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November 16, 2013

NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe
Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2013
What happened to the water on Mars? How did the Red Planet's atmosphere become so thin over time? NASA's MAVEN probe is scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to find out. The unmanned spacecraft aims to orbit Mars from a high altitude, studying its atmosphere for clues on how the Sun may have influenced gas to escape from the possibly life-bearing planet billions of years ago. The probe is different from past NASA missions because it focuses not on the dry surface but on the mysteries of the n ... read more

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Robot herder brings the cows in for milking in Australia A four-wheeled robot known as Rover has been successfully tested as a cattle herder in Australia, easily moving a herd from a field to a dairy, researchers say. ... more		Image of sun shows two areas of sunspots, one arriving and one leaving NASA has released an image of the sun showing two sunspots - one "coming" and one "going" - both the size of Jupiter, astronomers say. ... more		'Not interested': Analysts sceptical about US, Russia nuclear talks Iran says ready for nuclear talks if West is 'serious' ESA and European Commission to establish secure quantum communications network		Planning group calls for National Space Policy in Britain Britain needs a national space program, sufficiently funded and properly coordinated, a report by a government/industry planning group says. ... more
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NASA says new deep space vehicle on time for 2014 test

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China shows off moon rover model before space launch

China providing space training

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