Astrobiological researchers have discovered significant regions below the surface of Mars that could be habitable for Earth-based life.
ESA, have plans to launch missions to search for Earth-like planets during the course of the next decade.
Zephyr, as the craft was known, could be used for military applications, as well as for Earth-observation and communications.
The satellite is intended for Earth observations to assist with scientific research, and will be constructed by Astrium.
Nearly 9, 000 people in Scotland had signed up for Earth Hour, which was started by environmental charity WWF in 2007.
The first Fox title under the agreement will be Avatar, which hit stores on Thursday in time for Earth Day.
Last month, scientists announced that Kepler had discovered two of the most intriguing candidates yet in the search for Earth-like exoplanets.
Hollywood can be a place where people who call themselves environmental advocates fly in for Earth Day on private planes from Aspen.
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But some businesses are cashing in on the plague: contractors have tripled the rental for earth-moving equipment needed to bury the dead pigs.
Yet now that precision-pointing has been demonstrated, Landis says it opens up possibilities not just for planetary science, but for earth science and other astrophysics efforts.
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It's a perennial problem for Earth observation missions - getting a timely sign-off from the politicians so that an enduring presence in orbit can be maintained.
The nova is providing a unique stellar laboratory, shedding light on processes normally confined to supernovae that are too slow for Earth-bound astronomers to learn from quickly.
The best view is to be had at the Hayden Planetarium in New York, part of the new Rose Centre for Earth and Space, which opened in February.
The discussion in support of the charter is simple: Form a global partnership to care for Earth and mankind, or risk self-destruction and the loss of diversity of life.
Premise: that the moon is really a disguised spaceship from a distant star that, after a botched mutiny, has sat dormant for 50, 000 years, its crew having abandoned ship for Earth.
In the coming year, the Administration will be working with Congress to develop a more comprehensive national strategy for Earth observations, designed to improve coordination and efficiency across the Federal government.
The goal is to develop treatment for Earth-bound seniors.
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Events that were planned for Earth Hour included an astronomy and wildlife-watching event near Broadford on the Isle of Skye and a "spooky walk" in the Auld Kirk and the Auld Brig in Ayr.
The announcement of a follow-up robot was made here at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, the world's largest annual gathering for Earth and planetary scientists, and a major showcase for Nasa-led research.
Kepler is searching for Earth-like planets around far-flung stars, and the Mars Science Laboratory will sample the Red Planet's geology looking for the building blocks of life - though it will not explicitly look for life itself.
It is for us, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and in particular the Centre for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, a great honour to host this International Centre, a Category-2 Centre, under the auspices of UNESCO, said Prof.
For example, instead of the lunar rendezvous method that NASA chose for the Apollo program, the player can opt for Earth-orbit rendezvous or even direct-ascent where a single giant spacecraft lifts off from Earth and lands on the Moon.
In the second decade of this century, Esa plans to launch the Darwin flotilla - a fleet of four or five spacecraft that will hunt for Earth-like planets around other stars and analyse their atmospheres for signs of extra-terrestrial life.
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As we were leaving the museum through the Rose Center for Earth and Space, past stunning images of the Apollo astronauts working on the surface of the moon, I asked her, for the record, why she'd never felt the urge to visit before.
It is co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and UNESCO, and hosted by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST), a Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, and the Centre for Earth Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE).
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If scientists detected a major asteroid headed for Earth now, it would take at least five years to develop an effective defense system to either alter its course or possibly destroy it, no matter how much money was spent, according to Holdren and Bolden.
As the clean-up and recovery consumes what stock is in place for earth movers, road graders and other heavy equipment for construction and infrastructure is put to work, the long lead-time required to build and deliver these machines may be a boon for companies like Caterpillar and its partners.
That looks like a win for Mother Earth, until you step back and look at the big picture.
Endeavour must also be stacked and ready for an Earth radar-mapping mission in September.
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