Into space from the icy-cold Arctic
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European launchers have come to be associated with French Guiana - powerful large rockets that lift-off from the steamy-hot equatorial base at Kourou.
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As humanity&#39;s continuous presence in space begins its fifth year aboard the International Space Station, the next inhabitants rocket into Earth orbit late Wednesday for a six-month expedition.
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Science & environment: Flight goes ahead despite thermal shield cracks as two missions are headed by women for first time.
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Tiny channels in the Arctic ice support creatures that play a crucial role in climate-affected ecosystems.
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An ambitious two-year effort aims to understand the vital, shifting dynamics of ice, oceans and life at the ends of the earth.
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Two giant slabs of ice are about to collide in Antarctica, possibly with spectacular results, say Nasa experts.
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An unmanned Progress cargo shall carry all the supplies to International Space Station in future. Recently food ran short and the supply was needed urgently.
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Arctic plant seeds are able to migrate the distances needed to survive climate changes, scientists suggest.
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Â· Moscow 'space flight' to simulate mission to Mars Â· Britons seek places in cramped static cabin
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To be perched under pollution-free, open skies on the Antarctic Plateau 3.2 kilometers (10,400 feet) above sea level is a professional stargazer's dream come true, even if the cold is deep enough to freeze your blood.
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A team of explorers will head to the Arctic this winter to measure the thickness of the ever shrinking sea ice.
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pioneering bid to win a $10 million (5.6 million pounds) prize and prove that space is open for business. space travel as ordinary as a Caribbean cruise.
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A research vessel that was deliberately trapped in the Arctic ice emerges after more than 500 days.
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Preparations are on track for the launch of a new NASA Mars  lander early next month to search for subsurface water and potential life in the red planet&#39;s arctic northern  region.
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A new spacecraft is being readied to make the fastest, most detailed study yet of the fleeting gamma ray bursts emanating from deep in space.
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PHILADELPHIA _ A submersible, robotic glider that took on the frigid waters of the Antarctic has wowed oceanographers by collecting in 24 days almost as much data as research vessels had gathered in 12 years.
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A NASA-led team is studying the construction of a railway in space for a pair of telescopes that will provide views of planet, star, and galaxy formation in unprecedented detail. The proposed Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT) mission will also examine the atmospheric chemistry of giant planets around other stars.