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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
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Solar Winds Triggered By Magnetic Fields
Solar wind generated by the
sun is probably driven by a
process involving powerful
magnetic fields, according
to a new study led by
researchers based on the
latest observations from the
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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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The CoRoT Satellite : 3 More Years To Hunt For Planets And To Listen To The Music Of Stars
November 6, 2009 — The operations of the CoRoT mission has been extended for three additional years, until 31 March ... > full story -
Last Visit Home For ESA's Comet Chaser Rosetta
October 20, 2009 — ESA's Rosetta comet chaser will swing by Earth on Nov. 13 to pick up orbital energy and begin the final leg of its 10-year journey to the outer Solar System. Several observations of the Earth-moon ... > 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 -
Galactic Magnetic Fields May Control Boundaries Of Our Solar System
October 17, 2009 — Galactic magnetic fields had a far greater impact on Earth's history than previously conceived, and the future of our planet and others may depend, in part, on how the galactic magnetic fields change ... > 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 -
IBEX Satellite Finds Ribbon-like Structure At Edge Of Heliosphere
October 16, 2009 — The invisible structures of space are becoming less so, as scientists look out to the far edges of the solar wind bubble that separates our solar system from the interstellar cloud through which it ... > full story -
First IBEX Maps Reveal Fascinating Interactions Occurring At The Edge Of The Solar System
October 16, 2009 — The first all-sky maps developed by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, the first mission to examine the global interactions occurring at the edge of the solar system, reveal ... > full story -
Satellite Reveals Surprising Cosmic 'Weather' At Edge Of Solar System
October 16, 2009 — The first solar system energetic particle maps show an unexpected landmark occurring at the outer edge of the solar wind bubble surrounding the solar system. Scientists have now published these maps, ... > full story
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