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Opportunity Rovers By Buried Vostok Crater
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 18, 2005After a long, sustained series of traverses (with a few stops along the way to see the sights) Opportunity has reached "Vostok Crater." The rover began a set of in-situ measurements on the soil and rock of Vostok. Fire And Ice: Mars Images Reveal Recent Volcanic And Glacial Activity 
Providence RI (SPX) Mar 17, 2005Shifting glaciers and exploding volcanoes aren't confined to Mars' distant past, according two new reports in the journal Nature. New Gyroscope To Be Delivered To ISS 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 17, 2005A new gyroscope will be delivered in May to the International Space Station by the Discovery Shuttle, Russia's Novosti news agency reported Thursday. |
Spacefaring By Bureaucrats
Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2005After more than a year of preparation, NASA has formally released its request for proposals - the detailed specifications for contractors to follow - bidding on the right to build the Crew Exploration Vehicle, the spacecraft the agency plans to use to explore the solar system in the coming decades. NATO To Protect Its Troops With Anti-Missile Defense System By 2010 
Brussels (AFP) Mar 16, 2005NATO announced Wednesday that it would protect its deployed troops with a new single theater missile defense system by 2010. Solar Sail Spacecraft Is Tested For Flight 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 17, 2005A solar-sail spacecraft is undergoing pre-flight testing, Russian media reported Thursday. |
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Cosmologists Present Explanation For Accelerating Expansion Of The Universe
Rome, Italy (SPX) Mar 17, 2005Why is the universe expanding at an accelerating rate, spreading its contents over ever greater dimensions of space? Researchers Find Evidence Of Dark Energy In Our Galactic Neighborhood 
Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 17, 2005Astrophysicists in recent years have found evidence for a force they call dark energy in observations from the farthest reaches of the universe, billions of light years away. Large Telescopes On Agenda 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 17, 2005A top astronomer says China is to install several large telescopes to help unlock the secrets of the universe. The telescope will be open to foreign countries and have the capacity to survey 4,000 celestial bodies when completed. |
Earth From Space: Image Of The Week
Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2005Spring gets off to an unseasonal start across Europe: this Envisat image from last week shows the continent covered by snow all the way down from Sweden to Italy. The Monster In The Back Yard 
Boulder CO (UPI) Mar 16, 2005Hollywood has expended considerable capital on bringing vast natural disaster scenarios to the silver screen. Yet another blockbuster is right around the corner, and it threatens the whole western half of the United States. It is a massive eruption of the vast caldera located in Yellowstone National Park. High Risk Of Major Tsunami In North Caribbean 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2005The potential for devastating tsunamis in the northern Caribbean is high, say marine scientists, based on their analysis of historical data since the arrival of Columbus. |
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