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China astronauts return as heroes after historic spacewalk Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 
Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday after making the country's first spacewalk, with a hero's welcome awaiting the men whose exploits captivated the nation. The descent capsule of the Shenzhou VII mission was seen on state television drifting gently down under a giant red and white parachute to an empty plain in northern China's Inner Mongolia region. Cheers ... read moreGood Grades For Shenzhou 7 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 29, 2008The completion of the Shenzhou 7 space mission has been a major achievement for China. The principal goal of performing China's first spacewalk was accomplished without major problems. Observers are calling the flight a success, and for good reason. If we look at the mission more closely, China has gained more from the flight than just a spacewalk. China's astronauts and mission planners ... 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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X-Ray Specs Ready To Eye The Moon
Oxon UK (SPX) Sep 29, 2008A sophisticated X-ray camera made by scientists and engineers from the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is set to launch into space on October 22nd aboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - India's first mission to the Moon. This is the first time the UK and India have collaborated in space science and the two countries' space agencies will be attending the 59th ... more The Ancient Rains Of Mars 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 29, 2008About four billion years ago, there were lakes on Mars which may have been fed by short-lived rivers that were, in turn, fed by precipitation. These lakes filled craters that were formed by the impact of meteorites. Water accumulated in places where rivers broke through the crater rims. Deltas were formed at the mouths of the rivers, similar to how they are formed where rivers flow into ... more Stone-6 Artificial Meteorite Shows Martian Impactors Could Carry Traces Of Life 
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 29, 2008An artificial meteorite designed by the European Space Agency has shown that traces of life in a martian meteorite could survive the violent heat and shock of entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The experiment's results also suggest that meteorite hunters should widen their search to include white rocks if we are to find traces of life in martian meteorites. The STONE-6 experiment tested ... more  |
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Ministers Meet To Take Forward The European Space Policy
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 29, 2008Ministers in charge of space activities within ESA and European Union Member States have met in Brussels for the fifth Space Council. The Space Council was jointly chaired by French Minister of Higher Education and Research Valerie Pecresse, on behalf of the EU Competitiveness Council, and Maria Van Der Hoeven, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and current Chair of the ESA Council at ministerial ... more Mars Rover To Head Toward Bigger Crater 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2008NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its sights on a crater more than 20 times larger than its home for the past two years. To reach the crater the rover team calls Endeavour, Opportunity would need to drive approximately 12 kilometers (7 miles) to the southeast, matching the total distance it has traveled since landing on Mars in early 2004. The rover climbed out of Victoria Crater earlier ... more MRO Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 29, 2008NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian sandstone. Researchers used images from the spacecraft's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, camera. Images of layered rock deposits at equatorial Martian sites show the clusters of ... more Europe All Set For Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-1 
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 29, 2008Europe is participating in a big way in the Indian Space Agency's Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon, by contributing three instruments. All these instruments have now been delivered, tested and integrated with the spacecraft. The Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft is now at the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO's facilities in Bangalore, India. Delivery for each instrument is completed once ... more |
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