Planetary Society plans new attempt to launch ’solar sail’ spacecraft propelled by sunlight
Planetary Society plans new ’solar sail’ LOS ANGELES — Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle pressure of sunlight. Tenn. gov says renewable energy most promising business opportunity from China trade mission
Tenn. gov says China trip has green energy focus Moon River? Not quite, but three space probes spot surprising sigs of water in lunar soilWASHINGTON — The moon isn’t the dry dull place it seems. Traces of water lurk in the dirt unseen. Longest total eclipse of the century will plunge parts of Asia into darkness on WednesdayBANGKOK — Millions of people across Asia will witness the longest total solar eclipse that will happen this century, as vast swaths of India and China, the entire city of Shanghai and southern Japanese islands are plunged into darkness Wednesday for about five minutes. Ulysses spacecraft ends 18-year exploration of space above sun’s polesPASADENA, Calif. — The U.S. and European spacecraft Ulysses has ended its more than 18-year mission to explore and research the region of space above the poles of the sun. NASA, Europe to turn off Ulysses sun-studying probe, an iron man of satellitesWASHINGTON — NASA and the European Space Agency are about to pull the plug on a robotic solar probe that just wouldn’t quit. |
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