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Testing cooperation: ESA’s Mars Express transmits commands to NASA rover Posted: 03 Mar 2015 06:13 AM PST This update sent in earlier today by ESA's Simon Wood, one of the engineers working on the Mars The post Testing cooperation: ESA’s Mars Express transmits commands to NASA rover has been published onTechnology Org.

Rosetta blog: Comet flyby: OSIRIS catches glimpse of Rosetta’s shadow Posted: 03 Mar 2015 02:13 AM PST Images from the OSIRIS scientific imaging camera taken during the close flyby on 14 February have now been The post Rosetta blog: Comet flyby: OSIRIS catches glimpse of Rosetta’s shadow has been published onTechnology Org. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Astronomers find dust in the early universe Posted: 02 Mar 2015 09:00 PM PST Dust plays an extremely important role in the universe – both in the formation of planets and new The post Astronomers find dust in the early universe has been published on Technology Org.

An old-looking galaxy in a young universe Posted: 02 Mar 2015 08:57 PM PST A team of astronomers, led by Darach Watson, from the University of Copenhagen used the Very Large Telescope’s The post An old-looking galaxy in a young universe has been published on Technology Org.

A change in thought on Earth’s core formation Posted: 02 Mar 2015 08:42 PM PST Violent collisions between the growing Earth and other objects in the solar system generated significant amounts of iron The post A change in thought on Earth’s core formation has been published on Technology Org.

Spacecraft “Dawn” Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival Posted: 02 Mar 2015 08:40 PM PST NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf The post Spacecraft “Dawn” Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival has been published on Technology Org.