March 5, 2009 Thursday
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WASHINGTON - NASA is preparing to launch the Kepler space telescope on Friday on the space agency's first mission to detect Earth-like planets that may harbor life in our galaxy.

 
Rare rhino footage

JAKARTA - INFRA-RED footage released on Thursday captures previously unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive.

The grainy video was released by environmental group WWF which has been monitoring the rhinos for about 20 years in the rugged Ujung Kulon National Park on the southern tip of Indonesia's Java island.

Hunters go 'green' in US

UNITED STATES - HUNTERS in the United States are looking to ways to make their hunting more 'green' said a CNN report on Thursday.

'Green' bullets are an environmentally-friendly product that doesn't contain lead, a toxic metal that can lower the IQs of children, and is the main element in most ammunition on the market today.

Rare rhinos caught on video

JAKARTA - NEW infra-red footage released Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive.

The grainy video was released by environmental group WWF which has been monitoring the rhinos for about 20 years in the rugged Ujung Kulon National Park on the southern tip of Indonesia's Java island.

   
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