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SOLID Clues for Finding Life on Mars

[/caption] Researchers from the Center of Astrobiology (CAB) in Spain and the Catholic University of the North in Chile have…

13 years ago

Flawless Maiden Launch for Europe’s New Vega Rocket

[/caption] Europe scored a major space success with today’s (Feb. 13) flawless maiden launch of the brand new Vega rocket…

13 years ago

Budget Axe to Gore America’s Future Exploration of Mars and Search for Martian Life

[/caption] America’s hugely successful Mars Exploration program is apparently about to be gutted by Obama Administration officials wielding a hefty…

13 years ago

Is Venus’ Rotation Slowing Down?

New measurements from ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft shows that Venus’ rotation rate is about 6.5 minutes slower than previous measurements…

13 years ago

Inaugural Vega Rocket Poised at Europe’s South American Spaceport

[/caption] Final preparations are in full swing for the inaugural flight of Europe’s new light launcher - the Vega booster…

13 years ago

Russia To Try Again For Phobos-Grunt?

[/caption] Russia says "eish odin ras"* for its Mars moon lander mission, according to Roscomos chief Vladimir Popovkin. If the European…

13 years ago

Cold Plasma Flourishes In Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

[/caption] Thousands of miles above Earth, space weather rules. Here storms of high-energy particles mix the atmosphere, create auroras, challenge…

13 years ago

A Space Moonrise (and the PromISSe of a New Future)

[/caption] "The moon looks the same from the ISS as it does on Earth. Only we see it rise and…

13 years ago

New ESA Images Reveal Volcanic History of Mars

[/caption] Earlier this week, The European Space Agency released new Mars images taken by instruments aboard the Mars Express spacecraft.…

13 years ago

Awesome Action Animation Depicts Russia’s Bold Robot Retriever to Mars moon Phobos

[/caption] In less than 48 hours, Russia’s bold Phobos-Grunt mechanized probe will embark on a historic flight to haul humanities…

13 years ago