NASA announces earth science plans for 2008 in Washington
Alan Stern (L), associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Michael Freilich, speaks at a media briefing to discuss the agency's Earth Science Program and to preview activities planned for 2008, including the launch of two new Earth-observing missions and a weather satellite in Washington on January 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued a statement Wednesday, mourning the death of renowned scientist and author Arthur C. Clarke.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has selected 19 science teams to conduct year-long studies of new concepts for its next generation of major space observatories.
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