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  • Frozen Sea May Lie Beneath Mars' Surface
    Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2005
    A frozen sea surviving as blocks of pack ice may lie just beneath the surface of Mars, the New Scientist magazine said Monday citing observations from Europe's Mars Express spacecraft. fullstory

    Mars Rover Spirit Tastes The Salts Of "Serendipitous Discovery"
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2005
    In its most recent activities, Spirit found a class of water-affected rock on Mars that contains more sulfate salt than any other rock so far found. The rock, which mission scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory nicknamed Peace, is part of an outcropping in the Columbia Hills.
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    NASA Statement On False Claim Of Evidence Of Life On Mars
    Washington (SPX) Feb 18, 2005
    News reports originally reported by Space.com on February 16, 2005, that NASA scientists from Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., have found strong evidence that life may exist on Mars are incorrect.

    Exploring The Other Globe
    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2005
    SMART-1 is now at the moon, mapping the surface mineralogy. Future missions can use the technology being tested by SMART-1 to go to Mars, Venus, Mercury, comets, and the sun. In this article, Bernard Foing, Chief Scientist at ESA and Project Scientist for SMART-1, explains what finding water on the moon could mean for future exploration.

    Looking Through The Hubble Space Telescope With An Artist's Eye
    Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 21, 2005
    The spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope circulate far beyond the scientific community. From postage stamps to the cover of Pearl Jam Cds, images collected by the Hubble Space Telescope have become part of American culture.
    Ariane 5 Technology Turns The Lights On
    Paris (ESA) Feb 22, 2005
    Soon we may be able to fill the bath, turn the lights on and play our favourite CD without moving from our chair or pressing a button. Technology, developed by ESA for European spacecraft, is now being used to create small sensors that can make any flat surface � walls, windows or tables � interactive.

    Billions Investment Needed for Hydrogen Infrastructure By 2012: ABI Research
    Oyster Bay NY (SPX) Feb 16, 2005
    The embryonic automotive fuel cell industry - whether or not aided by governments - must invest some US$2 billion in creating a hydrogen fueling station infrastructure by 2012 if market expectations are to be met.

    A Breakout Year For Tags
    Chicago (SPX) Feb 18, 2005
    This could be the year Radio Frequency Identification technology achieves its long-expected mass-market success -- with the wireless tags being used everywhere from schoolyards to convenience stores, experts told UPI's Wireless World.
    String Theorist Explores Dark Energy And Our Unique 'Pocket' Of The Universe
    Washinton DC (SPX) Feb 18, 2005
    Some celestial bodies are so cold that methane freezes; others are so hot that nuclear reactions occur. And then there's Earth, with a benign temperature hovering in the narrow range between freezing and boiling, allowing the existence of liquid water-and life.

    Einstein@Home Goes Live In Search For Gravitational Waves
    Washington DC (SPX) Feb 21, 2005
    A new grassroots computing project dubbed Einstein@Home, which will let anyone with a personal computer contribute to cutting edge astrophysics research, was officially launched at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC on Saturday, February 19.

    Super-Heavy Nuclei Take Shape In 'Extreme' New Theories
    Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 21, 2005
    Advanced computational methods and supporting experiments are giving scientists a better understanding of the nature and stability of superheavy nuclei and the heaviest elements that lie beyond the borders of the periodic table.
    Ultra-Cold Temperature Physics Opens Way To Understanding And Applications
    Washington DC (SPX) Feb 22, 2005
    Researchers doing ultra-cold temperature physics may not have to wear parkas, but they are producing the coldest temperatures ever and exploring model quantum systems that might lead to more accurate clocks and gyroscopes, quantum computers and communications.

    Big Pharma Neglecting Nanotech
    New York (UPI) Feb. 18, 2005
    The U.S. pharmaceutical giants are investing almost no money and talent in nanotechnology, experts told UPI's Nano World. "The impact of nanotechnology on pharmaceuticals is not 10 years from now - it's two or three," said Matthew Nordan, vice president of research at Lux Research, a nanotech analysis firm.

    Astronomers Measure Mass Of Smallest Black Hole In A Galactic Nucleus
    Washington DC (SPX) Feb 21, 2005
    A group led by astronomers from Ohio State University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have measured the mass of a unique black hole, and determined that it is the smallest found so far.
    Priming The Human Primate
    Boston MA (SPX) Feb 22, 2005
    Researchers have learned that despite the 99 percent similarity between the DNA of humans and our closest relative, the chimpanzee, a significant difference occurs in the places along the genome where gene swapping occurs.

    PST Announces UAV-Miniature Surveillance Aircraft And Paradrone
    London (SPX) Feb 21, 2005
    Pipelines often traverse difficult terrain and security issues may occur in hard to reach areas. By simply equipping security teams with PST's UAV-miniature surveillance aircraft the "eye in the sky" can scout alarms from above.

    AValonRF To Demonstrate It's "No Moving Part" Tracking Antenna Receivers
    San Diego (SPX) February 17, 2005
    AValonRF will demonstrate it"s "no moving part", Tracking Antenna receivers, Tuning Range - 460MHz-2.5GHz, C Band, KU Band, at the AUVSI chapter meeting in San Diego on February 24.
    Bush To Seek EU Support Against China's Rising Military Might: Analysts
    Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2005
    US President George W. Bush is expected to use his visit to Europe this week to seek more support in his administration's bid to keep China's growing military might in check, analysts said.

    United States, Japan Have Words For North Korea, China
    Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2005
    The United States and Japan had strong words for North Korea Saturday, warning of "other measures" should Pyongyang not return to talks on its nuclear weapons program, and the two allies also for the first time publicly said relations between China and Taiwan were a common security threat.

    Scenarios Of N.Korea Nuke Drive
    Seoul (UPI) Feb 18, 2005
    Most officials and analysts here are playing down the North's boast of nuclear weapons, saying this is a brinkmanship tactic aimed at gaining leverage over the United States in future dialogue.
    YESTERDAY'S SPACEDAILY HEADLINES
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  • Maverick Dot-Commer Challenges Japan
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  • Single Molecule Switch Opens Door To Biomolecular Electronics
  • Analysis: Mideast Oil Will Be More Important
  • Third EO Summit Agrees On Ten-Year GEOSS Action Plan
  • New Oceanic Exploration Tech Reveals Our "Alien" World
  • Rumsfeld Defends Funding For Nuclear Penetrator Study
  • Japan Flexes Its Military Muscle With US Tacit Applause
  • India Has Plans For New Jet, Long-Range UAV
  • Grumman Upgrades USAF Air-Traffic Management Systems
  • Boeing Rolls Out Longest Flying Airliner
  • Discussion on nuclear energy heats up in the Netherlands
  • Turkey says it needs to industrialize before signing climate deal
  • Bush launches fence-mending trip to Europe
  • Japan flexes its military muscle with US applauding from behind
  • Forty-one killed by heavy snowfall in Indian Kashmir
  • Japanese steel industry to provide green technologies to China
  • China reapproves suspended projects that failed green criteria
  • Thailand cloning dozens of breeding cows


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