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101. Jupiter collision a warning call to Earth

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Research, Astronomy -- Discovery and exploration -- Research, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor When an object smacked into Jupiter over the weekend, giving astronomers their best cosmic-collision show since the comet Shoemaker-Levy [...]

Published
2009

102. Shuttle poised for 12-day visit to space station

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Management -- Planning, Endeavour (Space shuttle) -- Management, Space shuttles -- Launching, Space flight -- Planning, Space stations -- Management -- Planning, Company business planning, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor When it comes to launching space shuttles, the third time's a charm - weather permitting. After two scrubbed launches [...]

Published
2009

103. Nations pledge to fight global warming - but without specifics

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Summit meetings -- Management -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Environmental aspects, Global warming -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Environmental aspects, Air quality management -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Environmental aspects, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Group of Eight -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Management -- Environmental aspects
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer When former President Bill Clinton dropped in on the UN's global-warming talks in Montreal in 2005, his message was simple: Whether you get a [...]

Published
2009

104. Scientists and the public often don't see eye to eye

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Science literacy -- Surveys -- Public opinion, Scientists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Surveys -- Public opinion, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Have you hugged a scientist today? Had dinner with one lately? Know anyone who knows someone who knows one? [...]

Published
2009

105. Will G-8 countries move faster on climate change?

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Global warming -- Control -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Air quality management -- International aspects -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Climatic changes -- Management -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Group of Eight -- Environmental policy -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Management
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer In the 18 months since work began in earnest on a new global climate treaty, the world has been waiting for industrial countries - [...]

Published
2009

106. Will much of New Orleans be underwater by 2100?

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Deltas -- Forecasts and trends -- Research -- 2100 AD, Sea level -- Forecasts and trends -- Research -- 2100 AD, Ecological restoration -- Management -- Research -- Forecasts and trends -- 2100 AD, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Louisiana State University -- Research -- Management
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer Unless enormous amounts of soil are dumped onto the Mississippi River Delta, the region could lose up to 5,212 square miles of land to [...]

Published
2009

107. NASA's new breed of astronaut

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Management, International Space Station (Space station) -- Management, Space stations -- Management -- Social aspects, Astronauts -- Social aspects, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Some 48 years after the first humans rocketed into space, the International Space Station - now, finally, fully staffed [...]

Published
2009

108. NASA heads back to the moon

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Aims and objectives -- Management, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (Space probe) -- Management, Moon -- Discovery and exploration, Lunar probes -- Management, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Nearly 5-1/2 years after former President Bush decided to send US astronauts back to the moon by 2020, America [...]

Published
2009

109. Shuttle launch delayed again by hydrogen leak

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Endeavour (Space shuttle) -- Maintenance and repair, Space shuttles -- Launching -- Maintenance and repair, Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) -- Management, Gas leakage -- Management, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Engineers with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are trying to track down the cause of a hydrogen leak [...]

Published
2009

110. NASA resets shuttle launch for Wednesday

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Management -- Evaluation, Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) -- Evaluation, Space shuttles -- Criticism and interpretation -- Evaluation, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The next launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on a trip to the International Space Station is slated for [...]

Published
2009

111. What next for North Korea's nukes?

Author

Grier, Peter and Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Nuclear weapons -- Testing, Nuclear proliferation -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases, Nuclear crisis control -- Management -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Company legal issue, Government regulation, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter Grier and Peter N. Spotts Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor Washington and Boston -- Where does North Korea's nuclear program go from here? That's a key [...]

Published
2009

112. Life aboard the International Space Station is about to become more chummy

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
International Space Station (Space station) -- Management, Space shuttles -- Launching, Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) -- Management, Space stations -- Management, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor After 25 years, four make-overs, and a shift from Cold War icon to a truly international orbiting outpost, the [...]

Published
2009

113. Final spacewalk leaves like-new Hubble ready for its final bow

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite) -- Maintenance and repair, Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) -- Management, Artificial satellites -- Maintenance and repair, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis has returned the Hubble Space Telescope to preeminent status. Five successful spacewalks [...]

Published
2009

114. One small (space) step for Hubble

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite) -- Maintenance and repair, Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) -- Management, Artificial satellites -- Maintenance and repair, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Despite glitches that added nearly an hour to what should have been a 6-1/2 hour spacewalk, astronauts from the [...]

