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India's Moon Mission Quite Economical Mumbai, India (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 ![]() Extracting Water From Moon Possible: Indian Scientist ![]() Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Madhavan Nair on Friday claimed that it is possible to extract water from the Moon just a few hours after it was confirmed that water was present on the lunar surface. Offering a glimmer of hope to the scientific community that water found on the Moon could be used, Nair said, "It's possible to extract ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director ![]()
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Space Debris Gets Some Respect![]() For the last few decades the international space community has freely used near-Earth space for many important applications without regard for the impact of artificial satellites on the space environment. Although space-faring nations have spewed trash from 200 km to beyond 36,000 km, the space below about 1,600 km has been severely abused. Recent events have finally persuaded the U.S. ... more The Beauty Of The Universe, From Above And From Below ![]() The 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award is to be presented to American planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and Iranian photographer and science journalist Babak A. Tafreshi in recognition of their photographic work, which - each from its own perspective - recalls humankind's place in the universe. The prize is the world's most prestigious distinction in scientific and medical photography. ... more NASA Goddard Shoots The Moon To Track LRO ![]() On certain nights, an arresting green line pierces the sky above NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. It's a laser directed at the moon, visible when the air is humid. No, we're not repelling an invasion. Instead, we're tracking our own spacecraft. 28 times per second, engineers at NASA Goddard fire a laser that travels about 250,000 miles to hit the minivan-sized Lunar ... more |
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Aliens In The News![]() They're body snatchers invading human bodies and taking over society; they're E.T. and The Man Who Fell to Earth trying desperately to get home. They're a malign new crustacean life form with multiple sets of acid-drooling jaws that uses our bodies as incubators, vessels to spread its population throughout the galaxy. Since the early days of film, Hollywood has capitalized on our ... more EVE: Measuring Sun's Hidden Variability ![]() Every 11 years, the sun undergoes a furious upheaval. Dark sunspots burst forth from beneath the sun's surface. Explosions as powerful as a billion atomic bombs spark intense flares of high-energy radiation. Clouds of gas big enough to swallow planets break away and billow into space. It's a flamboyant display of stellar power. So why can't we see any of it? Almost none of the drama ... more Messenger Spacecraft Prepares For Final Pass By Mercury ![]() NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft known as MESSENGER will fly by Mercury for the third and final time on Sept. 29. The spacecraft will pass less than 142 miles above the planet's rocky surface for a final gravity assist that will enable it to enter Mercury's orbit in 2011. Determining the composition of Mercury's surface is a major goal of the ... more |
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