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AFP – Violent storms and tornadoes may become more common as the earth's climate warms, a study by NASA scientists showed Thursday.

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AP – Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers sued NASA and the California Institute of Technology on Thursday, challenging extensive new background checks that the space exploration center and other federal agencies began requiring in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

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AFP – NASA's safety chief Wednesday dismissed sensational claims that astronauts had been drunk on flight missions, boosting the US space agency's battle to repair its tarnished credibility.

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SPACE.com – A NASAinvestigation into anecdotal reports that astronauts flew while drunk has foundno evidence that the alleged incidents ever occurred, the U.S. space agencyannounced Wednesday.

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Greece has experienced more wildfire activity this August than other European countries have over the last decade, according to data from ESA satellites. The country is currently battling an outbreak of blazes, which began last Thursday, that have spread across the country killing more than 60 people.

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Reuters – NASA on Wednesday rejected claims that drunk astronauts flew on spaceships and jets, and the head of the U.S. space agency dismissed one tale of high-flying inebriation as "urban legend."

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SPACE.com – After sixweeks of waiting out globe-engulfing dust storms, NASA's Mars ExplorationRovers have resumed driving across the planet's surface.

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AP – After finding no evidence of astronauts drinking before launching into space, NASA said Wednesday it is considering limited alcohol testing of its employees, including astronauts.

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SPACE.com – When thespace shuttle Discovery launches the STS-120 astronaut crew in October, theforce will be with them.

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AP – NASA is set to release results of an internal investigation into whether a couple of astronauts were drinking heavily just before launch, but no one expects new details to emerge.

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