Published
2009

115. Up and away for final Hubble mission

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Atlantis (Space shuttle), Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite) -- Maintenance and repair, Space shuttles -- Launching, Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) -- Planning, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Hang on Hubble, help is on the way. NASA's final shuttle mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space [...]

Published
2009

116. Shuttle's risky mission to repair Hubble

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Atlantis (Space shuttle), Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite) -- Maintenance and repair, Space shuttles -- Launching, Spectrograph -- Installation -- Planning -- Maintenance and repair, Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight) -- Planning, Company business planning, Technology installation instructions, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor For 19 years the Hubble Space Telescope has provided mankind with extraordinary views of the universe. It now awaits [...]

Published
2009

117. Swine flu: why such a huge response to so few cases?

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Management, Swine influenza -- Influence -- Management -- Health aspects, Public health administration -- Management -- Health aspects, Emergency management -- Management -- Health aspects, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, World Health Organization -- Management
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor In recent days, the world has taken far-reaching steps to brace itself against the swine flu: The World Health [...]

Published
2009

118. Science takes aim at the swine flu

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Reports, Epidemics -- Mexico -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Research, Swine influenza -- Research -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Governments confronting a new strain of swine flu from Mexico have an unprecedented set of scientific tools to help [...]

Published
2009

119. Close call puts focus on traffic jam in space

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. Air Force -- Planning -- Safety and security measures -- Management, Space vehicles -- Safety and security measures -- Methods -- Planning, Space ships -- Safety and security measures -- Methods -- Planning, Traffic safety -- Methods -- Safety and security measures, Space debris -- Management -- Safety and security measures -- Methods, Company business planning, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor Two Space Age surprises - a close encounter between the International Space Station and a speeding piece of space [...]

Published
2009

120. After 10 years, space station finally nears completion

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Discovery (Space shuttle) -- Travel, International Space Station (Space station) -- Design and construction, Space shuttles -- Travel -- Design and construction, Space stations -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor A decade ago, the United States docked its first module, Destiny, to an embryonic International Space Station. Tonight, the [...]

Published
2009

121. Moon base: Location, location, location

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States -- Space policy, Lunar bases -- Planning -- Management, Company business planning, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor If, as planned, the United States eventually establishes a lunar base in 2020, one of the most tempting patches [...]

Published
2009

122. Kepler mission to hunt for planets just our size

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States -- Space policy, Kepler (Spacecraft) -- Planning, Space vehicles -- Launching, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor The United States is scheduled to launch on Friday an orbiting telescope designed to help answer one of the [...]

Published
2009

123. Satellite's loss a setback for study of greenhouse emissions

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Investigations, Space vehicles -- Usage -- Environmental aspects, Space ships -- Usage -- Environmental aspects, Greenhouse gases -- Research -- Environmental aspects -- Usage -- Investigations, Company legal issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor NASA is launching an investigation into Tuesday's loss of a spacecraft designed to study the sources and sinks for [...]

Published
2009

124. Wetland vies for Colorado River's water

Author

Spotts, Peter

Subjects
United States. Bureau of Reclamation -- Planning -- Environmental aspects, Ecosystems -- Protection and preservation -- Environmental aspects, Wetlands -- Planning -- Environmental aspects -- Protection and preservation, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter Spotts Staff Writer of The Christian Science Monitor On the Colorado River Delta, some 250 miles west southwest of Tucson as the crow flies, sits Cienega de Santa [...]

Published
2009

125. Researchers study the other greenhouse gas: water vapor

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Isotope dilution techniques -- Usage -- Environmental aspects, Environment -- Research, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor For years, a*follow the watera* has been a mantra for exploring one planet in our solar system, Mars. With [...]

Published
2009

126. US forests hold new evidence of global warming

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States -- Environmental aspects, Environment -- Research, Global warming -- Influence -- Forecasts and trends -- Environmental aspects, Forests and forestry -- United States -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Old-growth forests in the Western United States appear to be losing ground to the regional effects of global warming. [...]

