Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Brian
Next year is the International Year of Astronomy and the Vectis Astronomical Society are intending to join the rest of the astronomy world by holding events throughout 2009.
As well as pavement astronomy, we are hoping to join together with other interest groups around the Island and provide talks and general sky watching.
Planning is at a [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2008 by Brian
It seems the excitement of NASA scientists over the Pheonix findings may have been a little premature:
They reckon to have found perchlorate – also found on earth – and say:
“Finding perchlorates is neither good nor bad for life, but it does make us reassess how we think about life on Mars,”
more…..
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Posted on August 4th, 2008 by Brian
http://www.universetoday.com is reporting:
“It would appear that the US President has been briefed by Phoenix scientists about the discovery of something more “provocative” than the discovery of water existing on the Martian surface. This news comes just as the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) confirmed experimental evidence for the existence of water in the Mars [...]
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