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Mars lander sends back picture of Martian dust
Reuters - Thu Aug 14, 4:07 PM ETLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander has sent back the first-ever image of a speck of red Martian dust taken through an atomic force microscope, shown at a higher magnification than anything ever seen from another planet.
Off the Wires
- Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips Reuters - Thu Aug 21, 12:17 PM ET
- Iran plans manned space mission in 10 years Reuters - Thu Aug 21, 5:46 AM ET
- Monster magnets support lovely space lace pattern Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 7:40 PM ET
- Storm Fay drenches space shuttle's port in Florida Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 6:26 PM ET
- NASA to use shock-absorbers to fix shaking in new Ares rocket AFP - Wed Aug 20, 4:17 PM ET
News Stories
- How to Mine Martian Water SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Wed, Aug 20, 2008
- Shock Absorber Plan Set for NASA's New Rocket SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Aug 19, 2008
- The Great (and Sometimes Serious) Debate About Pluto SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Fri, Aug 15, 2008
- Discovery Explains Why Asteroids and Meteorites Are Different SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Thu, Aug 14, 2008
- How Lunar Soil Could Power the Future LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Feature Articles
- Spaceship Could Fly Faster Than Light SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Wed, Aug 13, 2008
- Chasing Dust Devils from Earth to Mars SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Aug 12, 2008
- There's life in space, says someone who's been there Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jul 29, 2008
- Living on Mars Time: Scientists Suffer Perpetual Jet Lag SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jul 29, 2008
- Viewer's Guide: Aug. 1 Solar Eclipse SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Fri, Jul 25, 2008
- The Geminids Are Coming at SkyandTelescope.com - Thu, Dec 06, 2007
Opinion & Editorials
- Both parties should save space at Politico - Mon, Mar 31, 2008
- A missed opportunity at Space Politics - Thu, Nov 29, 2007
- Why on earth look for a planet like ours? at Daily Telegraph (UK) - Mon, Nov 12, 2007
- What Sputnik Launched at The Washington Post - Fri, Oct 05, 2007
- The Legacy of Sputnik at The New York Times - Thu, Oct 04, 2007
- Sputnik sweetheart at Hindustan Times - Thu, Oct 04, 2007
Related Web Sites
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- official site of the U.S. space agency includes news, features, and mission overviews.
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- official gateway to the 16 member agency.
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Features a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe every day, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
- Hubble Space Telescope
- official site. Features news and images of Hubble discoveries, as well as technology and operation overviews.
- NOVA: Origins
- explore new ideas about the origins of the universe, the earth, and life itself. From PBS.
- Views Of The Solar System
- Solar system learning guide for people of all ages.
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Audio
- Space Toilet Awaits Repair Mission at NPR - Thu, May 29, 2008
- At Last, A European Astronaut Program at NPR - Mon, May 26, 2008
- Rough Soyuz Landing Creates Bumps for NASA at NPR - Wed, Apr 23, 2008
Video
- Hubble reveals new planets at BBC - Wed, Oct 04, 2006
- Lunar probe crashes into Moon at BBC - Sun, Sep 03, 2006
- NASA Loses Original Moon Landing Video at ABCNEWS.com - Fri, Aug 18, 2006