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ESA has confirmed the principle of a new space thruster that may ultimately give much more thrust than today’s electric propulsion techniques. The concept is an ingenious one, inspired by the northern and southern aurorae, the glows in the sky that signal increased solar activity. "Essen...

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At the end of last semester, a group of Kent State physics students drove to Boston for what was not your average college road trip. The students were off to pick up a special donation: a radio telescope. The summer before, senior physics major Aaron Slodov had taken an internship with the Search for Ex...

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The number of women reaching senior positions in astronomy is still disproportionately small, despite significant increases in numbers of female undergraduate and postgraduate students in recent years. To highlight some of the issues facing women during their careers in astronomy, the Inter...

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Rocks from Mars could be brought to the UK within the next 20 years, if a bid to host a study facility is successful. The European and US space agencies want to send a mission to the Red Planet to collect and return geological samples. These fragments of rock and soil could be in Earth labs by the 2020s, acc...

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Astrobiologists have often pondered "life as we do not know it" in the context of extraterrestrial life, says Paul Davies, an internationally acclaimed theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Arizona State University. "But," he asks, "has there been a blind spot t...

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This year, Ashish Thakkar, who believes heights have always worked magic for him, is planning a far more daring escapade that is going to take him rather higher than the top of the Burj al Arab. The 28 year-old resident of Kampala is among the initial group of Virgin Galactic space tourists who have sig...

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MESSENGER Team to Receive National Space Club Award The National Space Club will award the MESSENGER team its Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award this evening at the 52nd annual Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C. The award, named in honour of the National Space Club's founder a...

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Volcanic Activity on Pagan Island released a plume of ash and/or steam in early December 2006. The Terra satellite captured this image of the volcano on December 6, 2006. In this image, the plume appears slightly darker than the nearby cloud cover. While the clouds are white, the plume is pale beig...

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A remote South Atlantic volcano, trapped under polar ice, is erupting in spectacular fashion. This is the first time that researchers have had a chance to watch an Antarctic lava flow in action. "I'd give my right arm to be down there now. It's very rare that we get to make direct observati...

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The setting of a hearing date in the Hill of Tara / M3 motorway case was postponed by the Irish Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. Justice John Murray. He said he will set a hearing date after written submissions were received by The Attorney General, The Minister for the Environment, Meath County Council, an...

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After two years of construction, the University of Utah will hold a dedication celebration on Friday, April 17 for its new, environmentally friendly geology facility, the $25 million Frederick Albert Sutton Building. "The building is a wonderful gift to help us learn more about the Earth - a...

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Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos Islands and could harm unique wildlife. The Galapagos National Park says La Cumbre volcano began spewing lava, gas and smoke on uninhabited Fernandina Island on Saturday after four years of inactivity. [url=http://www.chron.com/di...

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Kazakhstan has indefinitely postponed a plan of sending its own cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS) for lack of funding. Read more

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Tropical Cyclone Jade is forecast to make landfall in Madagascar. Antalaha (14.9 S, 50.2 E)

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Cyclone Bola still making its mark after 21 years Twenty one years after New Zealand's most devastating cyclone struck the country, the effects of Cyclone Bola are still with the East Coast of the North Island. Read more

