 Key molecule discovered in Venus's atmosphere May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus’s dense atmosphere. | |
 Russian cargo ship docks with the ISS 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Russian Progress M-64 cargo ship docked Saturday with the International Space Station, the Interfax news agency reported. | |
 NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought. | |
 Russian scientists announce 'spaceroach' grandchildren: report May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Russian space scientists announced on Thursday a new breakthrough in a long pedigree of firsts: the birth of 30 grandchildren of a "space cockroach" who spent 12 days in orbit. | |
 Wandering poles left scars on Europa May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Curved features on Jupiter’s moon Europa may indicate that its poles have wandered by almost 90°, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and University of California, ... | |
 Russia, Europe ink deal on new manned spacecraft May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The Russian and European space agencies have signed a deal to build a six-seat manned spacecraft to travel to the Moon, a Russian space official said Wednesday. | |
 NASA Phoenix Mission Ready For Mars Landing May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red ... | |
 NASA's GLAST gets shades, blankets for the beach May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
GREENBELT, Md. - NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is receiving finishing touches at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near the beaches of eastern central Florida for its launch. The ... | |
 Astronaut health on moon may depend on good dusting May 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Lunar dust could be more than a housekeeping issue for astronauts who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles. | |
 Space Station Tricorder May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Any Trekkies out there? Remember the tricorder? Dr. McCoy and Mr. Spock both carried them, and they came in mighty handy exploring "strange new worlds ...where no one has gone before." | |
 Intense Testing Paved Phoenix Road to Mars May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander descends to the surface of the Red Planet on May 25, few will be watching as closely as the men and women who have spent years planning, analyzing and conducting tests to prepare ... | |
 Phoenix Flying True Enough to Skip One Scheduled Adjustment May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continues on course for its May 25 arrival at Mars. After targeting its certified landing site with a trajectory, or flight path, correction maneuver on April 10, the spacecraft's ... | |
 Planets by the Dozen May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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You know the planets of our solar system, each a unique world with its own distinctive appearance, size, and chemistry. Mars, with its bitter-cold, rusty red sands; Venus, a fiery world shrouded in thick clouds ... | |
Canada blocks sale of top space company to US firm: minister May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Canada's industry minister confirmed Friday he is blocking the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, saying it provided no net benefit to Canada. | |
 Solar Variability: Striking a Balance with Climate Change May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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The sun has powered almost everything on Earth since life began, including its climate. The sun also delivers an annual and seasonal impact, changing the character of each hemisphere as Earth's orientation ... | |
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