Planet Formation Model Indicates Earthlike Planets Might Be Common http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13178 "Astrobiologists disagree about whether advanced life is common or rare in our universe. But new research suggests that one thing is pretty certain - if an Earthlike world with significant water is needed for advanced life to evolve, there could be many candidates." -- Japan Abandons Nozomi http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11224 " no sucess in communicating with its Mars-bound spacecraft "Nozomi", JAXA has decided not to try and put Nozomi into orbit around Mars and has formally abandoned the mission." -- NASA Scientists "Reconstruct" Earth's Climate Over Past Millennia http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13173 "Changes in the sun's activity have been considered responsible for some part of past climatic variations Although useful measurements of solar energy are limited to the last 25 years of satellite data, this record is not long enough to confirm potential trends in solar energy changes over time. Tentative connections between the measured solar activity, with sunspots or the production of specific particles in the Earth's atmosphere (such as carbon-14 and beryllium-10), have been used to estimate past solar energy." -- Mars is just around the corner http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13175 "After a journey of 400 million km, ESA's Mars Express is now approaching its final destination. On 19 December, the spacecraft is scheduled to release the Beagle 2 lander it has been carrying since its launch on 2 June." STATUS REPORTS ______________ For more status reports click here: http://wwwspaceref.com/news/statusreports.html NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report # 3505 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11227 NASA Mars Picture of the Day: Layers in Tithonium http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11226 NASA Mars Global Surveyor TES Dust And Temperature Maps 6 Dec 2003 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11225 NASA Mars Picture of the Day: Wind-Eroded Terrain near Olympus Mons http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11219 NASA Mars Global Surveyor TES Dust And Temperature Maps 5 Dec 2003 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11217 NASA Mars Global Surveyor TES Dust And Temperature Maps 4 Dec 2003 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11216 NASA Mars Global Surveyor TES Dust And Temperature Maps 3 Dec 2003 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11215 PRESS RELEASES ______________ For more press releases click here: http://www.spaceref.com/news/press.html Future of Human Space Flight Examined By Elite Space Experts On The Dawn Of The Next Century of Flight at Aviation Week's Space Imperatives Conference http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13177 The CFI Invests $7.9 Million for Canadian Radio Astronomy Research http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13176 NASA Scientists to Discuss Search for Extraterrestrial Life http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13174 A Giant Cocoon of Molecular Hydrogen Discovered Around a Massive Young Star http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13172 NASA Scientists Discover Spring Thaw Makes a Difference http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13171 Extensive Destruction Powers Solar Explosions http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13170 NASA's ICESat Captures Earth in Spectacular 3-D Images http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13169 NASA Completes Successful Year of ELV Launches http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13168 NASA Takes Flight with Centennial Partners in North Carolina http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13167 TODAY'S CALENDAR EVENTS _______________________ 2nd International Conference on Particle and Fundamental Physics in Space (SpacePart) http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=2462 |
