 Mars air once had moisture June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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A new analysis of Martian soil data led by University of California, Berkeley, geoscientists suggests that there was once enough water in the planet's atmosphere for a light drizzle or dew to hit the ground, ... | |
 The 2008 Perseid Meteor Shower July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Mark your calendar: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th and it should be a good show. | |
 Moon water discovered: Dampens Moon-formation theory July 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 63 vote(s)
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Using new techniques, scientists have discovered for the first time that tiny beads of volcanic glasses collected from two Apollo missions to the Moon contain water. The researchers found that, contrary to ... | |
NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 52 vote(s)
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"Hold your hands out to the sun. What do you feel? Heat, of course. But there's pressure as well – though you've never noticed it, because it's so tiny. Over the area of your hands, it only comes to about a millionth of an ... | |
 What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing) July 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Stop the presses! The sun is behaving normally. So says NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. "There have been some reports lately that Solar Minimum is lasting longer than it should. That's not true. The ongoing ... | |
 Scientists solve 30-year-old aurora borealis mystery 13 hours ago | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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UCLA space scientists and colleagues have identified the mechanism that triggers substorms in space; wreaks havoc on satellites, power grids and communications systems; and leads to the explosive release of ... | |
 Deep Impact Films Earth as an Alien World July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has created a video of the moon transiting (passing in front of) Earth as seen from the spacecraft's point of view 31 million miles away. Scientists are using ... | |
NASA moon capsule running late, full of problems July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Money problems will likely force NASA to abandon its ambitious internal goal of having a new moon spaceship ready by 2013, a top space agency official told The Associated Press Wednesday. | |
 NASA engineers work on alternative moon rocket July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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(AP) -- By day, the engineers work on NASA's new Ares moon rockets. By night, some go undercover to work on a competing design. These dissenting scientists and their backers insist they have created an alternative ... | |
 NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010 July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010. | |
 Phoenix Returns Treasure Trove for Science June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander performed its first wet chemistry experiment on Martian soil flawlessly yesterday, returning a wealth of data that for Phoenix scientists was like winning the lottery. | |
 NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system | |
 New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon. | |
 Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch July 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Space experts on Wednesday set a date of 2018 for launching the Mars Sample Return mission, billed as the most complex and costliest exploration of the Red Planet ever planned. | |
 First images of solar system's invisible frontier July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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NASA's sun-focused STEREO spacecraft unexpectedly detected particles from the edge of the solar system last year, allowing University of California, Berkeley, scientists to map for the first time the energized ... | |
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