Published
2009

127. Bush was hands-on for education, healthcare; hands-off for planet

Author

Khadaroo, Stacy Teicher, Marks, Alexandra, and Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Government programs -- Evaluation, Domestic policy -- Evaluation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

In domestic policy, President Bush leaves a deep imprint on public schools, healthcare, and the twin issues of energy and the environment. Synopses are below. Education reform The No Child [...]

Published
2009

128. Holding on to 2008 for just one second more

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Time -- Systems and standards, Time measurement -- Discovery and exploration -- Research, Timekeeping -- Discovery and exploration -- Research, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor So you'd like a little more free time to kick back during this holiday season? Enjoy New Year's Eve's [...]

Published
2008

129. Obama's science appointees called a team of all-stars

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Scientific bureaus -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer Call it the a*green teama* or the a*dream team.a* Either way, President-elect Barack Obama's choices to fill top science and environment-related posts in his [...]

Published
2008

130. World's oceans turning acidic faster than expected

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Water acidification -- Reports -- Chemical properties, Ocean -- Chemical properties -- Reports, Emissions (Pollution) -- Evaluation -- Reports -- Chemical properties, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer Parts of the world's oceans appear to be acidifying far faster than scientists have expected. The culprit: rising levels of carbon dioxide in the [...]

Published
2008

131. New light on Dark energy in cosmos

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Astronomy -- Research -- Discovery and exploration, Dark energy -- Discovery and exploration -- Research, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A mysterious form of energy that is speeding the universe's expansion is now showing itself as a cosmic craftsman [...]

Published
2008

132. From woolly mammoth hair, the beast's genetic map is born

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Mammoths -- Observations -- Genetic aspects -- Usage, DNA testing -- Usage -- Genetic aspects, Fur -- Observations -- Usage -- Genetic aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Woolly mammoths lumbered for more than 100,000 years across northern North America and Eurasia. By 2,000 BC, the behemoths [...]

Published
2008

133. Planet hunters snap first pictures of other solar systems

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Planets -- Discovery and exploration -- Research, Observational astronomy -- Research -- Discovery and exploration, Solar system -- Observations -- Research -- Discovery and exploration, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor In the hunt for solar systems beyond our own, astronomers have crossed an important threshold - capturing from the [...]

Published
2008

134. Space station to get home makeover'

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Space stations -- Remodeling and renovation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor The orbiting electricians have nearly finished their work on the International Space Station. Now it's time for the plumbers. [...]

Published
2008

135. E-Science: Massive experiments, global networks

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Arctic research -- Technology application -- Research -- Usage, Ice sheets -- Research -- Usage -- Technology application, Universities and colleges -- United States -- Technology application, Technology application, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for the Christian Science Monitor Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina is not the first name that pops up in conversations about centers [...]

Published
2008

136. Surprise: Old-growth forests soak up CO2

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Forest conservation -- United States -- Methods, Ecological footprint -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Methods, Environmental policy -- Interpretation and construction -- Methods -- Laws, regulations and rules, Emissions (Pollution) -- Prevention -- Methods -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The concept seems simple: Enlist key developing countries in the fight against global warming by paying them with carbon [...]

Published
2008

137. As a massive atom smasher powers up, Big Science' moves away from the US

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
International cooperation -- Management -- Laws, regulations and rules, Scientific development -- International aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Technology and state -- Evaluation -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Company business planning, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, European Organization for Nuclear Research. Large Hadron Collider -- Planning -- Evaluation -- Management
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor Physicists worldwide are expected to celebrate Wednesday's start-up of the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the 17-mile-long Large Hadron [...]

Published
2008

138. Cloud-sniffing drones soar over Asia

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Aerosols -- Environmental aspects -- Research, Air quality management -- Research -- Management -- Environmental aspects, Climatic changes -- Control -- Environmental aspects -- Research, Soot -- Environmental aspects -- Research, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor Guiding a small squadron of robotic aircraft and fielding a network of ground stations, scientists from the United States, [...]

Published
2008

139. As wildfires spread, so does the red ink

Author

Spotts, Peter N. and Reed, Candice

Subjects
United States. Forest Service -- Environmental policy -- Cases -- Management, Wildfires -- Cases, Fire prevention -- Management -- Cases, Company legal issue, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts and Candice Reed Staff Writer and Contributor for The Christian Science Monitor Ten months after a wildfire swept through his neighborhood in Ranch Bernardo, a community [...]

