
Professor To Predict Weather On Mars
Is there such a thing as
"weather" on Mars? There are
some doubts, considering the
planet's atmosphere is only
1 percent as dense as that
of the Earth. Mars, however,
definitely has clouds,
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'Ultra-primitive' Particles Found In Comet Dust
Dust samples collected from
the stratosphere have
yielded an unexpectedly rich
trove of relicts from the
ancient cosmos, scientists
report. The dust includes
... > full story

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees Channels From Hale Crater
A new image from NASA's Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter shows
channels to the southeast of
Hale crater on southern
Mars. Taken by the orbiter's
High Resolution Imaging Scie ... > full story

Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings
As Saturn's rings orbit the
planet, a section is
typically in the planet's
shadow, experiencing a brief
night lasting from 6 to 14
hours. However, once
approximately every 15
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Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride
October 29, 2009 During flights simulating the moon's low gravity, researchers find that sifters can separate soil particles and produce the best feedstock for an oxygen generator. Scientists are designing and ... > full story -
Galileo's Notebooks May Reveal Secrets Of New Planet
October 24, 2009 Galileo knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years before its official discovery date, according to a new ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet
October 21, 2009 Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize ... > full story -
How The Moon Produces Its Own Water
October 19, 2009 The Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present in some dust grains on the lunar surface, producing water. ... > full story -
New View Of The Heliosphere: Cassini Helps Redraw Shape Of Solar System
October 18, 2009 The solar system, as defined by the heliosphere, the region of the sun's influence, may have a quite different shape than scientists had ... > full story -
New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication
October 16, 2009 Direct communication between Earth and Mars can be strongly disturbed and even blocked by the Sun for weeks at a time, cutting off any future human mission to the Red Planet. An European Space Agency ... > full story -
Catching The Interstellar Wind: Spacecraft Finds Ribbon-like Structure At Edge Of Heliosphere
October 16, 2009 NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft has made it possible for scientists to construct the first comprehensive sky map of our solar system and its location in the Milky Way ... > full story -
Asteroid Is Actually A Protoplanet, Study Of First High-resolution Images Of Pallas Confirms
October 13, 2009 Pallas is in the gray area between a small asteroid and a planet, researchers report. Pallas lies in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars and is about the size of ... > full story -
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn
October 7, 2009 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many ... > full story -
Rocket Smash Could Find Moon’s Water Ice, Expert Says
October 6, 2009 Crashing a rocket into the Moon will create “one more dimple” on the lunar surface and could find water ice on Earth’s nearest neighbour, according to one ... > full story
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