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Wednesday October 1st

Oh yeah, it's snowing on Mars... 20380

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080930172328.49u1qw9x&show_article=1 (score:66 / approval:100%)

by coolguy Tue Sep 30th, 2008 10:20pm (from bordom.net)

In an unprecedented discovery, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has found snow falling from clouds on Mars, scientists said Tuesday. A laser instrument collecting data on how the atmosphere and surface interact on Mars detected snow from clouds about four kilometers (2.5 miles) above the spacecraft's landing site. The date found the snow vaporized before reaching the ground. More →

mars, outer space, science, snow, space

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It's official - water on mars! 19418

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-20080731.html (score:111 / approval:80%)

by El Cap Fri Aug 1st, 2008 3:50am (from bordom.net)

Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples. More →

we have water

life, mars, space, water

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Monday July 14th

Neat little flash ad. 19095

http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/universcale/index.htm (score:116 / approval:89%)

by threeiem Fri Jul 11th, 2008 11:00pm (from #bor)

Universcale

advert, camera, scale, space

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Thursday July 3rd

Man on the Moon, Future and Past 18990

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/07/man_on_the_moon_future_and_pas.html (score:211 / approval:100%)

by joeyo Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 11:34am (from #bor)

Click through-- there are some good photos in there. More →

astronaut, moon, photography, photos, pictures, space

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Wednesday July 2nd

Earth Emits Sounds in Space 18944

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080701/sc_space/earthscriesrecordedinspace (score:161 / approval:89%)

by mimo Tue Jul 1st, 2008 9:01am (from bordom.net)

Earth emits an ear-piercing series of chirps and whistles that could be heard by any aliens who might be listening, astronomers have discovered. More →

there's actually a link to hear an audio sample on this page

atronomy, earth, sound, space

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Friday January 11th

Blackhole World Record 17167

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7181877.stm (score:202 / approval:100%)

by El Cap Fri Jan 11th, 2008 12:04pm (from #bor)

Astronomers have weighed the biggest known black hole in the Universe. The monster celestial object is 18 billion times more massive than our own Sun, says a team from Finland - six times larger than the previous record. More →

blackhole, space

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