• Starcrossed | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-30 19:00:06
    Via Ravyn Schmidt on Google+ comes this cute video about a man hoping to make a date to see a woman:   Adorable! But I have to wonder: why didn’t he just use Heavens Above instead?  

  • New Simulation Shows How the Universe Evolved

    Updated: 2011-09-30 18:28:35
    Bolshoi Simulation How has the universe evolved over time? A new supercomputer simulation has provided what scientists say is the most accurate and detailed large cosmological model of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe. Called the Bolshoi simulation, and it gives physicists and astronomers a powerful new tool for understanding cosmic mysteries [...]

  • My kind of centerfold | The Loom

    Updated: 2011-09-30 17:23:55
    The folks at Wired recently asked me to put together a guide to the human ecosystem. You can get it in the October issue as a centerfold–the kind of centerfold that shows someone who took off the clothes, and then took off the skin. Bugs in your eyes, in your ears, in your gut, influencing [...]

  • Citizen Science: Help Find Life on Mars

    Updated: 2011-09-30 14:42:40
    Interested in helping NASA scientists pinpoint where to look for signs of life on Mars? If so, you can join a new citizen science website called MAPPER, launched in conjunction with the Pavilion Lake Research Project’s 2011 field season. How can the MAPPER and Pavilion Lake Research projects help scientists look for off-Earth life? (...)Read [...]

  • Celluloid Science: October 20 at the New York Academy of Sciences | The Loom

    Updated: 2011-09-30 14:00:45
    Let’s just pretend for a moment that this theater is showing a thrilling movie about Cambrian fossils, shall we? And to further that dream, join me in October for “Celluloid Science,” a talk about science and the movies at the New York Academy of Sciences. It’s part of the NYAS “Science & The City” series. [...]

  • Clair de Mercury | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-30 13:30:23
    I know I just posted a MESSENGER photo of craters, but this one is different and spectacular enough that I figure, why not? I love a big, splashy, wide-angle shot of a rayed crater! So here’s the lovely, 80-km wide impact crater Debussy on the surface of Mercury: [Click to haphaestenate.] Craters make rays when [...]

  • Vast Cosmic Filament Discovered Connecting Milky Way to the Universe

    Updated: 2011-09-30 08:36:00
    Astronomers at The Australian National University have discovered proof of a vast filament of material that connects our Milky Way galaxy to nearby clusters of galaxies, which are similarly interconnected to the rest of the Universe. “By examining the positions... </a

  • Mars Surprise! --Atmosphere is Supersaturated with Water Vapor

    Updated: 2011-09-30 07:20:00
    Startling new analysis of data sent back by the SPICAM spectrometer on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has revealed for the first time that the planet's atmosphere is supersaturated with water vapor. This surprising discovery has major implications for understanding...

  • The last proton | Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2011-09-30 06:29:46
    At 2pm today, in a field not far from downtown Chicago, a final proton will smash into an antiproton. And then the Tevatron, the most powerful particle accelerator for almost three decades, will be shut off after producing over 500 trillion proton-antiproton collisions (over 10 inverse femtobarns). The Tevatron discovered the top quark, the Bc [...]

  • “Extreme” Solar Wind Blasts Mercury’s Poles

    Updated: 2011-09-29 19:47:31
    According to data from the The Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS) onboard NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, the solar wind is “sandblasting” the surface of Mercury at its polar regions. Based on findings from one of seven different papers from the MESSENGER mission to be published in the Sept. 30th edition of Science, sodium and oxygen particles [...]

  • News Update...China Launches Prelude to Its Space Station, 'Heavenly Palace 1' --Its Mission: Unknown

    Updated: 2011-09-29 18:46:06
    China successfully launched an experimental craft on Thursday paving the way for its first space station amid a blaze of national pride, bringing the growing Asian power closer to matching the United States and Russia with a long-term manned outpost...

  • China Launches the First Module of Its Space Station Program | 80beats

    Updated: 2011-09-29 16:46:21
    Artist’s rendering of the Tiangog-1 docking with another craft. Today, with much fanfare, China launched its Tiangong-1 space craft into orbit from a site in the Gobi Desert. The unmanned craft is set to dock with later Chinese ships, allowing engineers to practice and experiment with the techniques they’ll need to assemble the space station [...]

