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Mars Rovers Continue To Explore And Amaze One Year Later
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2005NASA's durable twin Mars rovers have successfully explored the surface of the mysterious red planet for a full Martian year (687 Earth days). Opportunity starts its second Martian year Dec. 11; Spirit started a new year three weeks ago. The rovers' original mission was scheduled for only three months. Opportunity Tells A Hard Tale 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 06, 2005Life may have had a tough time getting started in the ancient environment that left its mark in the Martian rock layers examined by NASA's Opportunity rover. Rivers On Titan, One Of Saturn's Moons, Resemble Those On Earth 
Champaign IL (SPX) Dec 06, 2005Recent evidence from the Huygens Probe of the Cassini Mission suggests that Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn, is a world where rivers of liquid methane sculpt channels in continents of ice. |
Comet Discovered At Hawaiian Observatory
Honolulu (UPI) Dec 06, 2005University of Hawaii astronomer Fabrizio Bernardi has discovered a new comet. ESA's Integral And XMM-Newton Missions Extended 
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 06, 2005ESA's Science Programme Committee has extended operations of the highly successful astronomical observatories Integral and XMM-Newton for four years, until 16 December 2010 and 31 March 2010 respectively. Unprecedented View Of Upper Atmosphere Created By NASA Scientists 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2005Scientists from NASA and the National Science Foundation have discovered a way to combine ground and space observations to create an unprecedented view of upper atmosphere disturbances during space storms. |
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Alcatel To Build Chinasat 6B GEO Bird For ChinaSatcom
Paris (SPX) Dec 06, 2005Alcatel Alenia Space has announced that it has signed a contract with ChinaSatcom (China Satellite Communication Corporation) to design and manufacture the new-generation Chinasat 6B communication and broadcast satellite. Conexant's Satellite System Solution Powers New Humax Set-Top Box 
Newport Beach CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2005Conexant Systems has reported that Humax, an international manufacturer of digital satellite set-top boxes (STBs), has incorporated several of the company's chips in a new satellite receiver being deployed by DirecTV in the United States. Scientific Games Selects Gilat To Provide 3000 VSAT Terminals For Four State Lotteries 
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Dec 06, 2005Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet, has been selected by Scientific Games International (SGI) to provide 3,000 Skystar Advantage VSAT terminals for state lottery networks in Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Dakota and South Dakota. |
Orbital Awarded 300 Bus Fleet Management Deal Californian Foothill Transit
Dulles, VA (SPX) Dec 06, 2005Orbital Sciences has announced that its Transportation Management Systems division (Orbital TMS) has been awarded an $11.7 million contract by Foothill Transit of West Covina, California. Russian Proton-M Carrier Rocket Launch Postponed 24 Hours 
Moscow (SPX) Dec 06, 2005The launch of a Proton-M Russian carrier rocket, carrying a U.S. AMC-23 satellite (WorldSat-3) has been postponed by one day, until December 7, RIA Novosti reported a space agency official as saying Monday. Physicists Describe Strange New Fluid Like State Of Matter 
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 06, 2005University of Chicago physicists have created a novel state of matter using nothing more than a container of loosely packed sand and a falling marble. They have found that the impacting marble produces a jet of sand grains that briefly behaves like a special type of dense fluid. Titania Nanoparticles Could Lead To Improved Sensors And Solar Energy 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2005Time evolution of the thermal properties during dehydration of sol-gel titania emulsions Nanostructured titania (TiO2) has been extensively studied as a very promising material for applications in sensors, photocatalysis, solar energy conversion and optical coatings. |
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