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They're all out: 33 miners raised safely in Chile

This is the real story of survival. Congratulations to the rescue team and to the people of Chile. Miner Luis Urzua, the last miner to be rescued, celebrates next to Chile's President Sebastian Pinera after being pulled to safety 33 Survivor Chile Miners 1. Florencio Avalos Silva, 31,  video  operator for the underground miner communications. Expected to be the first up. 2. Mario Sepulveda Espinace, 39, the "journalist" commentator who moderated the video broadcasts. Possibly second one up. 3. Juan Illanes Palma, 52, served in Chilean army, possibly the third up. 4. Carlos Mamani Solis, 23, of Bolivia, the only non-Chilean trapped, possibly number four up. 5. Renan Avalos Silva, 29, brother of Florencio Avalos. 6. Mario Gomez Heredia, 63, the oldest of the group who sent the first report to the surface that they were alive. 7. Jimmy Sanchez Lagues, 19, the youngest. 8. Ariel Ticona Yanez, 29, became a father during the ordeal. His daughter was named Esperanza, for Hope. 9

New Planet: A Breakthrough in the Search for Life?

WASHINGTON, DC – There are plenty of other stars. There are plenty of planets around those stars. The challenge for Earthlings, at least ”is finding planets that are just the right size and distance from the stars to have water on their surface, and therefore be capable of supporting life. On Wednesday, Earthling astronomers happily announced the discovery of a planet inhabiting this so-called "Goldilocks zone."  No life has been found yet, of course, but it's a moment for space-watchers to celebrate, as scientists take it as a promising sign in the search for other such planets. Here's what's good, what's bad, what's known, and what's not known regarding this new discovery. 'Nobody from Earth Will Be Visiting Anytime Soon,'  points out The New York Times's Dennis Overbye: "The planet, which goes by the bumpy name of Gliese 581g, is orbiting a star about 20 light-years away in the constellation Libra." This Is Huge   Time's Mi