Iran launches home-built satellite rocket August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive. | |
 Phoenix Mars Lander Confirms Martian Water July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 87 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced ... | |
 The M2-F1: 'Look Ma! No Wings!' August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The planned retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2010 will bring to a close an era that opened in the Antelope Valley nearly a half century ago. | |
Brian May, guitarist for rock band Queen, completes Ph.D. thesis following 30-year hiatus July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Brian May, the guitarist and founding member of the legendary rock band Queen, earned his PhD in astronomy last year from Imperial College London. His PhD thesis A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud ... | |
 Jupiter and Saturn full of liquid metal helium August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A strange, metal brew lies buried deep within Jupiter and Saturn, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in London. | |
 Virgin Galactic unveils space tourism craft 'WhiteKnightTwo' (Update 2) July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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British tycoon Richard Branson on Monday unveiled a futuristic aircraft that will ferry tourists to the edge of the heavens as part of Virgin Galactic's much-anticipated space program. | |
 Martian soil may contain detrimental substance August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy. | |
 Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Aug. 12 August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The annual Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky throughout Colorado and will peak during the early morning hours of Aug. 12, according to an astronomy expert at the University of Colorado ... | |
 August brings the Perseid meteors and a cluster of planets August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak before dawn on Aug. 12. This year the Perseids will be competing with the nearly full moon at first, but after the moon sets there will be many bright ... | |
 Phoenix Microscope Takes First Image of Martian Dust Particle August 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has taken the first-ever image of a single particle of Mars' ubiquitous dust, using its atomic force microscope. | |
 Cassini instrument confirms liquid surface lake on Titan July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Scientists have confirmed that at least one body in our solar system, other than Earth, has a surface liquid lake. Using an instrument on NASA's Cassini orbiter, they discovered that a lake-like feature in ... | |
 'Sun-eating dragon' returns to China July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Earth, the Sun and the Moon will align in a celestial ballet on Friday, rewarding China, where the first record of an eclipse was made more than 4,000 years ago, with a dazzling show. Longingly awaited, the ... | |
 Living with a Star August 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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What if you woke up one morning and found your whole planet had been swallowed by the atmosphere of a star? | |
 Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Express closed in on the intriguing martian moon Phobos at 6:49 CEST on 23 July, flying past at 3 km/s, only 93 km from the moon. The ESA spacecraft’s fly-bys of the moon have returned ... | |
 Cassini Prepares to Swoop by Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the Cassini spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 11. | |
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