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Small truck-sized asteroid buzzes earthAn asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon on Saturday, the latest in a parade of visiting celestial objects that has raised awareness of potentially hazardous impacts on the planet. US More… |
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Large asteroid heading to Earth? PrayNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That's about all the United States - More… |
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Europe, Russia ready for big Mars missionEurope and Russia have signed a deal for a joint Mars mission which will bore beneath the Red Planet's surface for soil samples they hope will solve the mystery of whether there is life beyond Earth. Europe's space agency More… |
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REVEALED: Mideast losing freshwater rapidlyA new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring Nasa satellites finds that large parts of the arid Middle East region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade. More… |
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2012 among 10 warmest years in global recordLast year was among the top 10 warmest in the modern global record, two US climate-watching agencies reported on Tuesday, less than a week after 2012 was declared the hottest ever in the contiguous United States. The US space agency Nas More… |
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Mars rover finds traces of carbonNasa's Mars rover Curiosity, dispatched to look for the chemical ingredients and environments for microbial life, has found hints of carbon, though whether this building block for life on Earth has played a similar role on More… |
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Mars rover discovers rare Earth-like rockA rock analysed by Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity has a surprising and more varied composition that resembles rare rocks from the bowels of our planet, the US space agency said. "This rock is a close match in chemical compos More… |
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Mars rover finds first evidence of waterNasa's Mars rover, Curiosity, dispatched to learn if the most Earth-like planet in the solar system was suitable for microbial life, has found clear evidence its landing site was once awash in water, a key ingredient for life, scientists sai More… |
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First man on moon Armstrong, 82, diesUS astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday. The family said in a s More… |
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3D printer 'helps girl overcome disorder'Stratasys, a maker of additive manufacturing machines, said a robotic device made with 3D printer, has helped a 4-year old girl to overcome the limitations of a congenital disorder, allowing her to use her arms and also play for the first time. More… |
