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Mars Polar Cap Mystery Solved Paris, France (ESA) Sep 23, 2008 
Scientists are now able to better explain why Mars's residual southern ice cap is misplaced, thanks to data from ESA's Mars Express spacecraft - the martian weather system is to blame. And so is the largest impact crater on Mars - even though it is nowhere near the south pole. Like Earth, Mars has frozen polar caps, but unlike Earth, these caps are made of carbon dioxide ice as well as ... read moreGrowing Library Of Mars Spectrometer Images 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2008A September 2008 release of 1,575 new images, such as this one, from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer (CRISM) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter brings the number of released, high-resolution CRISM images to 4,580. This image in enhanced color from visible-light wavelengths shows light-toned rugged highland material in an area near the Martian equator. It covers an area ... more |
UN warns nations at climate science meeting 'time is not on our side'
Nations at odds over major UN climate science report US pipeline case heads to court in high-stakes free speech fight Cuba opens solar park hoping to stave off blackouts Pre-vote fears for Germany's bumpy green energy shift Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in scorching Pakistan city Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in Pakistan's hottest city Musk in X spat with Danish astronaut over 'abandoned' ISS crew Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032 Australia seeks to turn failing steel plant into 'green' hub 
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Shuttle Astronauts Begin Prelaunch Training Milestone
Cape Canveral FL (SPX) Sep 23, 2008The seven astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are at Kennedy Space Center to participate in the STS-125 terminal countdown demonstration test, concluding with a countdown rehearsal Sept. 24. During the three-day event, the astronauts and ground crews participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization ... more The US Has No Option But To Use Russia's Soyuz Craft 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 23, 2008After 2010, the United States will likely be unable to deliver its astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on its own. For several years Russia's Soyuz craft will remain the only vehicle available to do that, and the U.S. may find it hard to do without Russian cooperation. During Senate hearings on Wednesday, September 17, William Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political ... more Shenzhou 7 Is Not A Space Station 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Some strange reportage about the Shenzhou 7 space mission has leaked out of China recently. News outlets around the world have carried the story, claiming that the Shenzhou 7 mission is the start of China�s space station assembly. The story claims that part of the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft will dock with other modules to form a space station. Nothing could be further from the truth. ... more  |
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Spirit On Light Duties For Now
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2008Spirit continues to conserve solar power while performing light science activities during the Martian winter. During the past week, Spirit studied the atmosphere and acquired two frames of the full-color image mosaic known as the "Bonestell panorama." Spirit is healthy and all subsystems are performing as expected as of the relay of information from NASA's Odyssey orbiter on sol 1666 ... more Russia, Cuba To Implement Joint Space Programs 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 23, 2008There is every reason to say that Russia has started reasserting its global position. This includes big-time politics and efforts to expand scientific and military-technical cooperation with other countries, including Cuba, the Soviet Union's main Latin American ally. It is hard to overestimate the importance of Latin America, and Cuba in particular, for Russia. Commenting on the results ... more Future Looks Bright For Interferometry 
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 23, 2008The PRIMA instrument (1) of the ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) recently saw "first light" at its new home atop Cerro Paranal in Chile. When fully operational, PRIMA will boost the capabilities of the VLTI to see sources much fainter than any previous interferometers, and enable astrometric precision unmatched by any other existing astronomical facility. PRIMA will be a unique ... more China's Latest Space Mission Finishes Rehearsal 
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 23, 2008China's third manned space mission Shenzhou-7 finished its last rehearsal before blast-off. Now the crew, who will conduct the first Chinese space walk, is waiting for a launch window at a remote rocket base. Monday's rehearsal involved scientists from all branches of the space project including the carrier rocket and landing venue. After three hours of tests and safety examinations ... more |
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