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	Plasma Thruster Engine (Preview) ESA has confirmed the principle of a new space thruster that may ultimately give much more thrust than today’s electric propulsion techniques. The concept is an ingenious one, inspired by the northern and southern aurorae, the glows in the sky that signal increased solar activity. "Essen...	Blobrana	2	Apr 22 15:03 2009 by Blobrana
	Kent State observatory Observatory (Preview) At the end of last semester, a group of Kent State physics students drove to Boston for what was not your average college road trip. The students were off to pick up a special donation: a radio telescope. The summer before, senior physics major Aaron Slodov had taken an internship with the Search for Ex...	Blobrana	0	Apr 22 13:28 2009 by Blobrana
	She is an Astronomer (Preview) The number of women reaching senior positions in astronomy is still disproportionately small, despite significant increases in numbers of female undergraduate and postgraduate students in recent years. To highlight some of the issues facing women during their careers in astronomy, the Inter...	Blobrana	0	Apr 22 11:19 2009 by Blobrana
	Mars sample centre (Preview) Rocks from Mars could be brought to the UK within the next 20 years, if a bid to host a study facility is successful. The European and US space agencies want to send a mission to the Red Planet to collect and return geological samples. These fragments of rock and soil could be in Earth labs by the 2020s, acc...	Blobrana	0	Apr 22 00:52 2009 by Blobrana
	Weird Life Life (Preview) Astrobiologists have often pondered "life as we do not know it" in the context of extraterrestrial life, says Paul Davies, an internationally acclaimed theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Arizona State University. "But," he asks, "has there been a blind spot t...	Blobrana	3	Apr 21 17:16 2009 by Blobrana
	Ashish Thakkar Person (Preview) This year, Ashish Thakkar, who believes heights have always worked magic for him, is planning a far more daring escapade that is going to take him rather higher than the top of the Burj al Arab. The 28 year-old resident of Kampala is among the initial group of Virgin Galactic space tourists who have sig...	Blobrana	0	Apr 19 17:48 2009 by Blobrana
	National Space Club Award (Preview) MESSENGER Team to Receive National Space Club Award The National Space Club will award the MESSENGER team its Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award this evening at the 52nd annual Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C. The award, named in honour of the National Space Club's founder a...	Blobrana	0	Apr 17 23:19 2009 by Blobrana
	Pagan Island volcano (Preview) Volcanic Activity on Pagan Island released a plume of ash and/or steam in early December 2006. The Terra satellite captured this image of the volcano on December 6, 2006. In this image, the plume appears slightly darker than the nearby cloud cover. While the clouds are white, the plume is pale beig...	Blobrana	3	Apr 17 22:57 2009 by Blobrana
	Mount Belinda ( 1 2 ) Volcano (Preview) A remote South Atlantic volcano, trapped under polar ice, is erupting in spectacular fashion. This is the first time that researchers have had a chance to watch an Antarctic lava flow in action. "I'd give my right arm to be down there now. It's very rare that we get to make direct observati...	Blobrana	12	Apr 16 16:58 2009 by Blobrana
	Hill of Tara Archaeology (Preview) The setting of a hearing date in the Hill of Tara / M3 motorway case was postponed by the Irish Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. Justice John Murray. He said he will set a hearing date after written submissions were received by The Attorney General, The Minister for the Environment, Meath County Council, an...	Blobrana	3	Apr 14 13:22 2009 by Blobrana
	Frederick Albert Sutton Building (Preview) After two years of construction, the University of Utah will hold a dedication celebration on Friday, April 17 for its new, environmentally friendly geology facility, the $25 million Frederick Albert Sutton Building. "The building is a wonderful gift to help us learn more about the Earth - a...	Blobrana	0	Apr 14 13:08 2009 by Blobrana
	La Cumbre volcano Volcano (Preview) Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos Islands and could harm unique wildlife. The Galapagos National Park says La Cumbre volcano began spewing lava, gas and smoke on uninhabited Fernandina Island on Saturday after four years of inactivity. [url=http://www.chron.com/di...	Blobrana	0	Apr 12 17:17 2009 by Blobrana
	Kazakhstan space program (Preview) Kazakhstan has indefinitely postponed a plan of sending its own cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS) for lack of funding. Read more	Blobrana	0	Apr 10 12:02 2009 by Blobrana
	Tropical Cyclone Jade (Preview) Tropical Cyclone Jade is forecast to make landfall in Madagascar. Antalaha (14.9 S, 50.2 E)	Blobrana	0	Apr 6 13:35 2009 by Blobrana
	Cyclone Bola (Preview) Cyclone Bola still making its mark after 21 years Twenty one years after New Zealand's most devastating cyclone struck the country, the effects of Cyclone Bola are still with the East Coast of the North Island. Read more	Blobrana	0	Apr 4 13:44 2009 by Blobrana
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