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Daily Mail, 01.09.10 09:53 UTC

Scientists puzzled by mysterious 200 mile long crater on the surface of Mars

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released new images of Orcus Patera - an elongated crater which is located between the volcanoes of Elysium Mons and Olympus Mons in the planet's eastern ...

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Nature, 30.08.10 21:51 UTC

Venus Crater Debate Heats Up

A history of dramatic geological change is questioned.

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CNET News.com, 27.08.10 03:07 UTC

$2 billion ISS experiment delivered for shuttle launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--A $2 billion, 7.5-ton physics experiment bound for the International Space Station aboard the last planned shuttle flight in February arrived at the Florida launch site ...

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Nature, 25.08.10 17:21 UTC

News briefing: 20â26 August 2010

The week in science.

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Daily Mail, 25.08.10 15:28 UTC

Victory for free speech: Sons of German doctor Daniel Ubani's victim told they can call him a 'charlatan and a killer'

The only word that the sons are not allowed to use to describe Nigerian-born Ubani is 'animal.' The verdict is the second piece of heartening news for Stuart and Rory Gray in 24 hours. On Tuesday it ...

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CNET News.com, 20.08.10 17:17 UTC

When Moscow stands in for Mars

A little over a year ago, six men emerged from an isolation facility at Russia's Institute for Biomedical Problems, apparently none the worse for their 105 days locked together in close quarters. In ...

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Seattle Times, 20.08.10 04:20 UTC

Kids' Krafts: Tiny aircraft soars to sweet heights

In honor of National Aviation Week, build a sweet little candy aircraft that resembles the Wright brothers' contributions to aviation. Plus, brush up on your knowledge of aviation history.

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Telegraph, 13.08.10 21:22 UTC

Pictured: large plankton mass off Irish coast 'so big it was spotted by space satellite'

A large mass of plankton, which resembles the brush strokes of a Claude Monet painting, has been spotted by a European space satellite heading for Ireland.

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Nature, 13.08.10 15:26 UTC

Report charts new course for US astronomy

Dark energy and exoplanets prioritized by decadal survey.

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CNET News.com, 11.08.10 17:09 UTC

Track Russian forest fire data online

Gone are the days of having to rely on carefully chosen statistics doled out by a government agency or news reporter in the event of a crisis. Readily available satellite data and visualization tools ...

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