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January 19, 2010
Tooling Up ExoMars
 Paris, France (ESA) Jan 19, 2010
 ESA and NASA are inviting scientists from across the world to propose instruments for their joint Mars mission, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Scheduled for launch in 2016, the spacecraft will focus on understanding the rarest constituents of the martian atmosphere, including the mysterious methane that could signal life on Mars. Establishing whether life ever existed, or is still active on Mars today, is one of the outstanding scientific quests of our time. Both missions in the ExoMars programme will address this important goal. The first spacecraft is the Trace Gas Orbiter, which ESA will build and NASA will launch. ... read more
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India Soon To Become Self-Reliant In Cryogenic Propulsion Technology
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Russia To Orbit 2 Satellites, ISS Freighter From Baikonur
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Herschel's HIFI Instrument Ready To Resume Operations
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China's Compass Finds Route To Rival GPS
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Studying The Secrets Of The Sun
 Las Cruces NM (SPX) Jan 18, 2010
 All life on planet Earth owes its existence to the sun. The sun's rays are where we derive our vitamin D and where most plants get their energy to go through photosynthesis. It was worshipped as a deity by ancient cultures and its power is now harnessed as a source of renewable energy. The sun is a star at the center of our solar system. Its mass makes up more than 99 percent of the mass of our solar system and is 109 times the size of the planet we call home. ... read more
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Solar Car Benefits From Stahlin Enclosures

 France cuts, Germany debates solar support

 India launches National Solar Mission

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Areva in talks with foreign investors: chief executive

 German nuclear storage site deemed unsafe

 S.Korea signs deal to build nuclear reactor in Jordan

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Haiti quake relief gains pace: aid agencies

 Haiti security surge grows as looters lay waste to city

 100 million ready-to-eat meals needed: US paratroopers move beyond capital

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Fighting rages as Taliban launch attacks on Kabul

 NATO chief praises Afghan force response to Kabul attacks

 China restores texting in Xinjiang: state media

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Unmanned Aircraft Changing Soldiers' Battlefield Perspective

 Mini drone and iPhone take video games to real world

 US missile strike targets Pakistan Taliban chief
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NSS-12 Satellite Of SES WORLD SKIES Goes Live
 The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 19, 2010
 SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announces that the NSS-12 satellite has entered commercial service at the orbital location of 57 degrees East. The NSS-12 satellite is the 41st spacecraft in SES' global fleet. NSS-12 was successfully launched onboard an Ariane 5 rocket on October 29, 2009. The spacecraft replaces NSS-703 at a key ... more
PVAMU Scientists Add "Moon Mud" To Lunar Radiation Shielding Studies
 Prairie View TX (SPX) Jan 19, 2010
 Barely two months after NASA intentionally crashed the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the moon's southern polar region and discovered water, faculty and student researchers from the NASA Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE) at Prairie View A and M University are already investigating how moisture content might alter the radiati ... more
NASA's ASTER Instrument Observes Haiti Quake Aftermath
 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2010
 On January 14, 2010, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this simulated natural color image of the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, area, two days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the region and caused massive damage and loss of life. While ASTER's 15-meter (50-foot) resolution is not sufficient to see damag ... more
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DISASTER.WIRE
IMF approves $206 mn aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah

 Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE

 Sri Lanka plans $1.6 bn in cyclone recovery spending in 2026

 Brazil megacity Sao Paulo struck by fresh water crisis

 Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help

 Levee break near Seattle prompts evacuation order

 Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

 At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floods

 Press Release from Business Wire: Textron Inc.

 Flash floods kill 37 in Moroccan coastal town

ENVIROMENT.WIRE
CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform

 Venison butts beef off menus at UK venues

 Three Afghan migrants die of cold while trying to cross into Iran

 Seven elephants killed by train accident in India

 Beetles block mining of Europe's biggest rare earths deposit

 IMF approves $206 mn aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah

 From farms to court, climate-hit communities take on big polluters

 Pakistan accuses India of disrupting river flows

 Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE

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S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid

 Possible Space Wars In The Near Future

iTablet scavenger hunt raises Apple hackles

NASA's Rosetta "Alice" Spectrometer Reveals Earth's UV Fingerprint

Hubble Catches End Of Star-Making Party

That Sinking Feeling Ebbs Away At Spirit

Mideast mystery: Who killed Ali-Mohammadi?

N.Korea says sanctions must end before nuclear talks

N.Korea says sanctions must end before nuclear talks

Seoul contingency plan angers N. Korea

Israel 'seeks to buy 6th German sub'

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Iran mocks powers' failure to agree sanctions as 'natural'

 Airbus, A400M partners to meet in Berlin: ministry

Unmanned Aircraft Changing Soldiers' Battlefield Perspective

In new row, UN climate body to probe Himalayan glacier forecast

Woman, age 59, seeks fertility treatment

US navy ship brings water to Haiti

Tough Haitians still clinging to life under rubble

Haitians pray in ruins as quake toll soars

Bering Strait Influenced Ice Age Climate Patterns Worldwide

Climate Conditions In 2050 Crucial To Avoid Harm In 2100

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SPACE.WIRE
Venison butts beef off menus at UK venues

 Wheelchair user flies into space, a first

 A person who uses a wheelchair flies into space, a first

 Beetles block mining of Europe's biggest rare earths deposit

 IMF approves $206 mn aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah

 From farms to court, climate-hit communities take on big polluters

 Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE

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 India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms

 Dubai warns residents to stay indoors because of rain
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NUKE.WIRE
Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier

 North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost'

 India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms

 Russian nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik deployed in Belarus

 Mossad chief says Israel must 'ensure' Iran won't restart nuclear programme

 Zelensky says Donetsk among key disagreements in peace talks

 Press Release from Business Wire: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd.

 IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus

 France probes mystery drone flight over nuclear sub base

 France takes anti-drone measures after flight over nuclear sub base
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