 Meteorites a rich source for primordial soup March 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The organic soup that spawned life on Earth may have gotten generous helpings from outer space, according to a new study. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have discovered concentrations of amino acids ... | |
 Orbiter discovers a possibly once-habitable ancient Mars lake March 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Scientists studying images from The University of Arizona-led High Resolution Imaging Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have discovered never-before-seen impact "megabreccia" and a possibly ... | |
 Return to Europa: A closer look is possible December 14, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Jupiter’s moon Europa is just as far away as ever, but new research is bringing scientists closer to being able to explore its tantalizing ice-covered ocean and determine its potential for harboring life. | |
 Cassini Finds Hydrocarbons on Saturn's Moon Hyperion July 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed for the first time surface details of Saturn's moon Hyperion, including cup-like craters filled with hydrocarbons that may indicate more widespread presence in our solar ... | |
 New Evidence Points to Oceans on Mars June 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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Scientists have found new evidence to support the presence of large oceans on Mars in the past. Published in the June 14 issue of Nature, the research suggests that changes in Mars’ orientation with ... | |
 Mars Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Volcanic Explosion May 04, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has discovered evidence of an ancient volcanic explosion at "Home Plate," a plateau of layered bedrock approximately 2 meters (6 feet) high within the "Inner Basin" of ... | |
 Genesis Findings Solve Apollo Lunar Soil Mystery November 21, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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Ever since astronauts returned from another world, scientists have been mystified by some of the moon rocks they brought back. Now one of the mysteries has been solved. "We learned a great deal about the sun ... | |
 NASA's Mars Global Surveyor May Be at Mission's End November 21, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The orbiter has not communicated with Earth since Nov. 2. Preliminary indications are that a solar panel became difficult to pivot, raising ... | |
 Space sunshade might be feasible in global warming emergency November 03, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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The possibility that global warming will trigger abrupt climate change is something people might not want to think about. But University of Arizona astronomer Roger Angel thinks about it. | |
 NASA to launch shuttle mission for Hubble telescope (Update) October 31, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Shuttle astronauts will make one final house call to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope as part of a mission to extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin ... | |
 Galaxy gardening more than hobby for future moon, Mars residents October 09, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Long periods of total darkness and poor soil needn't stop an avid gardener – at least not one who's willing to go out of this world to grow plants. Lush lettuce is growing by galactic measure in cylinders designed ... | |
 Atlantis and Crew Back on Earth September 21, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Space Shuttle Atlantis and the six STS-115 astronauts are back on Earth this morning after a 6:21 a.m. EDT landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | |
 Astronomers discover strange new planet September 14, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 115 vote(s)
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U.S. astronomers have discovered a planet unlike any other known in the universe. Smithsonian scientists say the new planet was discovered using a network of small automated telescopes known as HATl. The planet ... | |
 Expedition 13 Welcomes Atlantis Crew Aboard Station September 11, 2006 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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The six Atlantis astronauts entered the International Space Station for the first time at 8:30 a.m. EDT where they were greeted by the station’s Expedition 13 crew. Atlantis arrived at 6:48 this morning when ... | |
 Building a Ship Outside a Shipyard August 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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It’s not your typical shipbuilder’s site. In fact, it’s not your typical ship. There are no outfitting piers or full-service bulkheads. No sights of yellow hard hats or sounds of beeping trucks with back-up ... | |
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