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This ersatz Mars has been in the works for years, but until now few people have paid much attention to it, largely because nobody realistically expected to set human eyes on the genuine planet anytime soon. As of last week, however, Building 29 could become the center of the universe...
"One scenario," says John Hoffman, a physicist at the University of Texas at Dallas who is working on a 2007 Mars probe, "is to send rockets up two years before people go, then robotically make water for an 18-month stay and fuel for the return. Only when it's...
A scattering of small craters within the larger Gusev Crater are attractive to mission planners as well. Such secondary-impact pits do geologists' excavation work for them, gouging away upper layers of soil and rock and offering a free peek at what lies below. There appears to be an especially...
But as Harvard learned in the Agassiz neighborhood, the place to start is at the grassroots level. The best way for the University to influence Menino is by reaching out to his constituents. Fortunately, Harvard administrators seem to understand this message. The University is helping to foot the bill for...
But despite such optimism, India's economy remains fragile in many respects, beset by stubborn inefficiencies that have hindered progress and prosperity for decades. A decrepit transportation system, inadequate communication and electrical infrastructure, and an obstructionist bureaucracy might make it hard for India's economy to match China's spectacular...