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India's first moon mission to take off on October 22

NEW DELHI, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — India will launch a locally built rocket for the country's first unmanned mission to the moon on October 22, the head of the project said on Tuesday. "If at all there is any delay, it will be because of the weather, otherwise I don't foresee any technical difficulties," M. Annadurai told Reuters. ...  > full story

NASA spacecraft zooms above surface of Mercury

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — A car-sized NASA spacecraft zoomed above the surface of Mercury on Monday, viewing rocky terrain never before seen up close on our solar system's sun-baked innermost planet, scientists said. ...  > full story

U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A NASA spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next Monday, getting a look at the third of the planet closest to the sun that has never been seen close-up before. ...  > full story

Saturn's rings may be older than thought

LONDON, Sep. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Saturn's rings may be more massive and older than previously thought, researchers said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Little Mars rover that could heads to new crater

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The aging but intrepid Mars rover Opportunity is set to embark on a two-year mission it may never complete -- a 7-mile (12-km) journey to a crater far bigger than one it has called home for two years, NASA said on Monday. ...  > full story

Saturn's rings may be older than thought: study

LONDON, Sep. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Saturn's rings may be more massive and older than previously thought, researchers said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Back-up Hubble mission shuttle moved to launch pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Sep. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A space shuttle that would be launched to rescue a stranded Hubble Space Telescope servicing crew in case of an emergency was rolled out to a spare launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday. ...  > full story
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