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Seismograph reading of an earthquake. (AP Photo)

Ohioans promoting Richter scale developer legacy

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio native Charles Richter’s scale for measuring the power of earthquakes isn’t as widely used as before, but he has fans determined to make sure his name and legacy don’t fade away.

2013/04/25

Mars rover shows planet could have supported life

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA scientists say tests on a Mars rock show the planet could have supported primitive life. The analysis was done by the rover Curiosity, which drilled into the rock, crushed it and tested a tiny sample. Watch video here.

2013/03/12

Caltech president to lead Saudi Arabian university

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — California Institute of Technology President Jean-Lou Chameau plans to step down from his position at the prestigious institute this year to lead a new Saudi Arabian university.

2013/02/19

Streak buster

The big sports news comes from college baseball. The California Institute of Technology beat Pacifica 9-to-7 to end their losing streak of 228 straight.

2013/02/05

Is “Super Quake” coming soon?

A new study raises the possibility that a major earthquake could occur along the entire length of the San Andreas Fault. KFWB‘s Pete Demitriou checked in with Penny and Phil on LA’s Morning News from […]

2013/01/10

Study: Billions of Earth-size planets in Milky Way

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Astronomers estimate one in six stars in our Milky Way galaxy has a planet the size of Earth orbiting it. That translates to at least 17 billion Earth-size planets.

2013/01/07

Composite image of galaxies from NASA Hubble Space Telescope (Photo credit: NASA/AP)

Distant galaxy regains title as oldest in universe

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A galaxy once considered the oldest has reclaimed its title. Poring through Hubble Space Telescope photos, a scientific team recalculated the galaxy’s age and determined it is 13.3 billion years old – not a mere 13.2 billion.

2012/12/12

Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The NASA rover Curiosity has beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream, possibly waist-deep, once flowed on Mars – a find that the mission’s chief scientist called exciting. […]

2012/09/27

A clear look at the Rover deck

(NASA) -This image shows part of the deck of NASA’s Curiosity rover taken from one of the rover’s Navigation cameras looking toward the back left of the rover. On the left of this image, part […]

2012/08/09