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• MINI-ME to uncover secrets of outer layers of Earth's atmosphere
Reports indicate that and three scientific instruments will fly soon on the FASTSAT-HSV01 satellite to uncover the secrets in the outer layers of Earth's atmosphere.
• NASA proposes mission to snatch a piece from 'time capsule' asteroid
NASA has proposed a space mission that would return samples from asteroid 1999 RQ36, which is literally a 'time capsule' from before the birth of our solar system that could shed light on how life began.
• Lunar mirror mystery solved by scientists
Scientists have determined that the degradation of the performance of the Apollo reflector arrays on the Moon is because they are covered by lunar dust.
• 'Terminator asteroids' can regenerate after being nuked
It seems like the fictional 'Terminator' robot has met its cosmic equivalent in asteroids that quickly reassemble if blasted by a nuclear bomb.
• Millionaire Shows Film Crew The Moon
SIR Richard Branson's backside will soon make its Australian television debut - after the Virgin tycoon was caught out mooning a film crew.
• Some Mars Channels Carved By Lava, Not Water
Details from the Ascraeus channel (red), meandering across the surface of Mars. The insets in the black boxes show close-ups of some of the structures that lava can form: (left) branched channels, (mi...
• Yemen Seizes Arab Satellite Tv Gear Over Southern Unrest
over their coverage of deadly unrest in the south of the country. "The SNG (satellite news gathering) equipment used by the Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya channels without being declared to the inf...
• Some Mars Channels Carved By Lava, Not Water
Details from the Ascraeus channel (red), meandering across the surface of Mars. The insets in the black boxes show close-ups of some of the structures that lava can form: (left) branched channels, (mi...
• Volunteers For Simulated Flight To Mars Complete Survival Training
/enpproperty--> MOSCOW - Russian and European volunteers for a simulated flight to Mars have finished a two-day survival training, said a spokesman for Russia's Biomedical Problems Institute on Friday...
• International Space Station Partners Shine Light On Science Benefit
NASA budget-keepers focus on setting future priorities for the space agency, many in the world space community is trying to turn attention to the benefits a mostly complete International Space Station...
• Earth Under Attack From An Invisible Star
LONDON: In what sounds like a chilling script of a Hollywood science fiction, scientists have claimed that an invisible star, five times the size of Jupiter, might be lurking near our solar system,...
• Saturn's Largest Moon Titan Has Surprisingly Slushy Insides
Washington, March 12 : A new picture of Titan has revealed that Saturn's largest moon has surprisingly slushy insides with no clear layers.
• Chinese Lawmaker Calls For National Rare Earth Reserve
China should set up a national reserve of rare earth resources and work out development strategies for rare earth-related new and high-tech industries "as soon as possible," a lawmaker said ...
• World Of Green Celebrates Earth Day 40 Different Ways
Starting March 14th, World of Green visitors will have the opportunity to win a different eco-friendly product everyday leading up to and including Earth Day on April 22nd.
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This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM EST shows cloud cover in the Plains as a tightly wound low pressure system moves through the region. Clouds along the East Coast are ...
• Mini-me To Uncover Secrets Of Outer Layers Of Earth's Atmosphere
Washington, March 12 : Reports indicate that and three scientific instruments will fly soon on the FASTSAT-HSV01 satellite to uncover the secrets in the outer layers of Earth's atmosphere.
• Nasa Proposes Mission To Snatch A Piece From 'time Capsule' Asteroid
Washington, March 12 : NASA has proposed a space mission that would return samples from asteroid 1999 RQ36, which is literally a 'time capsule' from before the birth of our solar system that could she...
• Invisible Star Shooting Comets At Earth
AN invisible star responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs may be circling the Sun and causing comets to bombard the Earth, scientists said.
• Nasa Joins Houston Orchestra For Planets Special
A "great performers" season, showcasing the Barbican’s classical music programme, will kick off this autumn as the Houston Symphony play Gustav Holst’s symphonic classic The Pl...
• Us Lawmakers Urge Obama To Save Nasa Moon Program
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A group of US lawmakers Thursday urged the US administration to save NASA's Constellation project aimed at returning Americans to the moon in the next generation of space...
• The '70s Photos That Made Us Want To Save Earth
Two years after Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, the new institution sent out 100 photographers to document the nation’s environment writ large. Now, those photos have...
• Nasa's New Jumbo Jet Keeps Giant Eye On Heavens
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy will finally start collecting data this spring, making it the world’s biggest airborne telescope. The plane’s 45,000-foot cruising altitude...
• The '70s Photos That Made Us Want To Save Earth
Two years after Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, the new institution sent out 100 photographers to document the nation’s environment writ large. Now, those photos have...
• Nasa's New Jumbo Jet Keeps Giant Eye On Heavens
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy will finally start collecting data this spring, making it the world’s biggest airborne telescope. The plane’s 45,000-foot cruising altitude...
• Mumbai Firefighters To Give Up Raj-era Uniform For Suits Fit For Nasa Spacecraft
END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with pair of portrait images (c) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> With their heavy woollen tunics and shiny brass buttons, Mumbai’s...
• World-wide Campaign Sheds New Light On Nature's "lhc"
Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) Research Fellow Masaaki Hayashida, corresponding author on the recent paper presenting the new results with KIPAC Astrophysicist Greg Madejski. "But how they ar...
• Ice And Rock Mix Inside Saturn's Titan
By precisely tracking NASA's Cassini spacecraft on its low swoops over Saturn's moon Titan, scientists have determined the distribution of materials in the moon's interior. The subtle gravitati...
• Water Discovered In Apollo Moon Rocks Likely Came From Comets
A moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo 11, humans' first landing on the moon in July 1969, is shown as it floats aboard the International Space Station. Part of Earth can be seen through the window. T...
• Water Discovered In Apollo Moon Rocks Likely Came From Comets
A moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo 11, humans' first landing on the moon in July 1969, is shown as it floats aboard the International Space Station. Part of Earth can be seen through the window. T...
• 'terminator' Asteroids Could Re-form After Nuke
THE regenerating liquid-metal robots in the Terminator movies have a cosmic relation: incoming asteroids that quickly reassemble if blasted by a nuclear bomb.
• 'terminator' Asteroids Could Re-form After Nuke
THE regenerating liquid-metal robots in the Terminator movies have a cosmic relation: incoming asteroids that quickly reassemble if blasted by a nuclear bomb.
• Nasa Offers 'fast' Opportunities For Zero-g Technology Testing
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has announced opportunities to test emerging technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the weightless conditions of space. The technologies should have ...
• Life-enabling Molecules Spotted In Orion Nebula
Data, called a spectrum, showing water and organics in the Orion nebula. The data were taken by the heterodyne instrument for the far infrared, or HIFI, onboard the Herschel Space Observatory, a Europ...
• Life-enabling Molecules Spotted In Orion Nebula
Data, called a spectrum, showing water and organics in the Orion nebula. The data were taken by the heterodyne instrument for the far infrared, or HIFI, onboard the Herschel Space Observatory, a Europ...
• Perceptions About Earth's Age Influence Acceptance Of Human Evolution
Posted on: Thursday, 11 March 2010, 08:35 CST High school and college students who understand the geological age of the Earth (4.5 billion years) are much more likely to understand and accept human...
• Half Of Earth's Life May Lie Below Land, Sea
While astronomers scour the skies for signs of life in outer space, biologists are exploring an enormous living world buried below the surface of the Earth.Scientists estimate that nearly half the liv...
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