  • Open Lab submissions | Not Exactly Rocket Science

    Updated: 2011-09-29 16:06:31
    Folks, the Open Laboratory – a yearly anthology of the best of the science blogging world – is closing for submissions on Monday. If any of you wanted to nominate any of my posts for the anthology, I’d be very grateful. Here’s the submission form, and the full list of posts to jog your memory.

  • New study: 1/3 of Sun-like stars might have terrestrial planets in their habitable zones | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-29 13:20:35
    A paper has been accepted for publication in a science journal (PDF) where the author has analyzed data from NASA’s Kepler planet-finding observatory, trying to figure out how many Earth-sized planets there might be in the galaxy orbiting their stars in their habitable zones; that is, at the right distance so that the star warms [...]

  • The Mysterious Earthlike "Xanadu" of Saturn's Titan

    Updated: 2011-09-29 08:14:00
    Three of Titan's major surface features -- dunes, craters and the enigmatic Xanadu -- appear in this radar image above from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The hazy, bright area at the left that extends to the lower center of the image...

  • Super Earth Rich in Steamy Water Vapour

    Updated: 2011-09-29 07:40:00
    NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found that exoplanet 55 Cancri e, which was first discovered in 2004, is less dense than previously reported; instead of a scorched, rocky world, water vapour and other gases likely steam from its molten surface....

  • The Massive Vertical Structures Towering Above Saturn's Rings

    Updated: 2011-09-29 07:18:00
    This one is a 10 on the Galaxy wow meter: In images made possible only as Saturn nears equinox, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has uncovered for the first time towering vertical structures in the planet's otherwise flat rings that are attributable...

  • Firey Icy Beauty of an Infrared Neptune

    Updated: 2011-09-29 07:14:00
    The distant "ice giant" planets Uranus and Neptune look like "fire worlds" in deep space in new photos released Hawaii's Keck Observatory. Caltech astronomer Mike Brown snapped the new pictures in infrared light, using Keck's adaptive optics system. Brown posted...

  • Image of the Day: Strange Star Skeleton Found Orbiting Neutron Star

    Updated: 2011-09-29 06:24:05
    Using NASA’s Swift and Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellites, astronomers discovered one of the most bizarre planet-mass objects ever found about 7 times the mass of Jupiter. But instead of orbiting a normal star, this low-mass body orbits a...

  • Stunning Finnish aurora time lapse | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-28 23:27:56
    Via Universe Today (and Fraser Cain’s Google+ stream) I saw this astonishing video of the aurora borealis as seen from Finnish Lapland. [Make sure you set it to HD and make it full screen.] Wow! That’s amazing. Did you catch the Andromeda Galaxy making an appearance at 1:25 in, at the middle left of the [...]

  • Study shows Venus' weather isn't boring after all Astronomy Magazine

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  • Study shows Venus' weather isn't boring after all Astronomy Magazine

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  • ESO's Very Large Telescope captures rare look at a hypergiant star Astronomy Magazine

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  • ESO's Very Large Telescope captures rare look at a hypergiant star Astronomy Magazine

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  • Watch a comet move Astronomy.com blog Astronomy.com Online Community Forums Media Galleries Blogs

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  • Listeria-Laden Cantaloupes Kill At Least 13; Toll Likely To Grow | 80beats

    Updated: 2011-09-28 19:33:24
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 13 people have died as a result of a listeria outbreak linked to Colorado cantaloupes, making it the deadliest American case of food-borne illness in more than a decade, according to the Associated Press. The death toll could soon reach 16, health officials say, as [...]

  • Apollo 11 descends to the Google Moon | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-28 17:16:36
    This is pretty neat: an Apollo enthusiast who goes by the handle GoneToPlaid has created a video comparing the Apollo 11 footage of its descent to the Moon with images from Google Moon: That’s very cool. You can see the same features in the Apollo 11 film footage and in the newer view from Google [...]

  • Huge solar activity portends auroral displays Dave's Universe Astronomy.com Online Community Forums

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  • Mercury’s hot and cold south pole | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-28 13:30:17
    The MESSENGER spacecraft, orbiting Mercury for nearly a year now, took this pretty nifty shot of the tiniest planet’s south polar region, showing deep, dark craters in the Goethe basin: This region is about 300 km (180 miles) from the true south pole of the planet. On Earth that might be a cold spot, but [...]

