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Did An Asteroid Kill Mars' Magnetic Field?
msnbc.msn.com — Deep in Mars' past, an asteroid struck the planet with such titanic force that it could've killed off the planet's entire magnetic field. When the Red Planet formed, it is thought to have been much like a young Earth. Then, beginning around 4.2 billion years ago, it was suddenly pummeled with at least 20 asteroids, each leaving a crater.More… (Space)
Why the universe may be teeming with aliens
newscientist.com — As astronomers explore newly discovered planets and create computer simulations of virtual worlds, they are discovering that water, and life, might exist on all manner of weird worlds where conditions are very different from those on Earth. And that means there could be vastly more habitable planets out there than we thought possible. More… (Space)
NASA tests 'interplanetary internet'
news.com.au — NASA has successfuly conducted a first test of a deep space communications network modeled on the internet. "This is the first step in creating a totally new space communications capability, an interplanetary internet,'' Adrian Hooke, NASA's manager of space-networking architecture, technology and standards, said. More… (Space)
A Spider has Gone Missing on the Space Station
abcnews.go.com — Spiders are welcome guests, though one of them is missing. Flight director Ginger Kerrick says they are looking for him. "The way it was explained to me is that he is a backup spider and he has his own contained space on board and he had moved out of that area. We think he came out of his bedroom and is in the living room of his house." More… (Space)
Unusual Auroras Over Saturn's North Pole view!
Search for life on Mars is frozen, says leading Professor
telegraph.co.uk — Colin Pillinger, Professor of Planetary Sciences at the Open University, explains how Nasa's latest mission suggests that the Red Planet will remain a mystery for a while longer. Professor Pillinger also led the team behind the British lander Beagle 2. More… (Space)
Why does the Sombrero Galaxy look like a hat? view!
APOD: Restored: First Image of the Earth from the Moon view!
NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image
nasa.gov — NASA released a newly restored 42-year-old image of Earth on Thursday. The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface in 1966. Using refurbished machinery and modern digital technology, NASA produced the image at a much higher resolution than was possible when it was originally taken. More… (Space)
New evidence of oceans on Mars!
blogs.discovermagazine.com — Does this map show an ancient ocean floor on Mars? New evidence says "maybe". But it’s a pretty good maybe!More… (Space)
Sci-Fi Space Robots: Top Five
astroengine.com — Many years after these first forays into trying to understand how the Universe really worked, I now find myself drawn to real space missions doing real science only to find the divide between sci-fi and sci-fact is getting smaller and smaller. here are my top five missions to ignite the imagination, past and future…More… (Space)
Restored: First Image of the Earth from the Moon view!
The Official NASA Guide To Drinking Your Own Urine
io9.com — If you're going on a long space trip, you'll soon realize that you can't carry all the fresh water you'll need with you. The cost of getting all that water into space would destroy your budget before you ever built a single photon torpedo launcher. The answer, of course, is recycling. More… (Space)
View of McCool Hill on Mars
apod.nasa.gov — There it is ahead: McCool Hill. As the robotic Spirit rover rolling across Mars, you are told that this will be a good place to spend the Martian winter. More… (Space)
Sun Shines On Future Mars Colonies
newscientist.com — MIT team concludes that with a careful choice of location, solar energy can provide all the power a colony would need - even in the teeth of the Red Planet's infamous dust storms.More… (Space)
