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Some Of Mars' Missing CO2 May Be BuriedHouston TX (SPX) Mar 09, 2011 Rocks on Mars dug from far underground by crater-blasting impacts are providing glimpses of one possible way Mars' atmosphere has become much less dense than it used to be. At several places where cratering has exposed material from depths of about 5 kilometers (3 miles) or more beneath the surface, observations by a mineral-mapping instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate carbonate minerals. These are not the first detections of carbonates on Mars. However, compared to earl ... read more |
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  What Future for Chang'e-2 China's Chang'e-2 lunar orbiter has spent most of its mission in relative obscurity. This mission lacks the historical significance of Chang'e-1, which was China's first mission to the Moon. It has ... more | .. |
  Teaching Robots To Move Like Humans When people communicate, the way they move has as much to do with what they're saying as the words that come out of their mouths. But what about when robots communicate with people? How can ro ... more | .. |
  Cassini Finds Enceladus Is A Powerhouse Heat output from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus is much greater than was previously thought possible, according to a new analysis of data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. T ... more | .. |
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  Abundant Ammonia In Ancient Asteroid An important discovery has been made with respect to the possible inventory of molecules available to the early Earth. Scientists led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor at Arizona State Univ ... more | .. |
  Payload Operations Center Marks 10th Anniversary As ISS Science Command Post The Payload Operations Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is celebrating a decade of round-the-clock support to the International Space Station. On March 8, 200 ... more | .. |
 We Can See Clearly Now: ISS Window Observational Research Facility Like a human who just went through laser vision correction, the International Space Station (ISS) recently got a clearer view of our world. That improved view is opening up new vistas for students i ... more | .. |
  Report Identifies Priorities For Planetary Science 2013-2022 A new report from the National Research Council recommends a suite of planetary science flagship missions for the decade 2013-2022 that could provide a steady stream of important new discoveries abo ... more |
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North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'
Iran says enriched nuclear material 'under rubble' of facilities hit during Israel war
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 The Scars Of Impacts On Mars ESA's Mars Express has returned new images of an elongated impact crater in the southern hemisphere of Mars. Located just south of the Huygens basin, it could have been carved out by a train of proj ... more | .. |
  US shuttle Discovery on track for final landing The US space program's oldest and most traveled shuttle, Discovery, was on track to make its final Earth landing Wednesday after a near-perfect last mission at the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
 Mars should be US space agency's focus: panel NASA should focus its efforts on a solar-powered rover mission to Mars rather than human spaceflight in the coming decade, but only if costs can be slashed, a science panel said Monday. ... more | .. |
  How To Keep LISA's Laser On Target Five Million Kilometres Away A key technical challenge of the joint ESA-NASA LISA mission has been solved: how to maintain precise pointing of a laser beam across five million km of space. The next-decade Laser Interferom ... more |
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  Andrews Space Awarded USAF Reusable Booster System Study Contract Andrews Space (Andrews) has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to study higher risk aspects of the Air Force's proposed Reusable Booster System. ... more | .. |
  Astrobotic's Mission To The Moon Releases Guide For Payload Developers Astrobotic Technology has released a new guide for researchers on preparation of their instruments for the company's robotic expedition to the surface of the Moon. The expedition, based on tec ... more | .. |
 UK Technology Scans The Skies For Space Hazards UK space surveillance technology is being used in ESA's first co-ordinated space tracking campaign - part of a larger programme to provide up to date and accurate information on space hazards in Ear ... more | .. |
  New Dawn Arrives At Spaceport The second payload for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission arrived this week at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations continue for the heavy-lift flight planned on March 29. Built by ... more |
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Ozone layer 'healing', on track to recover by mid-century: UN
How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt'
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 ISRO Likley To Launch Resourcesat-2 In April Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch Resourcesat-2, a remote sensing satellite that will provide information on biophysical and geophysical parameters on the Earth's surface ... more | .. |
  'Facebook for scientists' an Internet hit Researchgate, a "Facebook for scientists" with 800,000 members, hopes to revolutionize the science community by connecting the smartest brains in the world through the Internet. ... more | .. |
 United Launch Alliance Launches Second OTV Mission A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the second Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-2) for the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO) from Space Launch Complex-41. The OTV, also known ... more | .. |
  NASA says 'no support' for claim of alien microbes Top NASA scientists said Monday there was no scientific evidence to support a colleague's claim that fossils of alien microbes born in outer space had been found in meteorites on Earth. The US ... more |
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 USAF Launches Second X-37B Test Platform In the latest step to improve space capability and further develop an affordable, reusable space vehicle, Air Force technicians launched the second X-37B here March 5, officials said. The Orbi ... more | .. |
  NASA Light Technology Helps Cancer Patients A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in ... more | .. |
 Study: Robots can understand humans A preliminary study found a robot can be programmed to understand when it gets a human's attention and when it doesn't, U.S. researchers said. ... more | .. |
 World's Largest Rocket Production Base Takes Shape In North China The world's largest design, production and testing base for rockets is being built in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Liang Xiaohong, deputy head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technolog ... more |
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'A better future is possible': Youths sue Trump over climate change
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 NASA green lights Discovery launch for Thursday NASA gave the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to blast off Thursday, saying the countdown to the aging shuttle's final mission before retirement was going "beautifully." ... more | .. |
'Star Trek' moment for Earth-bound shuttle Discovery US astronauts awoke to actor William Shatner's voice and theme music to the movie Star Trek on their final day at the International Space Station before starting their journey back to Earth. ... more | .. |
 Mid East At Forefront Of $7.5 Billion Space Tourism Industry Space and satellite forum to highlight regional business opportunities for private and public sector investors - tourists will fly into space for $25,000 by 2030 The plethora of opportunities for p ... more | .. |
 Space Shuttle Announcement Expected April 12 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden revealed at a House committee hearing this week that a decision regarding placement for the retiring space shuttle orbiters will be announced Tuesday, April 12. ... more |
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 China setting up new rocket production base China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Committee Democrats Caution Against Start-Stop Approach To NASA's Funding And Goals Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held ahearing to discuss the Administration's FY 2012 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with Ch ... more | .. |
US astronauts get ready to leave space lab Six US astronauts are wrapping their mission at the International Space Station on Sunday before strapping themselves back into the shuttle Discovery, one day before setting back toward Earth, NASA said. ... more | .. |
 NASA Earth observation satellite fails to reach orbit A NASA satellite that aimed to study the impact of aerosols on climate plunged into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, delivering a $424-million blow to the US space agency. ... more |
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