  • Marijuana for PTSD? That’s Leaving Out a Lot of Steps | 80beats

    Updated: 2011-09-28 13:07:19
    When rats were injected with a chemical similar to marijuana’s main ingredient, THC, shortly after a undergoing a severely stressful event, they showed a significant reduction in symptoms like those seen in people with post-traumatic stress disorder. The study tested a synthetic cannabinoid called WIN 55,212-2, which was injected directly into the animals’ amygdala, a brain region involved in [...]

  • Rare Arctic Yellow Snow May Yield Clues to Jupiter's Europa

    Updated: 2011-09-28 08:40:00
    The patch of yellow snow on a glacier at Ellesmere Island's Borup Fiord Pass has become a key target for researchers led by researcher Damhnait Gleeson of NASA's California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The sulphur-loving microbes of Ellesmere Island could be...

  • 1st Light-Absorbing "Dark Exo Planet" Discovered

    Updated: 2011-09-28 08:00:00
    "It looks like there's something missing from our list of 'ingredients' that make up the atmosphere of this planet. It is absorbing a lot of the optical light that hits this planet, but we're not sure what that extra ingredient...

  • The Search for an Ancient Supernova in Antarctica

    Updated: 2011-09-28 07:50:00
    In 2009, Japanese scientists journeyed to Antarctica to recover evidence of alterations to Earth's atmosphere caused in medieval times by supernovae recorded by scholars - including obscure Irish monasteries where monks later interpreted them signs of the Antichrist . No,...

  • Wednesday News Update: 20-Year-Old NASA Satellite Plunged into South Pacific

    Updated: 2011-09-28 07:15:00
    That NASA satellite fell the southern Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as you can get, U.S. space officials said Tuesday. New U.S. Air Force calculations put the 6-ton satellite's death plunge early Saturday thousands of miles...

  • Image of the Day: A Rare Yellow Hypergiant Star

    Updated: 2011-09-28 07:14:00
    This yellow hypergiant - a rare massive, short-lived type of star is posied to explode as a supernova. The infrared image, captured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope array, shows the central hypergiant, surrounded by two shells of...

  • EcoAlert: Google Maps Japan's Tsunami

    Updated: 2011-09-28 07:08:00
    The 11 March earthquake that struck the Tohoku region of north-east Japan resulted in tsunami devastating large areas, penetrating over 5 kilometres inland and killing over 15,000 people. The epic wave has now been mapped in detail for the first...

  • Coffee May Help Ward Off Depression in Women, Study Finds | 80beats

    Updated: 2011-09-27 18:38:03
    A couple cups of coffee a day may help keep the blues away. A large epidemiological study of 50,000 women published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that subjects who drink two or more cups of coffee on a daily basis were slightly less likely to be diagnosed with depression over a 10-year span compared to [...]

  • Exoplanet’s Surprising Detour Reignites Astronomical Debate | 80beats

    Updated: 2011-09-27 18:09:58
    When Fomalhaut b was announced in 2008, images showed it following a clear orbit around its star. What’s the News: Even if you don’t know an exoplanet from an exoskeleton, you probably saw the gorgeous images of Fomalhaut, aka “Sauron’s Eye,” making their way around the web in 2008. A tiny, bright dot in the [...]

  • Huge solar flare slams into Earth Astronomy Magazine

    Updated: 2011-09-27 17:54:11
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  • Living invisible ink | Not Exactly Rocket Science

    Updated: 2011-09-27 14:00:03
    I’ve got a new piece in Nature News about a cool new technique that uses glowing bacteria to send encrypted messages. There’s lots to like about this: they call the technique SPAM, they reference Mission Impossible in the paper, and the whole thing is actually funded by DARPA (the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). [...]

  • For your viewing pleasure: Active Region 1302 | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-27 13:14:34
    Yesterday, I linked to a picture taken a few days ago by Alan Friedman that showed the sunspots that are currently blowing their lids with flares. He just sent me a new shot, taken yesterday, and… well. It’s stunning. Presenting the sunspot cluster Active Region 1302: Wow. [Click to ensolarnate.] It’s hard to imagine just [...]

  • Junk DNA Gave Us the Modern Uterus, in a Giant Genetic Cut-and-Paste Operation | 80beats

    Updated: 2011-09-27 13:00:31
    What’s the News: A new analysis finds that many of the genes behind the development of modern mammalian pregnancy are controlled by mysterious genetic elements called transposons, long referred to as “junk DNA.” The results suggest that the placental uterus did not evolve gradually but instead arose from a massive, transposon-driven genetic rewiring. How the [...]

