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Sunken city echoes Atlantis
Professor Masaaki Kimura of Ryukyu University claims that underwater rock formations are the remnants of an ancient Asian civilization that disappeared under the sea off the coast of the southwestern tip of Japan. He also believes the legends of the lost continents of Mu, or Lemuria, and Atlantis could have been based on these ruins.
Staircases and roads have been found. According to the Professor, the city must have looked just like an ancient Roman city. Professor Masaaki Kimura of Ryukyu University claims that underwater rock formations are the remnants of an ancient Asian civilization... more -
Manta ray released from Bahamas resort
A 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) manta ray got a lift by helicopter back into the wild.
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Atlantis comes home
The space shuttle Atlantis has landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after at 14 day mission. Nasa was anxious to get the shuttle home, so that the Navy can proceed with the spy satellite shoot-down.
The next shuttle launch is about 3 weeks away. The space shuttle Atlantis has landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after at 14 day mission. Nasa was anxious to get the ... more -
Launch of Columbus Lab Delayed Until February
Nasa says work on the Atlantis space shuttle's problematic fuel sensor system will push back the launch of the Columbus lab to perhaps February.
The European module was supposed to fly to the space station on the orbiter in December before erratic sensors led to the lift-off being scrubbed.
There is now an option for a 24 January launch, but February looks more likely.
The space agency says engineers need more time to fix a suspected faulty electrical connector in the system.
The sensors, which sit at the base of the shuttle's giant external tank, are part of a backup emergency system to cut off the orbiter's three main engines if they run out of hydrogen propellant before the ship reaches orbit.
Running the engines without fuel could trigger a catastrophic explosion. Nasa says work on the Atlantis space shuttle's problematic fuel sensor system will push back the launch of the Columbus lab to perhaps... more
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