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April 14, 2014

Mars' halcyon times may have been fleeting
Paris (AFP) April 13, 2014
Cold and dry today, Mars was previously warm and wet but possibly only at intervals, a study published on Sunday suggests. Scientists have long puzzled over what happened to the water, the precious stuff of life, on the Red Planet. Unmanned spacecraft have sent home tantalising images of gouged canyons, valleys and sedimentary deltas, while landers have found hydrous rocks, all suggesting Mars at one time hosted hundreds of kilometres (miles) of rivers and lakes. Today, though, Mars is too c ... read more

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				NASA's rover Curiosity discovers Australia on Mars, sort of In documenting a new region of Mars, NASA's rover Curiosity came across a rock that looks very much like Australia. ... more		Journey to Mars Only Possible With International Cooperation Dmitry Znamensky - No single country has the resources to carry out an expedition to Mars, but together mankind does have the technological capability required to realize such an endeavor, according ... more

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Russian Astronaut Misurkin Dreams of Going to the Moon, Mars A Russian astronaut Alexander Misurkin thinks humankind should not stop at the exploration of near-Earth space but rather go further in the universe, the explorer told RIA Novosti Tuesday. "I ... more		India's mission to Mars crosses half-way mark India's first mission to Mars successfully crossed the half-way mark on Wednesday, four months after leaving on an voyage to the Red Planet scheduled to take 11 months, the space agency said. ... more		Terran Orbital to build satellite buses for SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer AST BlueBird 6 enters orbit as record low Earth orbit cellular array North Korea's Kim touts new rocket launchers that could target South		Images From NASA Mars Rover Include Bright Spots Images taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on April 2 and April 3 include bright spots, which might be due to the sun glinting off a rock or cosmic rays striking the camera's detector. The ro ... more
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UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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Russian Federal Space Agency is elaborating Moon exploration program

Science, Discovery Channels to broadcast private race to the moon

Take the Plunge: LADEE Impact Challenge

China launches experimental satellite

Tiangong's New Mission

"Space Odyssey": China's aspiration in future space exploration

Dragon Cargo Craft Launch Scrubbed; Station Crew Preps for Spacewalk

Backup ISS computer breaks down, requiring possible spacewalk

No politics in space: ISS example of what Russia, US can achieve working together

Dwarf planet 'Biden' identified in an unlikely region of our solar system

Planet X myth debunked

WISE Finds Thousands Of New Stars But No Planet X

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NASA and Boeing advance control strategies for flexible long span airliner wings

PCBM additive strategy lifts efficiency and durability of inverted perovskite solar cells

Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery

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Concerns and Considerations with the Naming of Mars Craters

Mars name-a-crater scheme runs into trouble

NASA Orbiter Safe After Unplanned Computer Swap

Lava floods the ancient plains of Mars

Robotic Exploration of Moon, Mars a Priority

Opportunity Mars Rover Exploring Murray Ridge Area

India's Mars mission to reach Red Planet in 200 days

Silently and patiently streaking through the main asteroid belt

Mars Rover Oppportunity Crushing Rocks With Wheels

Relay Radio on Mars-Bound NASA Craft Passes Checkout

China capable of exploring Mars

NASA Scientists Find Evidence of Water in Meteorite

Robotic Arm Crushes Rock for Study

Committee Democrats Emphasize Need for Human Space Exploration Roadmap

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Views Striated Ground

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Curiosity Adds Reverse Driving for Wheel Protection

Curiosity Drives On After Crossing Martian Dune

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