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CU team prepares for sneak peek at Mercury

Cindy House — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:15:41 +0000

NASA's Messenger spacecraft will do a flyby of Mercury on Tuesday, and a University of Colorado spectrometer will take advantage of the opportunity to analyze a few select targets such as surface craters.

Photo oops: U.S. posts pic of Spain’s goth first daughters

John Moore — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:46:23 +0000

Until the State Department put their images on its Flickr page, most people in Spain had never seen the elusive teenagers. You'd think someone in the diplomatic corps would know how the prime minister feels about his children's privacy.

Sheriff of Nottingham’s trip to U.S. draws fire

John Moore — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:01:29 +0000

Critics are firing political arrows at the English city's leaders for spending taxpayer money on a nine-day, $16,000 journey to look at tourist attractions. So much for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

Gaddafi canvasses New York for a place to stay

Cindy House — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:22:09 +0000

With world leaders converging in New York for a U.N. summit, a pressing issue threatens to overwhelm the conference.

Fun facts about the autumnal equinox

Cindy House — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:30:07 +0000

It's the first day of fall, although you wouldn't know it from the potential snow looming in the forecast.

Animals do the darnedest things: Monkey shines

John Moore — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:17:11 +0000

Here's something you don't see every day: a monkey standing on a goat, which is balancing on a vase, which is sitting on a tightrope during a show at China's Monkey Island tourist attraction. See the photo at London's Telegraph.

Postseason would delay big Rockies decisions

Steve Foster — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:55:35 +0000

The Colorado Rockies have two weeks until the end of the regular season, and for just the third time in their history they look like they'll play beyond the final Sunday. The postseason would extend the Rockies career of a few players by a few weeks and delay a number tough decisions facing the team.

If it can go wrong, it will: Police party bus-ted

John Moore — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:01:31 +0000

Apparently lights and badges aren't the only things that some Australian cops enjoy flashing. A gathering held by several police officers Down Under took a wrong turn when they allegedly commandeered a bus without permission and started running around the vehicle naked when it stopped at traffic lights.

Lego house on chopping block

John Moore — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:01:32 +0000

A full-size, two-story English home made of 3.3 million Lego bricks may be destroyed if no one wants the plastic palace. It would be nice to see someone snap up this kid-friendly creation.

Rockies’ magic number: 91 wins

Steve Foster — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:18:01 +0000

The job isn't done, but the Colorado Rockies' win in the series finale against the San Francisco Giants dramatically improved the Rockies' chances to win the wild-card over teams that have much harder roads to the postseason.