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Aurora Space Exploration Program Could See Take Off In May
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 05, 2007
Scientists working with the European Science Foundation (ESF) are putting the finishing touches to an ambitious programme of research for the exploration of the Moon and Mars. They expect to publish their proposals in May. The Aurora Programme was set up by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2001 as Europe's contribution to an international endeavour to explore the solar system. A flotilla ... read more

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MARSIS Radar Estimates The Volume Of Water In The South Pole Of Mars
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 05, 2007
By studying the South Polar region of Mars, the MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding) radar of the Mars Express space probe has enabled the structure of the layered deposits of this region to be elucidated. For the first time in the history of planetary exploration, topographic maps of the Martian sub-soil have been produced, revealing considerable volumes of ice.< ... more

Cassini Highlights The Enceladus Surprise Packet
Cameron Park CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2007
No sooner did NASA's Solar System Strategic Roadmap team tentatively decide, in 2005, on the desirable flight order of future really big Flagship-class Solar System missions than Cassini upset things again with a discovery at Saturn even bigger than its astonishing revelations about Titan ... more

Flexible Electronics Could Find Applications As Sensors And Artificial Muscles
Argonne IL (SPX) Apr 05, 2007
Flexible electronic structures with the potential to bend, expand and manipulate electronic devices are being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ... more

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    Life as we know it, from the most basic microbes to our human neighbors, is carbon based. By investigating how carbon cycles through ecosystems, scientists can learn valuable information about food chains, nutrient cycling, and productivity. Because carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, with the ability to influence temperature, an accurate global carbon budget is needed to address climate change. ... more

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