Topic: Australian Outback
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In Pictures: Past 'Survivor' winners
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2011 Michael L. Printz awards: here are the winners
The Michael L. Printz Award is given for excellence in literature written for young adults. Dark, challenging, compelling – these are books that pack a punch even as they keep young readers turning the pages.
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5 irresistible children's picture books
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been reading or how grown-up you think you’ve become – children’s picture books remain one of the greatest delights a reader can experience.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/21
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/14
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Australian mystery reexamined: Did a dingo kill the Chamberlain baby?
The Chamberlains insist a dingo killed their baby, Azaria, in 1980. With new evidence, Australia is investigating the Chamberlain dingo-baby case for the fourth time.
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In Pictures: Past 'Survivor' winners
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2011 Michael L. Printz awards: here are the winners
The Michael L. Printz Award is given for excellence in literature written for young adults. Dark, challenging, compelling – these are books that pack a punch even as they keep young readers turning the pages.
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5 irresistible children's picture books
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been reading or how grown-up you think you’ve become – children’s picture books remain one of the greatest delights a reader can experience.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/21
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After visiting asteroid, Hayabusa space capsule returns to Japan
The Hayabusa space capsule, which parachuted into the Australian Outback after a seven-year, billion-mile journey to the asteroid Itokawa and back, is now heading back to Japan for analysis.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/14
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Japanese asteroid probe returns to Earth after a journey of roughly 1.25 billion miles
A Japanese asteroid probe returned to Earth and sent a capsule plunging through the atmosphere over the Australian outback Sunday,
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Japanese space probe makes fiery return to Earth
A Japanese space probe ended a seven-year journey to a nearby asteroid on Sunday, plunging through the atmosphere over the Australian outback.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/14
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Cool Astronomy
Japanese space probe returns home Sunday
The Japanese spacecraft won't survive re-entry, but it will launch a small capsule containing collected space material that hopefully lands in Australia.
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Update: Gigantic NASA balloon crash in Australia (video)
NASA says no one was hurt in huge NASA balloon accident in Australia.
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Humongous, expensive NASA balloon crashes in Australia
The unmanned NASA balloon, designed to scan the sky for gamma rays, crashed during takeoff, smashing through a fence and flipping over an SUV.
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