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Astronomers Describe the Chaotic Dance and Planetlike System of Pluto's Moons
"It just shows the universe is a really complex and wonderful place," said Kenyon in an accompanying commentary in Nature.
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Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System
As a place for life, Ganymede with its underground ocean is less promising, whereas Enceladus appears to possess all the necessary ingredients.
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Nasa Mission to Measure Earth's Magnetic Collisions
The magnetic collisions, which can potentially disrupt satellites and power grids, are not well understood.
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Leak Fears Prompt Space Station Shuffling
ISS crew had evacuated parts of the station due to worries of an ammonia leak.
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SpaceX's Next Frontier: Landing a Rocket on Earth
The company on Tuesday will attempt to land the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket intact on a barge floating in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Telescope detects possible Earth-size planet
Scientists working with NASA's Kepler satellite reported on Thursday that they might have spotted a planet just 1.5 times the diameter of Earth around a Sun-like star 2,000 light-years away. "We're still in the process of confirming this candidate is...
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To preserve history on the Moon, visitors asked to tread lightly
California's catalog of historic artifacts includes two pairs of boots, an American flag, empty food bags, a pair of tongs and more than a hundred other items left behind at a place called Tranquillity Base. The history registry for New Mexico lists the same items. That might be surprising, since Tranquillity Base is not in New Mexico or California...
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Booking a flight to space, with travel insurance
To go to outer space, Catherine Culver went to a travel agent. The first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists past the threshold of space are poised to take off in 2012, and getting a seat on one is not all that different from booking a trip someplace on Earth.
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Space plan from China broadens challenge to US
Broadening its challenge to the United States, the Chinese government on Thursday announced an ambitious five-year plan for space exploration that would move China closer to becoming a major rival at a time when the American program is in retreat.
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Race to the Moon heats up for private firms
Now that the last space shuttle has landed back on Earth, a new generation of space entrepreneurs would like to whip up excitement about the prospect of returning to the Moon.Spurred by a $30 million purse put up by Google, 29 teams have signed up for a competition to become the first private venture to land on the Moon. Most of them are unlikely t...
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Astronomers Describe the Chaotic Dance and Planetlike System of Pluto's Moons
"It just shows the universe is a really complex and wonderful place," said Kenyon in an accompanying commentary in Nature.
-
Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System
As a place for life, Ganymede with its underground ocean is less promising, whereas Enceladus appears to possess all the necessary ingredients.
-
Nasa Mission to Measure Earth's Magnetic Collisions
The magnetic collisions, which can potentially disrupt satellites and power grids, are not well understood.
-
Leak Fears Prompt Space Station Shuffling
ISS crew had evacuated parts of the station due to worries of an ammonia leak.
-
SpaceX's Next Frontier: Landing a Rocket on Earth
The company on Tuesday will attempt to land the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket intact on a barge floating in the Atlantic Ocean.
-
Telescope detects possible Earth-size planet
Scientists working with NASA's Kepler satellite reported on Thursday that they might have spotted a planet just 1.5 times the diameter of Earth around a Sun-like star 2,000 light-years away. "We're still in the process of confirming this candidate is...
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To preserve history on the Moon, visitors asked to tread lightly
California's catalog of historic artifacts includes two pairs of boots, an American flag, empty food bags, a pair of tongs and more than a hundred other items left behind at a place called Tranquillity Base. The history registry for New Mexico lists the same items. That might be surprising, since Tranquillity Base is not in New Mexico or California...
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Booking a flight to space, with travel insurance
To go to outer space, Catherine Culver went to a travel agent. The first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists past the threshold of space are poised to take off in 2012, and getting a seat on one is not all that different from booking a trip someplace on Earth.
-
Space plan from China broadens challenge to US
Broadening its challenge to the United States, the Chinese government on Thursday announced an ambitious five-year plan for space exploration that would move China closer to becoming a major rival at a time when the American program is in retreat.
-
Race to the Moon heats up for private firms
Now that the last space shuttle has landed back on Earth, a new generation of space entrepreneurs would like to whip up excitement about the prospect of returning to the Moon.Spurred by a $30 million purse put up by Google, 29 teams have signed up for a competition to become the first private venture to land on the Moon. Most of them are unlikely t...
