Galactic mission: Aust gets telescope - The Canberra Times
26 May 2012, 8:03 am
AUSTRALIAN scientists are set to explore everything from black holes to identifying alien life after jointly winning the bid to construct the world's largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have been jointly ...

Visitors to the 34th Annual Carnaval in San Francisco's mission District Book Accommodations Through DirectVacationRentals.com - YAHOO!
26 May 2012, 5:04 am
San Francisco’s mission District celebrates Carnaval Memorial Day weekend, as thousands descend on the Bay Area for the event themed “Spanning Borders; Bridging Cultures.” Visitors to San Francisco’s mission District are booking private vacation ...

Ukraine mission beats new rules on immigration - Winnipeg Free Press
26 May 2012, 3:03 am
The province is leading a delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, next month to drum up immigration one last time before the federal government narrows the door. The province is making the trip before the Harper government tightens English-language standards starting ...

San Manuel Band of mission Indians Supports Futures for Children High School Native American Youth Leadership Summit - PRWeb
26 May 2012, 1:58 am
Our students deserve opportunities like the Summit to learn directly from qualified leaders and teachers as well as from each other, as they prepare themselves for future leadership positions. Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 San Manuel Band of mission ...

Tandara on Olympic volleyball mission - Xinhua News Agency
25 May 2012, 10:52 pm
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Tandara has an Olympic dream which transcends personal and team glory. The rising volleyball star will be "playing for her father" when she takes to the court for Brazil in the international Grand Prix tour which ...

mission to find, ID missing expands to WWII - Army Times
25 May 2012, 9:30 am
The fallen navigator waited until dawn to crawl from the jungle. His back was broken, his jaw ripped open by shrapnel. There was a bullet hole in his left leg. In the night, Lt. Jose Holguin had parachuted from a burning B-17. Painted on its ...

SpaceX capsule captured by space station crew in historic mission - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 9:23 am
For the first time, a cargo-carrying spacecraft made by a private company arrived at the International Space Station. SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station's 58-foot robotic arm by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the ...

Afghan mission completed: French President - Hindustan Times
25 May 2012, 3:33 am
France's new president said on Friday that his country's troops had carried out their mission in Afghanistan and that it was time for them to leave, an early pullout that will be coordinated with the United States and other allies. Francois ...

NASA Goddard Delivers Magnetometers for NASA's Next mission to Mars - Science Daily
22 May 2012, 3:10 pm
ScienceDaily (May 22, 2012) — Magnetometers built by scientists and engineers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. for NASA's Mars Atmosphere And Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission have been delivered to the University of California at ...

Analysis - Looming end of Afghan mission leaves NATO with identity crisis - Reuters UK
22 May 2012, 12:44 am
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO put on a brave face at its Chicago summit but the reality is that the alliance has been weakened by the euro zone crisis and faces an identity crisis about what its role will be once it ends its intervention in ...