Published
2008

140. Will US-Russia tensions extend to space?

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Russian-Georgian Conflict, 2008 -- Influence -- Political aspects -- Analysis -- Planning -- International aspects, Space shuttles -- Launching, International cooperation -- Analysis -- Political aspects, Outer space -- Discovery and exploration, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor International cooperation in human spaceflight may be facing its toughest test since the cold war. The immediate concern: Will [...]

Published
2008

141. Climate groups look post-Bush

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Global warming -- Political aspects -- Management, Environmental policy -- Planning -- Political aspects, Climatic changes -- Management -- Political aspects, Presidential candidates -- Environmental policy -- Political aspects -- Planning, Company business planning, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor With the inauguration of a new president in January come widespread expectations of a more aggressive federal approach to [...]

Published
2008

142. Europe's large hadron collider tests the bounds of physics - and budgets

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Collisions (Nuclear physics) -- Evaluation, Colliders (Nuclear physics) -- Testing -- Finance, Company financing, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor If all goes well, this weekend a handful of protons will make their first, tentative entrance into the main [...]

Published
2008

143. An unexpected find on Mars

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Ammonium perchlorate -- Health aspects -- Discovery and exploration, Mars (Planet) -- Discovery and exploration -- Research -- Health aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor With each scoop of soil the Phoenix Mars Lander unearths, Martian soils are looking more and more earthlike in [...]

Published
2008

144. Hurricane season: big start

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Weather forecasting -- Management -- Environmental aspects -- Reports, Storms -- United States -- Reports, Hurricanes -- United States -- Influence -- Environmental aspects, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor As the remnant of hurricane Dolly creeps toward far northern Mexico, the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season already is generating [...]

Published
2008

145. On emissions, G-8 looks past Bush

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Air quality management -- Planning -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental policy -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Emissions (Pollution) -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Prevention -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Group of Eight -- Planning -- Aims and objectives -- Conferences, meetings and seminars
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor In Toyako, Japan, leaders of seven of the eight largest industrial nations issued a polite sayonara to President Bush [...]

Published
2008

146. Game-changer in the Everglades

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
United States Sugar Corp. -- Facility closures -- Environmental aspects -- Management, Sugar industry -- Facility closures -- Environmental aspects, Restoration ecology -- Management -- Environmental aspects, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Going back to the drawing board can seem like an exercise in frustration. But people working to restore Florida's [...]

Published
2008

147. Midwest's postflood risk: toxic basements

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Floods -- United States -- Chemical properties -- Risk factors, Water pollution -- United States -- Risk factors, Environmental remediation -- Standards -- Chemical properties, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The oil, gasoline, fertilizers, and herbicides swept away by floodwaters in June pose an environmental challenge to the rain-soaked [...]

Published
2008

148. Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Arctic Ocean -- Forecasts and trends, Surface-ice melting -- Forecasts and trends, Global warming -- Influence -- Forecasts and trends, Hot weather -- Causes of -- Forecasts and trends, Sea ice -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Arctic Ocean sea ice - one of the most visible indicators for global warming - may be headed for [...]

Published
2008

149. With new telescope, a fresh view of the cosmos

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Telescope -- Usage -- Innovations -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor A spacecraft called GLAST is set to open a new window on the high-octane cosmos. The orbiting observatory, designed [...]

Published
2008

150. With Phoenix mission, water hunt to resume on Mars

Author

Spotts, Peter N.

Subjects
Mars probes -- Planning -- Discovery and exploration, Hydrogen peroxide -- Chemical properties -- Discovery and exploration -- Planning, Mars (Planet) -- Discovery and exploration -- Chemical properties -- Methods, Soils -- Sampling, Outer space -- Discovery and exploration, Space shuttles -- Landing, Polar regions -- Observations -- Methods -- Chemical properties -- Discovery and exploration, Silica -- Discovery and exploration -- Planning, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff Writer for The Christian Science Monitor For a decade, the US space program's mantra for Mars has been a*follow the water.a* Now, the Phoenix Mars [...]

Published
2008

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