By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's first telescope dispatched to hunt for Earth-like planets that may support life elsewhere in the universe has lost use of its positioning system, threatening its mission, officials said on Wednesday. Launched in 2009, the Kepler space telescope revolutionized the study of so-called exop... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - Higher-than-expected Chinese inflation figures on Thursday gave some investors a chance to cash in recent gains on the world's financial markets in spite of more good news from the U.S. with another fall in weekly jobless claims. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science chief says. (Source: SPACE.com)... [Full Article]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed huge rocks and ash after daybreak Tuesday, killing at least five climbers and trapping more than a dozen others near the crater in its first eruption in three years, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]