 Scientists find rings of Jupiter are shaped in shadow April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Scientists from the University of Maryland and the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany appear to have solved a long-standing mystery about the cause of anomalies in Jupiter's gossamer ... | |
 Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal ... | |
Searching the heavens -- GLAST May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A new space mission, due to launch this month, is going to shed light on some of the most extreme astrophysical processes in nature - including pulsars, remnants of supernovae, and supermassive black holes. It could even ... | |
 Cassini Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm April 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth, the Cassini spacecraft continues its five-month watch over the dramatic events. | |
 'Broken Heart' Image the Last for NASA's Long-Lived Polar Mission April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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As far as endings go, this one’s a real heart breaker. NASA’s Polar satellite concludes its successful mission at the end of April with a breathtaking visible-light image of the colorful dancing lights of ... | |
 SKorea's first astronaut in hospital with back pain April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-Yeon has been admitted to hospital with severe back pains caused by her rough return voyage to Earth, officials said Tuesday. | |
 Indian rocket puts a record 10 satellites into orbit April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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An Indian rocket launched a record 10 satellites into orbit in a single mission Monday, underlining the nation's emergence as a major competitor in the multi-billion-dollar space market. | |
 GIOVE-B spacecraft in good health April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A second test satellite for Galileo, Europe's rival to the US Global Positioning System, is "in good health" despite a hiccup that emerged after it was placed in orbit last Sunday, the European Space Agency ... | |
 Second Galileo satellite launched successfully April 27, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Designed to provide the whole planet with a highly accurate Global Navigation Satellite System under civilian control, Europe’s Galileo project moved a step closer as a second test satellite was launched successfully ... | |
 Glaciers reveal Martian climate has been recently active April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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The prevailing thinking is that Mars is a planet whose active climate has been confined to the distant past. About 3.5 billion years ago, the Red Planet had extensive flowing water and then fell quiet - deadly ... | |
 Jules Verne boosts ISS orbit April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used for the first time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space Station. A 740-second burn of the Automated Transfer Vehicle's main engines successfully lifted ... | |
Arianespace plans bid to launch Galileo satellites: CEO April 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace said Saturday it would make a bid to launch 26 satellites from French Guyana to kickstart the European Union's Galileo satellite navigation programme. | |
 Shoulder Motor Balks on Opportunity Rover's Robotic Arm April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A small motor in the robotic arm of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity that began stalling occasionally more than two years ago has become more troublesome recently. | |
 Send Your Name to the Moon Aboard LRO May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft. | |
 EU Galileo satnav project gets final greenlight April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Europe's long-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system passed its final legal hurdle on Wednesday after the European Parliament gave the flag-ship project its green light. | |
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