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13 February 2009
Climate Change Satellite gets Green Light for Launch
The European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite has been cleared for takeoff next month, following nearly a year in limbo while the mission team awaited the go-ahead from a private launch company. Originally expected to launch in 2008, SMOS has been in storage at Thales Alenia Space's facilities in Cannes, France since [...]
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28 March 2008
Darkness Washes Around The Globe As Earth Hour Descends
35 countries, 26 major cities, 370 towns and literally tens of millions of people… What do they all have in common? They're all switching off their lights for one hour at 8:00 pm local time in a now staggering global event known as Earth Hour. From around the world, Universe Today readers [...]
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