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- 05-15-02 Mars May Have Underground Water (CNN)
Summarizes the finding of vast amounts of amounts of hydrogen under the ground surface on Mars. This probably means that Mars has vast amounts of water.
- 10-16-02 Russian Space Rocket Blows Up (The Australian)
"A Russian rocket exploded in mid-air seconds after blasting off, killing one man and injuring eight, emergency officials said."
"The Soyuz is a workhorse of space which has been used since 1963."
"It is widely considered rugged, reliable and cheap, with more than 1,500 manned and unmanned missions to its credit."
- 11-23-02 Mission to Space Station (CNN - Stenger)
"The space shuttle Endeavour thundered into space Saturday, carrying a new crew and a $390 million girder to the international space station." 11-02
Papers
- Dramatic New Evidence of a Planet in Another Solar System (The Scotsman)
"Astronomers said there was an 'odds-on' chance of intelligent life in space after new observations produced the best evidence yet of planets circling stars outside our solar system."
"A team led by the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC) in Edinburgh announced yesterday that they had found the dusty wake of a Saturn-like planet around one of the brightest stars in the sky."
Professor Ian Robson said that the new tool used, with specially-cooled camera called SCUBA, 'will revolutionize our search for evidence of planetary systems.' "10-02
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