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US spy agency in the spotlight

America’S ultra-secret National Security Agency (NSA) reluctantly finds itself in the headlines amid a wave of disclosures from ex-intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who has exposed the service’s vast electronic spying operation.

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NASA capsule returns bearing comet dust

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Comet dust capsule heads for Earth

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Nasa recovers disks from crashed solar mission

Taxpayer gets a break as Rambo’s golden capsule crashes to earth

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Bid to salvage solar evidence from crashed capsule

Space capsule back to earth with a bang

A MULTI-MILLION-EURO US space mission to explore the origins of the universe came crashing back to Earth yesterday.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2004

Space capsule crashes to Earth

The Genesis space capsule, which promised scientists potential clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth today

Wed, 08 Sep, 2004

Film stuntmen aim for space snatch-and-grab

A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth today, offering scientists the first material Nasa has brought back from space in nearly three decades.

Wed, 08 Sep, 2004

It's tough being a polygamist, court told

Polygamist Tom Green broke down on the witness stand as he described the hardships his family underwent as they pursued their unconventional lifestyle.

Fri, 18 May, 2001