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WAS EINSTEIN RIGHT ABOUT DARK ENERGY AFTER ALL?
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The good news from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is that Einstein was
right -- maybe. A strange form of energy called "dark energy" is looking a
little more like the repulsive force that Einstein theorized in an attempt
to balance the universe against its own gravity. Even if Einstein turns
out to be wrong, the universe's dark energy probably won't destroy the
universe any sooner than about 30 billion years from now, say Hubble
researchers.

   http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0402/21darkenergy/>

SEEKING NEW EARTHS? LOOK FOR DUST, RESEARCHERS SAY
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If alien astronomers around a distant star had studied the young Sun
four-and-a-half billion years ago, could they have seen signs of a
newly-formed Earth orbiting this innocuous yellow star? The answer is yes,
according researchers. The key to locating newborn Earths, they say, is to
look not for the planet itself, but for a ring of dust orbiting the star
that is a fingerprint of terrestrial planet formation.

   http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0402/21dust/>

ROVERS PROBING ROCKS, SOIL
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The twin Mars Exploration Rovers spent the weekend hard at work on
opposite sides of the planet as Opportunity examined exposed bedrock and
Spirit studied the trench it dug in the soil.

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EXPLAINING MARTIAN COLORS
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How do you display a picture of Mars taken with an electronic eye, capable
of seeing wavelengths of light that are invisible to humans? Welcome to
the wonderful world of 'false' color...

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MARS EXPRESS SHOOTS KASEI VALLIS OUTFLOW CHANNEL
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This image shows various details which give an insight into the erosional
history of the outflow channel. The image also illustrates how difficult
it is to achieve near-true color in images of Mars when atmospheric dust
and haze have a major disturbing influence on the scene.

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