 Solar flares set the Sun quaking April 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Data from the ESA/NASA spacecraft SOHO shows clearly that powerful starquakes ripple around the Sun in the wake of mighty solar flares that explode above its surface. The observations give solar physicists ... | |
 In last Soviet outpost, space pioneers cling on April 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Visiting the Baikonur space cosmodrome deep in the steppes of Kazakhstan is like taking a trip back into Soviet times -- and that's just the way many here want it to stay. | |
U.S.-French satellite prepared for launch May 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A U.S.-French spacecraft designed to continue a long-term survey of Earth's oceans has arrived in the United States for its final launch preparations. | |
 The Moon and the Magnetotail April 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Behold the full Moon. Ancient craters and frozen lava seas lie motionless under an airless sky of profound quiet. It's a slow-motion world where even a human footprint may last millions of years. Nothing ever ... | |
 NASA Extends Cassini's Grand Tour of Saturn April 15, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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NASA is extending the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. The historic spacecraft's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized our knowledge of Saturn and its moons. | |
 Cassini Tastes Organic Material at Saturn's Geyser Moon March 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon ... | |
 GIOVE-B on the launch pad April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The launcher that will carry GIOVE-B into orbit has been moved from the final assembly building to the launch pad in preparation for liftoff on Sunday morning.
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Scrap unlucky 13th mission: Russian space chief April 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The next Russian spacecraft should be renamed to avoid the traditionally unlucky number 13, believes the head of Russia's space agency. | |
 Hubble Finds First Organic Molecule on an Exoplanet March 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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The Hubble Space Telescope has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying signs ... | |
 Phoenix Mars Lander Fine Tunes Course for May Landing April 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its May 25 landing on the Red Planet. | |
 Herschel spacecraft assembly complete April 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The mirror of the Herschel telescope has now been assembled with the payload and service module, completing the spacecraft structure - an important milestone in the days following through to launch. | |
 Unraveling the Mercury mystery: Boldly going where no one has gone before April 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Twelve years ago Sean Solomon put a proposal in front of NASA to develop the first probe to orbit Mercury. His tenacity has finally paid off. Three months ago his spacecraft, named Messenger (Mercury surface, ... | |
 Moondust in the Wind April 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Moondust is dry, desiccated stuff, and may seem like a dull topic to write about. Indeed, you could search a ton of moondust without finding a single molecule of water, so it could make for a pretty "dry" ... | |
 Crescent Moon Alert April 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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The date was March 8th, less than a month ago. In a remote corner of Kansas, the sun was going down and the deepening twilight beckoned to photographer Doug Zubenel driving through the countryside. Something ... | |
 MRO Spacecraft Images Mars Moon in Color and in 3D April 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A new stereo view of Phobos, the larger and inner of Mars' two tiny moons, has been captured by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars. | |
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