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Years Of Observing Combined Into Best-Yet Look At Mars Canyon
Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
A ragged geological scar crosses the belly of Mars. Long enough to reach from New York City to Los Angeles, this great rift in the martian crust is named Valles Marineris, or Mariner Valley. It was discovered in 1972 by the Mariner 9 spacecraft. Formed out of several parallel, connecting troughs, Valles Marineris dwarfs Earth's Grand Canyon in every respect, being wider, longer, deeper, and older. It easily earns the title of Grandest Canyon of All.

   
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    Prep Begins For Next Ariane 5 Launch
    Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 13, 2006
    Following the Ariane 5 ECA's successful dual-payload launch on March 11, ground teams have begun initial preparations for Arianespace's next launch, currently targeted for mid-May, and intended to carry the Satmex 6 and THAICOM 5 satellites.

    Adapt To New Technology Or Die Says Murdoch
    London (AFP) Mar 14, 2006
    The newspaper industry needs to embrace the technological revolution of the Internet, MP3 players, laptops and mobile phones or face extinction, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch said here Monday.

    Weather Forces Postponement For ST5 Launch
    Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2006
    Mission controllers have postponed for one day the launch of NASA's Pegasus rocket carrying the three Space Technology Mission 5 satellites. Hail and high winds at Vandenberg required ground technicians to take protective measures that will prevent the spacecraft and its carrier L-1011 aircraft from being ready by Tuesday's original launch time.

    Stardust Turning Cometary Science On Its Head
    Houston TX (SPX) Mar 13, 2006
    Scientists said Monday analyses of the first round of dust-particle samples returned to Earth by NASA's Stardust spacecraft tell a tale that could revolutionize theories about the evolution of the solar system.

    Russia Signs Space Cooperation Deal With Europe
    Brussels (AFP) Mar 13, 2006
    The European Union and Russia signed an agreement on Friday to improve cooperation on space activities like satellite communications, future transport systems and developing new technology.

    Trimble Introduces Quadband GSM/GPRS Version of the TrimTrac Locator
    Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2006
    Trimble introduces its newest member of the TrimTrac locator product family. The TrimTrac 1.5 locator is a small, lightweight asset-monitoring device that requires little, if any, installation when used in its battery-powered configuration.

    Deconstructing Life Does Not Metabolise Into Creationism
    Boston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
    How does chemistry become biology? Solving this question is important for research into life's origins, and also for the search for life elsewhere in the universe. In this interview, Dimitar Sasselov, professor of astronomy at Harvard University, describes a new comprehensive study that will try to figure out how chemical systems cross over into the world of the living.

    Water On Saturn Moon Raises Possibility Of Extraterrestrial Life
    Washington (AFP) Mar 13, 2006
    The potential discovery of water on one of Saturn's moons would add a new environment in the solar system where life could exist, according to scientists.

    Giant Earth-Like Planets Could Outnumber Jupiters
    Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 13, 2006
    An international team of astronomers said Monday they have discovered an icy super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star about 9,000 light-years away, and their data suggest rocky giants might be up to three times more common than gas giants such as Jupiter and Saturn.

    Researchers Convinced Satellites Are Helpful In Tracking Epidemics
    Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
    The amount of data acquired by satellites is increasing at an exponential rate, and researchers are learning about the value of this data in fighting epidemic outbreaks as a result of the ESA's Epidemio project.

    Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Safely In Orbit

    Washington DC (SPX) Mar 10, 2006
    NASA controllers confirmed Friday the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter had successfully completed its delicate orbital-insertion maneuver and had been nudged by the red planet's gravity into a perfect orbital trajectory. At the end of its 350-million-mile journey - which began last Aug. 12 � controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory received the signal at 5:25 p.m. Eastern Time that the MRO had attained a correct attitude to achieve a proper orbit.
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