  • New Blog URL For The Intersection | The Intersection

    Updated: 2011-09-27 12:53:56
    Hey folks–sorry, but please change your bookmarks again. “The Intersection” is now at this link. Please note that we are working on the comments function so that you do not have to use Facebook to log in. See you over there!

  • Stars Signal Existence of Dark-Matter Objects --"Primordial Black Holes"

    Updated: 2011-09-27 08:40:00
    Scientists may be able to spot evidence of elusive dark matter by detecting vibrations on the surfaces of stars that could indicate that a dark-matter object known as a primordial black hole has passed through the stars, according to the...

  • Supernova Shockwave -The Death Ray of the Universe?

    Updated: 2011-09-27 07:36:00
    Most astronomers today believe that one of the most plausible reasons we have yet to detect intelligent life in the universe is due to the deadly effects of local supernova explosions that wipe out all life in a given region...

  • Ancient Lakes and Rivers of the Red Planet

    Updated: 2011-09-27 07:15:00
    "Most of the research on Mars has focused on its early history and the recent past. Scientists had largely overlooked the Hesperian Epoch as it was thought that Mars was then a frozen wasteland. Excitingly, our study now shows that...

  • University of Delaware students capture M101 supernova Dave's Universe Astronomy.com Online Communit

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  • Aurora alert for tonight | Bad Astronomy

    Updated: 2011-09-26 22:11:29
    I just got word from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center that Saturday’s solar activity blew a wave of subatomic particles from the Sun that is reaching the Earth now. They rated this as a strong G3 event, which means it’s not dangerous per se but should spark aurorae at high latitudes. If you live [...]

  • DNA in the Dirt Reveals the Number and Species of Animals in the Area | 80beats

    Updated: 2011-09-26 08:01:21
    Sequencing the DNA in a scoop of dirt can tell scientists what creatures are living nearby, a new study using soil from safari parks shows, and the amount of DNA present can even tell how many individuals of each species there are, which could allow field biologists to get preliminary surveys of species. But though [...]

  • Final Grave of Fallen NASA Satellite May Stay a Mystery

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  • Swedish Daycare Centers Use GPS to Track Children

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    Daycare centers in Sweden have started using GPS systems and other electronic tracking devices to keep tabs on children during excursions - a practice that has raised ethical and practical questions. Some parents are worried day care centers will use the technology to replace staff. Others wonder whether getting children used to being under surveillance could affect their idea of ...

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  • Astronomy tests the Officina Stellare Hiper APO 130 Astronomy Magazine

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  • Fundamental physics in space in ESA and COSPAR

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  • Fundamental physics from space and in space

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  • Drag-free control for fundamental physics missions

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  • LISA - An ESA cornerstone mission for the detection and observation of gravitational waves

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  • Mission analysis for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission

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  • Theoretical motivations for Equivalence Principle tests

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  • Progress in laboratory research for fundamental physics space missions using optical devices

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  • ESA's STEP assessment and phase a studies for M2 and M3

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  • The NASA/ESA MiniSTEP project

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    Contact us Help Shopping cart Home About us Article title , keywords or abstract Article title Publication title Author Advanced search Subject Publisher Publication Browse : by Home Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7 The NASA ESA MiniSTEP project Authors : Swanson P.N . Everitt C.W.F . Lee . M.C : Source Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7, October 2003 pp . 1373-1377(5 Publisher : Elsevier view table of contents next article Buy download fulltext : article This article is hosted on another website . You may be required to register , activate a subscription or purchase the article before you can obtain the full . text Proceed : Language English Document : Type Research article : DOI 10.1016 S0273-1177(03 90348-6 Publication date : 2003-10-01 Related content In this

  • Development of the Gravity Probe B flight mission

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    Contact us Help Shopping cart Home About us Article title , keywords or abstract Article title Publication title Author Advanced search Subject Publisher Publication Browse : by Home Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7 Development of the Gravity Probe B flight mission Authors : Turneaure J.P . Everitt C.W.F . Parkinson B.W . Bardas D . Buchman S . DeBra D.B . Dougherty H . Gill D . Grammer J . Green G.B . Gutt G.M . Gwo D . H . Heifetz M . Kasdin N.J . Keiser G.M . Lipa J.A . Lockhart J.M . Mester J.C . Muhlfelder B . Parmley R . Silbergleit A.S . Sullivan M.T . Taber M.A . Van Patten R.A . Vassar R . Wang S . Xiao Y.M . Zhou . P : Source Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7, October 2003 pp . 1387-1396(10 Publisher : Elsevier view table of contents next article Buy

