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ESA spacecraft to rendezvous with Martian moon Phobos
Scientists and engineers are preparing ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express for several close fly-bys of the Martian moon Phobos, which would include some of the most detailed investigations of the moon to date. ANI
Mission to Mars could bring back rocks and life between 2018 and 2033
An international team of scientists is planning a 4 billion pounds mission to bring back rocks - and possibly even life - from Mars, which might take place between 2018 and 2033. ANI
Listening to radio emissions in aurora may help in searching alien worlds
The ESAs (European Space Agencys) cluster mission is showing scientists how to understand the radio emissions that accompany the aurora, and, in the future, search for alien worlds by listening for their sounds.Scientists call this radio emission the Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR). It is generated high above the Earth, by the same shaft of solar particles that then causes an aurora to light the sky beneath. ANI
Space radars may revolutionize mine safety on Earth
A space radar originally developed to investigate the soil structure on the Moon and other planets on ESA (European Space Agency) planetary missions, is now being used in Canadian mines to spot hidden cracks and weaknesses in mine roofs, which may revolutionize mine safety on Earth. ANI
Antarcticas Wilkins Ice shelf experiences further break-up
The Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica has broken up further, with an area of about 160 km sq. breaking off from May 30 to May 31, 2008. ANI
Astronomers re-discover youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way
Astronomers have re-discovered one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1000 years ago. ANI
NASAs Mars probe all set for descent and landing onto Red Planets surface on May 26
ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express mission control team have announced that NASAs Phoenix Mars lander is ready for descent and landing onto the surface of the Red Planet on May 26, 2008. ANI
Scientists create new instrument to sniff out life on Mars in 2013
European Space Agencys (ESA) ExoMars mission in 2013 will use the Urey instrument to drill down 2 metres into the Martian soil in search for life. ANI
Artificial intelligence gives a powerful boost to ESAs Mars Express
Artificial intelligence (AI) being used at the European Space Operations Centre in Germany is giving a powerful boost to ESAs (European Space Agency) Mars Express as it searches for signs of past or present life on the Red Planet. ANI
Hubble releases 59 new images of colliding galaxies
A series of 59 new images of colliding galaxies, the largest collection ever published simultaneously, has been released from archived raw Hubble space telescope images. ANI
New ESA satellite to provide information about amount of moisture in ground
The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to launch the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite this fall, which would help to provide more information about the amount of moisture in the ground in the United States and around the world.Soil moisture is important because, among other things, it directly affects weather and climate. ANI
Solar flares cause powerful quakes on Sun
Data obtained from the ESA/NASA spacecraft SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) has shown that powerful quakes ripple around the Sun as a result of powerful solar flares that explode above its surface. ANI
NASA scientists outsmarted by 13-year-old schoolboy!
A 13-year-old schoolboy stunned NASA scientists after he corrected their estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth. ANI
Milky Ways black hole resting after outburst 300 years ago
A team of Japanese astronomers has discovered that our galaxys central black hole, which is in a state of slumber currently, had let loose a powerful flare three centuries ago. ANI
ESAs 2013 Mercury mission to unlock secrets of the planet
European Space Agency has started the process that would lead to the launch of its Mercury mission by August 2013, which would shed new light on the planet. ANI
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