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Mars did indeed once have seasHamburg - Mars did indeed once have seas, according to a team of German
scientists. The dried-out seabeds are etched on the face of the planet in long cracks which intersect - exactly like the parched cracks at the bottom of dried-out lake beds on Ea...
Earth Times Monday, September 28, 2009India celebrates lunar discoveryIndia has hailed the discovery of water on the moon as a triumph for its lunar programme.
iol.co.za Monday, September 28, 2009Plutonium Shortage Could Stall Space ExplorationNASA is running out of the radioactive material used to power missions to the outer reaches of the solar system. To avoid future delays, the White House has asked for funds to produce more of the fuel source, but it's unclear whether Congress will approve the expense.
NPR Monday, September 28, 2009Out There: Water, Water EverywhereWater is all over the solar system and the rest of the galaxy. What's it mean to the search for life?
SPACE.com Monday, September 28, 2009The trilogy is complete -- GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 3(ESO) The third image of ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom project has just been released online. The latest image follows on from views, released over the last two weeks, of the sky as seen with the unaided eye and through an amateur telescope. This third installment provides another breathtaking vista of an astronomical object, this time a 370-million-pixel view of the Lagoon Nebula of the quality and depth needed by professional astronomers in their quest to understand our Universe.
Eurekalert.org Monday, September 28, 2009Groovy Ganymede: New Map Helps Reveal Origins of Mysterious Features on Solar System's Biggest MoonIn the search for extraterrestrial life, Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest in the solar system, is no Europa. The salty subsurface ocean it likely harbors is much farther below its surface than is Europa's probable liquid ocean, and it's sandwiched between layers of ice, leading most
scientists to conclude that the prospects for life on--or inside-- Ganymede are dim. Little else has been known about this gigantic moon, despite the fact that it could be key to understanding the history of the Jovian system, thereby unlocking the geologic and biological secrets of its icy Galilean satellites. At 5,262 kilometers in diameter, it is larger than Mercury and dwarf planet Pluto , and would qualify as a planet itself, save for the primary exception that it orbits a planet rather than a star. A joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) mission to both Europa and Ganymede is proposed to launch in 2020. [More]
Scientific American Monday, September 28, 2009Teen Inventors Fight Tinnitus[ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ]Ever get a ringing in your ears after a loud blast of music on your iPod? That’s one example of the usually temporary condition called tinnitus, the sensation of sound even when no sound is being produced. But a new invention--created by high school students--may help. [More]
Scientific American Monday, September 28, 2009Space Clown to Lighten Mood In OrbitFormer circus performer Guy Laliberte expects to have some fun when he launches to space Wednesday, but also has serious side planned to his self-proclaimed poetic social mission.
SPACE.com Monday, September 28, 2009Louisiana Tech University receives grant to advance women in engineering, science(Louisiana Tech University) The College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech
university has received a grant from the National Science Foundation's ADVANCE program in the amount of $736,500 to support a four-year project titled, "Creating a Culture of Success for Women in Engineering and Science."
Eurekalert.org Monday, September 28, 2009Sea level stargazing: Astronomers make key sighting with Florida telescope(University of Florida) This summer,
university of Florida astronomers inaugurated the world's largest optical telescope on a nearly 8,000-foot mountaintop 3,480 miles away.
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