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More missions planned in next 10 yearsThe silence of Beagle 2 is a blow, but not a death blow. The exploration of the red planet will go on at least for the next decade - and climax in a European mission to land on the surface of Mars, collect a scoopful of rock, and bring it back to Earth. |
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United States, Russia, China Link Up First Global-Ring Network for Advanced Science and Education CoThe U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), a broad consortium of Russian ministries and science organizations and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) today announced the start of operations for the first round-the-world computer network ring, which will be used for joint scientific and educational projects. Completing the ring includes increasing the bandwidth between the United States and China and making the first-ever fiber network connection across the Russia-China border. |
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Scientists cheer as NASA rover signals Earth it has touched down on Mars A NASA rover plunged through the atmosphere of Mars and bounced down upon its rocky surface Saturday night, beginning a mission to roam the Red Planet in search of evidence that it was once suitable for life.
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In search of a slice of lifeWhile U.S. astronomers anxiously await tomorrow's scheduled arrival of their latest probe to search for life on Mars, a study by Australian scientists is casting new light on where to look for advanced life elsewhere in our galaxy. |
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Space Mission Captures Scoop of Comet DustTeam Stardust, NASA's first dedicated sample return mission to a comet, passed a huge milestone today by successfully navigating through the particle and gas-laden coma around comet Wild 2 (pronounced "Vilt-2"). During the hazardous traverse, the spacecraft flew within 240 kilometers (149 miles) of the comet, catching samples of comet particles and scoring detailed pictures of Wild 2's pockmarked surface. |
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China’s Next Space Mission - the MoonChina has announced plans for a satellite intended to orbit the moon by the year 2007, and for a series of lunar missions over the next two decades. |
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Britain to Continue Search for Mars Life The British government said Monday it remained committed to the search for life on Mars despite five days of silence from Beagle 2, the compact British-built lander that should have touched down on the planet Christmas Day.
Mission scientists said they had not given up hope of making contact with the probe but acknowledged there was a chance it had tumbled down a crater on the rocky Martian surface.
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Buyers embrace the Toyota PriusIn a world that sometimes seems to be turning backward, it was refreshingly futuristic when Motor Trend magazine took the surprising step of conferring its Car of the Year title on a hybrid model that can travel up to 60 miles on a gallon of gas. |
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NASA Releases Dazzling Images From New Space Telescope A new window to the universe has opened with today's release of the first dazzling images from NASA's newly named Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility.
The first observations, of a glowing stellar nursery; a swirling, dusty galaxy; a disc of planet-forming debris; and organic material in the distant universe, demonstrate the power of the telescope's infrared detectors to capture cosmic features never before seen.
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Mars May Be Emerging From An Ice AgeNASA's Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey missions have provided evidence of a recent ice age on Mars. In contrast to Earth's ice ages, a martian ice age waxes when the poles warm up and water vapor is transported toward lower latitudes. Martian ice ages wane when the poles cool and lock water into polar icecaps. |
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Rocket-Balloon Combo - First Private Spaceship?If all goes according to plan, the world's first independent manned space rocket will lift off from Kindersley Field, Saskatchewan, before the end of next year. |
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Researchers Develop Nanoscale Fibers That Are Thinner Than The Wavelengths Of Light They CarryResearchers have developed a process to create wires only 50 nanometers (billionths of a meter) thick. Made from silica, the same mineral found in quartz, the wires carry light in an unusual way. Because the wires are thinner than the wavelengths of light they transport, the material serves as a guide around which light waves flow. In addition, because the researchers can fabricate the wires with a uniform diameter and smooth surfaces down to the atomic level, the light waves remain coherent as they travel. |
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Genome map shows how bacterium gobbles radiationA bacterium that can remove uranium contamination from groundwater may also be able to generate electricity, U.S. researchers said Thursday. |
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Planet-formation Model Indicates Earthlike Planets Might Be CommonAstrobiologists disagree about whether advanced life is common or rare in our universe. But new research suggests that one thing is pretty certain - if an Earthlike world with significant water is needed for advanced life to evolve, there could be many candidates. |
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Ancient discoveries
- Exciting stone tool find in Kenya
- NASA satellite helps find 17 Egypt pyramids
- Vietnam’s own ‘great wall’ uncovered
- New Type of Ancient Human Found - Descendants Live Today?
- New discoveries concerning pre-Columbian settlements in the Amazon
- Ultraviolet light reveals how Greek statues really looked
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Breakthroughs in Technology
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- New Microscopy Technique Can See The Lengths Of Atomic Bonds
- Mind-controlled helicopter aids concentration
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
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