When a Mountaintop Might as Well Have Been the Moon
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When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, stood on the summit of Mount Everest, it seems as if they were making the last âgiant leap for mankindâ of pre-space age generations.
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If its value seems too high, double-check your altimeter.
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Cassini&#39;s close fly-by of Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon, has left scientists with no clear idea of what to expect when the Huygens probe lands on the alien world, despite the amazingly detailed images they now have of the surface.
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Rise before dawn on Sunday, prepare a thermos of hot cocoa, bundle up, drive to some spot where mountains don't obstruct the eastern horizon -- and watch an astronomical grouping not seen since the Civil War.
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For a climber, the first time you lay eyes on Everest, it's hard not to think about Edmund Hillary Â and try to imagine what it was like when he and Tenzing Norgay topped out on the world's highest peak shortly before noon on May 29, 1953.
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Cassini captures ice-capped sierra NASA's Cassini spacecraft has snapped a mile-high mountain range on Saturn's moon Titan, the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced yesterday.â¦
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The first pictures of Saturn's moon Titan have intrigued scientists, who say Titan may resemble Earth early in its development.
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Almost 2-1/2 years have passed since the Moon plunged completely into the Earth's shadow. But if you live in Europe, Africa, or the eastern half of North America, but sure to put a big circle on your calendar for Saturday, March 3.
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By DAVID McHUGH, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  BERLIN  Europe's first mission to the moon got a scare, but ground controllers made a last-minute course correction Saturday that kept the craft from hitting the surface earlier than planned.
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Amateur astronomer looks at the eclipse of the moon through a telescope on Vodno mountain, south of Macedonia's capital Skopje, early Sunday, March 4, 2007.Comment
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Almost by accident, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has found a rock that may point to a second water event in the red planet's past.
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Scientists have taken a giant leap toward making possible the dream of building a powerful telescope on the moon that could withstand even the harshest of lunar conditions.
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Mount St. Helens&#39; recent eruption may be replaying a scene straight from the geochemical drama that led to life on Earth. Besides ash and lava, most volcanoes
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With two short trips to the edge of space, the little rocket that could may have ushered in a new era in high-tech travel.
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The moon is partially covered by the shadow of the earth at approximately 9:14 pm EDT, as seen from Archer, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
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By Jerome Burdi, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Mar. 4--OCEAN RIDGE -- Fascination with watching the Earth's shadow cross the face of a full moon dates back to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians. And the awe of watching such cosmic synchronism hasn't faded much since then.
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By The Associated Press  BERLIN - Europe's first mission to the moon got a scare, but ground controllers made a last-minute course correction early Saturday that kept the craft from hitting the surface earlier than planned.