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Scientists testing Humvee as the future Mars rover
Mar 19 2009, Harshpaul

With manned space missions planned in the near future, scientists are looking for vehicles that can efficiently tread the rough terrain and be efficient in those environments. NASA has already unveiled a lunar rover, and scientists are at work,...

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Eco Tech: Laser-based ‘A-SCOPE’ could compute CO2 levels from space
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Laser pulses beamed from space could accurately measure the amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere. Apart from being used in some fun toys, high-intensity lasers...
Space, Space Exploration, ESA, A-SCOPE
made popular Dec 10 2008
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Space tether project marks the initiation of space mail
Apabrita, Kolkata
Out of the various experiments conducted in space, the space tether experiment conducted by a team of students calling themselves YES2 is probably the most interesting...
Foton M3, ESA, Space mail, Longest tether
made popular Sep 10 2008
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Active glacier found on Mars, renews hope of life!
Debasmita, Kolkata
For the first time in the history of all research carried out on our neighbouring planet Mars, scientists have discovered an active glacier on its surface. This path...
Mars, Active glacier, Mars Express, European Space Agency
made popular Sep 7 2008
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ESA collects $65,000 in legal fees from Minnesota
Taylor Flatt, Petersburg
According to this GI report, ESA’s announced that Minnesota paid $65,000 in legal fees incurred as a result of the association’s successful challenge to the...
ESA, Legal, Gaming, Law
made popular Jul 1 2008
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Jules Verne - Manned Automated Transfer Vehicle
Priyanka, Mumbai
Jules Verne ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) is a resupply spacecraft for European cargo. It’s fully automated docking with ISS on 3rd April 2008 was a first!...
Spacecraft, EADS, Jules Verne, ESA
made popular May 29 2008
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Trashing the cosmos: Knew this was coming our way!
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
I just cannot hold back the feeling of absolute disgust on this one and it is because I honestly feel so. I just knew this was coming our way and irrespective of how...
ESA, Space Junk, Trash
made popular Apr 12 2008
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Venus and Mars: Surprising Similarities Found
Chana, Ottawa
Mars and Venus, those seemingly contrasting planets of self-help book fame, have more in common than you might think. Two nearly identical spacecraft around Mars and...
Mars, Venus, Planets, ESA
made popular Mar 19 2008
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ESA Announces Moon Probe Plan
Riedewaan, Pretoria
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced tentative plans to send a rover to the surface of the Moon. The MoonNext concept rover will carry out science on the lunar...
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made popular Mar 18 2008
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Lowest ever-Arctic ice coverage leaves Northwest Passage open
Kanchan, New Delhi
Sailors had often looked for an alternate and short passage from Europe to Asia and Global warming seems to have made that possible for them. With warming temperatures...
Northwest passage, Global Warming, Arctic melt, ESA
made popular Sep 15 2007
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NASA looking ahead to Mars Sample Return Mission
Madan, Shimla
From the dawn of humankind, the need to explore has driven expansion across the planet. Today this expansion continues towards other planets in the solar system by...
Mars, ExoMars, Rovers, NASA
made popular Jul 28 2007
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After NASA, ESA too eyeing a next-gen spacecraft
Anupam, Shimla
NASA has already stated that the space agency will be retiring the Shuttle program sometime in 2010 and will be working on a next-gen spacecraft, which they call Orion....
NASA, Orion, Soyuz, Shuttle
made popular Jul 3 2007
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Lunar astronauts can suffer from 'Space Sickness', are space agencies prepared?
Anupam, Shimla
NASA is aiming to build an outpost on the moon by the end of 2020. The space research organization’s plan is commendable, but have they thought of all the...
Lunar base, NASA, ESA, Astronauts
made popular Jun 23 2007
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ESA plans a simulated 500-day mission to Mars
P. Vijay, Chennai
The European Space Agency in partnership with the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems has planned to send a crew of six on a 500 day simulated journey to mars...
ESA, 500 day, Mars, simulation
made popular Jun 22 2007
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Would Titan help us unveil Earth’s future?
Er., Shimla
One of the popular and the most scrutinized moon of Saturn, Titan, has once again got into limelight. After piercing-in the moon’s thick gaseous blanket, the...
Titan, Huygens, NASA, ESA
made popular Jun 13 2007
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Space scientists discover the bulkiest Star ever!
Er., Shimla
Space scientists and researchers have discovered “the most massive and bulkiest” star in our Universe. They even proclaimed that they have succeeded in...
NASA, RSA, ESA, Space scientists
made popular Jun 8 2007
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ISS: Russian Space Walkers install Ethernet cable alongside ‘Zarya module’
Er., Shimla
Following their Space walk, the Russian Cosmonauts accomplished their chores for Wednesday. They installed lengths of cable and protective panels that would shield the...
Russian Cosmonauts, RSA, NASA, ESA
made popular Jun 8 2007
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Ships-entangling Sargassum seaweed spotted from space for the first time
Irani, New Delhi
A breath of relief for the navy men who are worried and disgusted by their ships’ getting entangled in dense floating vegetation, while sailing across the western...
ESA, Environmental satellite, Envisat, Sargassum seaweed
made popular Jun 7 2007
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ESA releases E3 Conference-Schedule
Yashpal, Shimla
E3 is nearing and all the hardware/software developers in the videogame-industry have started preparing for the show at great gaming-carnival that will take place along...
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made popular May 26 2007
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Top aerospace universities confirm that the Saturn’s rings are denser than realized
Er., Shimla
Scientists and even astrologers consider Saturn to be one of the most fascinating planets in our solar system. There is no second opinion to the fact that Saturn, when...
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made popular May 25 2007
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Fight for oil in melting ocean now
Balbhadra Rana, Rajkot
Man’s greed knows no boundaries. The next gold rush is to the freezing Arctic Ocean. The hullabaloo started after Russia planted its flag in the ocean bed and ...
Arctic Ocean, Northwest Passage, Lomonosov Ridge
made popular Sep 8 2008
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Canada requires ship registration in Arctic
AP, Tuktoyaktuk
Canada’s prime minister moved to firm up control of disputed Arctic waters Wednesday by announcing stricter registration requirements for ships sailing in the...
Canada, Arctic, Sovereignty, World
made popular Aug 27 2008
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Lowest ever-Arctic ice coverage leaves Northwest Passage open
Kanchan, New Delhi
Sailors had often looked for an alternate and short passage from Europe to Asia and Global warming seems to have made that possible for them. With warming temperatures...
Northwest passage, Global Warming, Arctic melt, ESA
made popular Sep 15 2007
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