February 2012

Janice Voss on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2000 (photo NASA)

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American astronaut Janice Voss died of breast cancer. She was born on October 8, 1956 in South Bend, Indiana. As an astronaut she was part of five missions on the Space Shuttles.

Artistic concept of an ancient ocean on Mars (Image ESA, C. Carreau)

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Data received from the Mars Express space probe contain what are regarded as evidence that there was an ocean on Mars. The instrument used was the MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding), a radar developed by NASA and the Italian Space Agency.

The Super Bowl XLVI MVP Eli Manning with the Super Bowl XLII trophy

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The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI 21-17. Eli Manning was elected MVP just like four years ago, when the Giants defeated for the first time the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

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Patrick Macnee was born on February 6, 1922 in London, England. In 1961 he was chosen to play the character that gave him great fame, John Steed. Originally, his was a minor character in the series “The Avengers” but in the second season he already became the star. He also played many other roles in television, cinema and on stage.

A picture of Syrtis Major taken by the Mars Express Orbiter (Image ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum))

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Discovered in 1659, Syrtis Major is a region of Mars with an area of ​​about 1,300×1,500 km (about 930×630 miles), thus about half of Europe. Initially, they thought it was a sea but today we know that this is a region of volcanic origin. Now the ESA Mars Express spacecraft has revealed new details of Syrtis Major.