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New Isotope Molecule May Add To Venus' Greenhouse Effect (October 11, 2007) -- Planetary scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have tracked down a rare molecule in the atmospheres of both Mars and Venus. The molecule, an exotic form of carbon dioxide, could affect the way ... > full story

Dusty Winds Bursting Out Of Black Holes May Have Seeded Planets, Life (October 11, 2007) -- The hit song that proclaimed, "All we are is dust in the wind," may have some cosmic truth to it. New findings from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that space dust -- the same stuff that makes ... > full story

Cassini Is On The Trail Of A Runaway Mystery (October 9, 2007) -- NASA scientists are on the trail of Iapetus' mysterious dark side, which seems to be home to a bizarre "runaway" process that is transporting vaporized water ice from the dark areas to the white ... > full story

Jules Verne Dry Cargo Prepared In Turin (October 9, 2007) -- Around 180 kilograms of dry cargo which is to be carried into space on board Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, is currently undergoing final preparation in Turin, Italy, ahead of ... > full story

Astronauts To Ride 'Roller Coaster' Rails In Emergency (October 8, 2007) -- As NASA revamps Launch Complex 39B to host the new Orion spacecraft and Ares I rocket of the Constellation Program, engineers are preparing to install a new kind of departure system to evacuate ... > full story

Scientists 'Weigh' Tiny Galaxy Halfway Across Universe (October 8, 2007) -- A tiny galaxy, nearly halfway across the universe, the smallest in size and mass known to exist at that distance, has been identified. The galaxy is about half the size, and approximately one-tenth ... > full story

Multiwavelength Images Of Distant Universe Now Available On Google Sky (October 8, 2007) -- A massive project to map a distant region of the Universe in multiple wavelengths--from x-rays through ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and radio waves--is releasing its data this week to both fellow ... > full story

New Technology Quickly Finds Leaks In Spacecraft (October 6, 2007) -- Tiny meteors flash through space. There's spacecraft debris flying around, too. And so there's a risk that objects just a few millimeters across could pierce the thin aluminum skin of spacecraft such ... > full story

Earth-like Planet Forming In Nearby Star System, Astronomers Believe (October 4, 2007) -- An Earth-like planet is likely forming 424 light-years away in a star system called HD 113766, say astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Scientists have discovered a huge belt of warm ... > full story

Extreme Star Cluster Bursts Into Life (October 2, 2007) -- The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image of NGC 3603, a giant nebula hosting one of the most prominent massive young clusters in the Milky Way, thus supplying a prime ... > full story

Sign Of 'Embryonic Planets' Forming In Nearby Stellar Systems (October 2, 2007) -- Astronomers are pointing to three nearby stars they say may hold "embryonic planets" -- a missing link in planet-formation theories. As scientists try to piece together how our own planet came to be, ... > full story

Chance Encounter With Comet Nets Surprising Results (October 2, 2007) -- Comets are made of the most primitive stuff in the solar system. As hunks of rock and ice that never coalesced into more planets, they give researchers clues to the evolution of solar systems. So a ... > full story

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Roving Mars : Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet
teve Squyres is the face and voice of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Squyres dreamed up the mission in 1987, saw it through from conception in 1995 to a successful landing in 2004, and serves ... > read more

Space Mission Analysis and Design, 3rd edition (Space Technology Library) (Space Technology Library)
This practical handbook for Space Mission Engineering draws on leading aerospace experts to carry readers through mission design, from orbit selection to ground ops. SMAD III updates the technology, ... > read more

Physics for Scientists and Engineers (3rd Edition)
Physics for Scientists and Engineers combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the reader into the physics. The new edition features an unrivaled ... > read more

Riding Rockets : The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
On February 1, 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, twenty-nine men and six women, were introduced to the world. Among them would be history makers, including the first American woman ... > read more

The Production of Space
Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism ... > read more

First Man : The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no ... > read more

Atlas of the Moon
The definitive Moon atlas is back! Revised, updated, and improved with expanded text and maps, this venerable atlas is the ideal reference guide for beginning Moon-gazers and expert lunar observers ... > read more

DietMinder Personal Food & Fitness Journal (A Food and Exercise Diary)
The DietMinder is a deluxe food diary with plenty of room to record quantities and food counts (calories, fat, carbs, protein, etc.) of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. A special area for daily ... > read more

Universe
Continuing in the bestselling tradition of Animal and Earth, DK brings you Universe - a truly definitive guide that takes you on a tour from the Solar System to the farthest limits of ... > read more

The Fabric of the Cosmos : Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (Vintage)
As a boy, Brian Greene read Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus and was transformed. Camus, in Greene's paraphrase, insisted that the hero triumphs "by relinquishing everything beyond immediate ... > read more