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Moon’s ‘treasure chest’ includes silver
Lunar soil is richer than previously thought, with traces of silver among the complex mix of elements and compounds found within one of the moon’s craters, according to a new study. Researchers at Brown University who analyzed particles of lunar dust kicked up by a NASA-engineered collision last year found…
Obama wants manned mission to Mars by 2030s
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida  President Barack Obama Thursday set a bold new course for the future of US space travel, planning to send American astronauts into Mars orbit within the next three decades. And he sought to quell a storm of outrage which met earlier plans unveiled by his…
Peter Gabriel deconstructs music, reconstructs world
PARIS (AFP) – Peter Gabriel strips songs to their bare essentials in his latest album, the first in eight years, but he is as passionate about new technologies and saving the world as he is about music. Looking forward to a concert tour to promote “Scratch My Back”, the former…
Scientist eyes 39-day voyage to Mars
WASHINGTON — A journey from Earth to Mars could soon take just 39 days — cutting current travel time nearly six times — according to a rocket scientist who has the ear of the US space agency. Franklin Chang-Diaz, a former astronaut and a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of…
Missile agency’s ‘crescent moon’ logo scares right-wingers
The conservative blogosphere is abuzz about the new logo of the US Missile Defense Agency, which they say looks suspiciously similar to both the Obama campaign logo and the crescent moon typically seen on Islamic flags. On Wednesday, the Drudge Report posted a picture of the agency’s new logo —…
Obama aide: Plans for new moon mission are ‘dead’
A plan to return US astronauts to the moon “is dead,” a White House adviser on space issues said Friday, confirming reports that NASA will instead focus on developing commercial space transport. “Constellation is dead,” the adviser told AFP on condition of anonymity, referring to a program that envisioned returning…
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