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Mars Express spacecraft spots signs of ancient ocean on red planet
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02/07/2012 01:00 AM
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Presently, Martian surface is a barren, arid desert but the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has provided strong evidence that an ocean may have covered parts of the red planet billions
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1 in 4 Brits admit visiting Wonders of the World that no longer exist
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02/06/2012 02:20 AM
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A quarter of Britons have claimed that they have been to ancient Wonders of the World, wiped off the Earth hundreds of years ago.
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NASA Satellite Shows That Global Temperatures Continue Their Plunge Into Record Cold
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02/06/2012 11:44 PM
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| Strange that NASA's Hansen isn't talking about this remarkable event." title="NASA Satellite Shows That Global Temperatures Continue Their Plunge Into Record ...
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Slim Galaxy S3 at 7mm Thickness Rolling out in May
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02/06/2012 10:56 PM
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Samsung is planning to roll out a 7mm-thick Galaxy S3 sometime in May 2012, it has been reported. South Korean news organisation ETNews reports, citing unnamed sources, ...
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Russia wants US to pay for astronaut flights to Space Station
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02/06/2012 10:35 PM
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Russia will ask the United States to contribute more toward the costs of flying US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesman for the Russian space agency said ...
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One shuttle tank fixed
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02/06/2012 10:35 PM
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NASA has modified the first huge external space shuttle tank, a fix meant to avoid repeating a 2003 tragedy that killed seven astronauts and has grounded the shuttles since, the agency said ...
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Strange Life Found in Underwater Caves
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02/06/2012 07:43 PM
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Clues to how life evolved, not only on this planet but also possibly on alien worlds, might be found in underwater caves in the Bahamas, researchers say. The caves in question are called ...
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Ship that hit Ky. bridge has precious space cargo
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02/06/2012 07:01 PM
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The hulking cargo ship that tore through a western Kentucky bridge last month is carrying millions of dollars of rocket components that will be used to blast satellites into ...
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Brightest Galaxy Ever Seen With Gravity Lens Shines in Hubble Photo
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02/06/2012 07:01 PM
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A fluke of astrophysics has revealed what scientists are calling the brightest galaxy ever seen through a cosmic "zoom lens," NASA officials say. The distant galaxy is 10 billion ...
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Jupiter spacecraft adjusts its course
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02/06/2012 06:53 PM
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The Juno spacecraft will make the five-year, 400-million-mile voyage to Jupiter and orbit the planet, collecting data for more than one Earth year. Credit: ...
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How to Observe Gemini, the Heavenly Twin Constellation
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02/06/2012 06:43 PM
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If you head outside around 10:30 p.m. local time this week and look straight up, you'll be looking directly at Gemini, the Twin Brothers. The heads of ...
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Private spacecraft move forward as Soyuz struggles
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02/06/2012 06:41 PM
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All eyes are on commercial space companies in the wake of the latest setback for Russia's space programme, which has delayed the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station. A ...
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New Avalanche in Action on Mars Captured by HiRISE
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02/06/2012 06:36 PM
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An avalanche on Mars captured by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on November 27, 2011. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. Image cropped and edited by Nancy Atkinson. Its ...
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The Milky Way Galactic Disk – Forever Blowing Bubbles
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02/06/2012 06:36 PM
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Ten Milky Way Project images most-favourited by volunteers, in no particular order. Coordinates are image centres, image sizes are indicated by the zoom level (zoom). Score another one for citizen ...
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Hidden Galaxies May Swarm Near Our Own Milky Way
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02/06/2012 03:48 PM
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Artist's concept of the four tails of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy (orange clump on left of the image) orbiting the Milky Way. The bright yellow circle to the right of the Milky Way's ...
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Dating In The Digital Age
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02/06/2012 03:45 PM
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According to new research, online dating has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the U.S. other than meeting through friends. The team said the new digital age is providing greater and more ...
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Shuttle Engineer Who Warned Of Challenger Dangers Dies
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02/06/2012 03:42 PM
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February 6, 2012 The rocket scientist who argued vigorously against the fatal launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger has died. Roger Boisjoly led a group of five Morton Thiokol engineers who tried ...
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Surface of Mars may be too dry for alien life
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02/06/2012 03:39 PM
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The surface of Mars may have been parched for too long for any life-forms to exist on the planet today, a new study suggests. A team of researchers spent three years meticulously examining ...
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Virgin Galactic ramps up for spaceship flights
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02/06/2012 03:39 PM
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The first WhiteKnightTwo / SpaceShipTwo launch system has undergone extensive tests. Next are critical rocket-powered flights of the two-pilot, six-passenger ...
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Russian woes show need for private spacecraft
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02/06/2012 03:39 PM
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An artist’s rendition of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft with solar panels fully deployed on orbit. NASA is depending on developers of these private ...
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