  • The Gravity Probe B gyroscope readout system

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    Contact us Help Shopping cart Home About us Article title , keywords or abstract Article title Publication title Author Advanced search Subject Publisher Publication Browse : by Home Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7 The Gravity Probe B gyroscope readout system Authors : Muhlfelder B . Lockhart J.M . Gutt . G.M : Source Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7, October 2003 pp . 1397-1400(4 Publisher : Elsevier view table of contents next article Buy download fulltext : article This article is hosted on another website . You may be required to register , activate a subscription or purchase the article before you can obtain the full . text Proceed : Language English Document : Type Research article : DOI 10.1016 S0273-1177(03 90352-8 Publication date : 2003-10-01 Related

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  • Covariance study of radar ranging data for measuring the Sun's gravitational to inertial mass ratio

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  • Gravitational modelling of the proof mass for ASTROD mission

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    Contact us Help Shopping cart Home About us Article title , keywords or abstract Article title Publication title Author Advanced search Subject Publisher Publication Browse : by Home Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7 Gravitational modelling of the proof mass for ASTROD mission Authors : Xu X . Ni W . . T : Source Advances in Space Research Volume 32, Number 7, October 2003 pp . 1443-1446(4 Publisher : Elsevier view table of contents next article Buy download fulltext : article This article is hosted on another website . You may be required to register , activate a subscription or purchase the article before you can obtain the full . text Proceed : Language English Document : Type Research article : DOI 10.1016 S0273-1177(03 90360-7 Publication date : 2003-10-01 Related content

  • Super-Earth: 1 of 50 Newfound Alien Planets, Could Potentially Support Life

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    Super-Earth: The newfound haul of alien planets includes 16 super-Earths, which are potentially rocky worlds that are more massive than our planet. One in particular has captured astronomers’ attention because it orbits at the edge of its star’s habitable zone, suggesting conditions could be ripe to support life. This artist rendering provided by The Europeans Southern Observatory shows the planet orbiting ...

  • Planetary Commotion - Outside Threat Imminent?

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    Amidst the increasing amount of Earthquakes and Historical natrual disasters unfolding around the planet, comes consistant disscussion and warnings over the recent months of an expectation of an ALIEN THREAT, and Threats from outside forces. With Comet ELENIN just around the corner, Astroids, and dwarf stars, There is a significant amount of Strange Phenomenon being witnessed in the sky and clouds, and strange humming and vibration noises being heard and felt around the earth. As UFO sightings continue to increase, along with the chemtrails, so does talk of a new world order.

  • NASA’s Cassini orbiter snaps unbelievable picture of Saturn

    Updated: 2011-09-10 09:03:40
    Science fiction movies have spoiled us on high definition views of our planetary neighbors, but real-life photographs with equal jaw-dropping potential are exceedingly rare. That’s what makes NASA’s awe-inspiring snapshot of Saturn (hi-res version here) such a stunning piece of eye candy. Taken by NASA’s Cassini robotic orbiter, the shot was captured from the dark side of Saturn as the Sun’s ...

  • NASA Spacecraft Images Offer Sharper Views of Apollo Landing Sites

    Updated: 2011-09-08 14:17:41
    NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Images show the twists and turns of the paths made when the astronauts explored the lunar surface. At the Apollo 17 site, the tracks laid down by the lunar rover are clearly visible, along with the last foot ...

  • Despite Efforts To Cover Up The Disasters, New Videos Show All Is Not Well At Fukushima Or The BP Oil Spill

    Updated: 2011-09-07 00:39:25
    Despite the ongoing efforts to cover up the scope of the disasters, new videos prove that all is not well in Fukushima ... or the BP oil spill site. A strange flash was observed at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. And a new 10-mile oil slick was spotted in the area of BP gulf oil spill.

  • New Mars samples ’unlike any seen before’

    Updated: 2011-09-03 23:33:04
    A new site being explored by the Mars rover Opportunity has yielded soil samples unlike any examined before on the red planet and that appear more favorable for life, scientists said. Opportunity, the indefatigable robot that has been exploring Mars for seven and a half years, arrived three weeks ago at the edge of a 22 kilometer (13.6 mile) wide crater ...

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