restart of science experiments. The latest complication occurred over the weekend when the six-wheel rover entered safe mode after

Nuclear chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy. "The performance is quite good," Nuclear

Japan's cleanup lags from tsunami, nuke accident

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated Press NARAHA, Japan (AP) - Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing asbestos, lead, PCBs - and perhaps most worrying - radioactive waste due

Curiosity sleeps as solar blast races toward Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Curiosity hunkered down after the sun unleashed a blast that raced toward Mars. While the hardy rover was designed to withstand punishing space weather, its handlers decided to power it down as a precaution since it suffered a recent computer

Curiosity sleeps as solar blast races toward Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 7th

Curiosity Sleeps As Solar Blast Races Toward Mars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Curiosity hunkered down Wednesday after the sun unleashed a blast that raced toward Mars. While the hardy rover was designed to withstand punishing space weather, its handlers decided to power it down as a precaution since it suffered a recent computer problem. "We're