Rosetta, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) interplanetary probe built with the contribution of Alenia Spazio, has been presented today to the international scientific community and the Italian press at the […]
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UA-Led Team’s Ultra-High Resolution Camera Selected For 2005 Launch To Mars
NASA this afternoon announced that it has selected a University of Arizona-led team’s proposed very high resolution camera called “HiRISE” for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a powerful scientific orbiter planned […]
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Statement by Glenn Research Center Director on the Increase in Funding for FY 2002
The following is a statement by Glenn Research Center Director Donald J. Campbell regarding the FY 2002 funding increase for the Center in the VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill. “Because of […]
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ESA’s New Aurora Program: The Next Step in Human Spaceflight
The International Space Station will be the focus of human spaceflight activities for the next 20 years. But after the ISS, what comes next? There’s a whole universe waiting out […]
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Discovery of Buried Impact Craters on Mars Widens Possibility of an Ancient Martian Ocean
Soon after Mars was formed, it was bombarded by numerous large meteorites and asteroids. Scientists have discovered an unexpectedly large grouping of impact basins buried under Mars’ northern plains that […]
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Early Critters in Microbial Mats: Evolution or Just a Strange Environment?
For many billions of years, the only life that existed on Earth was microbial, that is, microscopic organisms that we generally call bacteria. These were commonly so abundant that microbial […]
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Finding Life In The Solar System: A New Synthesis
Astrobiology is a new interdisciplinary science with cosmic import. It incorporates such disciplines as biology, microbiology, ecology, molecular biology, biochemistry, geology, paleontology, space and gravitational biology, planetology, and astronomy. Its […]
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Geological Myth Busting: Extraterrestrials Really Don’t Impact Volcanoes?
The idea that volcanoes can erupt when the Earth is smacked by a large comet or meteorite has become a popular idea in geology. But one challenger of this idea […]
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Leonid Meteor Shower Could Be One Of Best In History
By Robert Naeye In the wee morning hours of Sunday, November 18, the Leonid meteor shower might intensify into a dazzling meteor storm, with “shooting stars” continuously blazing trails across […]
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Hydrothermal Vents – Life’s First Home?
By Stephen Hart NASA Astrobiology Institute In early 1977, John B. Corliss and John M. Edmond rode the deep-sea submersible Alvin to a discovery that would revolutionize biology. Gliding just […]
