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Beagle Mission To Mars Was Done On The Cheap: Inquiry
London (AFP) Nov 02, 2004Beagle 2, the ill-fated British space probe that vanished while attempting to land on Mars, failed because the government wanted a mission to the Red Planet "on the cheap", a report by lawmakers said Tuesday. |
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Delta 4 Ready For Demonstation Launch
Cape Canaveral (SPX) Nov 02, 2004America got its first look at the new, fully-stacked Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle on Oct. 27 when the mobile service tower rolled back at Space Launch Complex 37B. The massive launch vehicle stands nearly 235 feet high and will carry a demonstration payload on its inaugural mission, currently scheduled for next month. Russia Plans Five New Space Launches 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 1, 2004Five launches will be made from Russian spaceports within the next three months, the Interfax news agency said Monday. |
UC Irvine Receives NASA Contract To Pinpoint Mars Landings Within 100 Meters
Irvine CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2004A researcher with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering has been awarded a contract with NASA, through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to develop guidance algorithms aimed at pinpointing future Mars landers within 100 meters of the desired site. Keeping Crews Healthy On The Way To Mars 
Kingston RI (SPX) Nov 02, 2004When earthlings make their first attempt to land on Mars, E. Paul Larrat will be justified in thinking he played a small role in the 35-million-mile voyage. |
Iran Parliament Approves Bill On Nukes
Tehran, Iran (UPI) Nov 1, 2004In a move intended to strengthen Iran's position in its negotiations with the European Union next week, the Iranian Parliament Sunday approved the outlines of a bill that would force the government to resume the country's uranium enrichment program. Nigeria's First Nuclear Reactor Inaugurated 
Lagos, Nigeria (SPX) Nov 02, 2004The first nuclear research reactor has been inaugurated at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, the News Agency of Nigeria reported last Saturday. |
Cambridge Astronomers Take Hubble-Quality Images from the Ground
Cambridge UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2004University of Cambridge Astronomers have developed a new method for taking images of the universe from the ground that are almost free of atmospheric distortions. China's 20th Recoverable Capsule Gives Hard Landing New Meaning 
Beijing (SPX) Nov 01, 2004The "successful" return of a Chinese recoverable satellite two and a half weeks ago ended in an unfortunate apartment demolition incident. Luckily, though, no one was reportedly injured in the bizarre event. |
Ion-Beam Tech Carving Out New Frontiers
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2004An ion-beam system that simultaneously combines focused beams of electrons and positive ions promises to improve the versatility, efficiency, and economy of this important technology. Are Nano-Materials Over-Hyped 
New York (UPI) Oct 29, 2004The field of nanomaterials has been tremendously over-hyped, analysts at nanotechnology research and advisory firm Lux Research in New York City told UPI's Nano World. Matthew Nordan, vice president of research at Lux Research, said the field of nanomaterials will disappoint investors, reaching $13 billion in 2014 - an order-of-magnitude less than popular expectations. |
Were Volcanoes The Crucible Of Life
Cambridge UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2004New research by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Birmingham shows that volcanoes produce large quantities of biologically available nitrogen. Life on Earth needs nitrogen to survive, but little is known about how it became available to the earliest organisms. Tracking Ancient Earth's Oxygen Levels Provides Backdrop for Evolution 
Columbia MO (SPX) Nov 02, 2004Geologists have long considered sulfate, a common salt dissolved in seawater, as the key to determining how and when life evolved. On the ancient Earth, acquiring enough ocean sulfate measurements to accurately define the ecological conditions during evolution has been a serious challenge. |
Climate Uncertainty With Co2 Rise Due To Uncertainty About Aerosols
Upton NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2004Climate scientists agree that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) has increased about 35 percent over the industrial period and that it will continue to rise so that CO2 will reach double its pre-industrial value well before the end of this century. China's Biggest Lake Shrinks By 600sq Km 
Nanchang (XNA) Nov 02, 2004China's biggest freshwater Poyang Lake is reported shrinking its water space by more than 600 square kilometers due to severe dry spells in eastern Jiangxi province this October. |
Scientists Zero In On Why Time Flows In One Direction
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 02, 2004The big bang could be a normal event in the natural evolution of the universe that will happen repeatedly over incredibly vast time scales as the universe expands, empties out and cools off, according to two University of Chicago physicists. Studying Slime 
Moffett Field (SPX) Nov 02, 2004Penny Boston is one of the leaders of the SLIME team - that's Subsurface Life in Mineral Environments. She studies bizarre microorganisms that live, often under extreme conditions, in subterranean caves. |
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