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Photo of the day: Ice caps of Mars

Quiz of the day: The current space suit developed by ILC Dover provides one-third of Earth's pressure to astronauts by filling the suit cavity with a gas. What gas is it?

Skin-tight spacesuit could be used on Mars
Astronauts could look more like speed skaters if one of Time’s Innovations of the Year for 2007 gets the funding they need to see action on the Moon and Mars, according to the Boston Herald.



Erupting volcanoes heated young Mars
A new theory of how a young Mars kept warm explains recent mineral deposits discovered by rovers and the puzzling lack of limestone on the Red Planet, according to a new study.



2009: Year of the Ox, and now Year of Astronomy
The Chinese zodiac labels 2009 as a year of the ox, but now the United Nations has another label for it: the International Year of Astronomy, according to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.



Black hole death ray assaults neighbour galaxy: study
A powerful jet from a super massive black hole has been imaged assaulting a neighbouring galaxy in a million-year long attack that is astounding astrophysicists, according to a new study.



New solar cycle could be starting: NASA
A small tangle of magnetic fields in the Sun’s northern region has scientists wondering if a new solar cycle and eventual boost in solar storm activity is at hand, according to NASA.