entire Web this site NEWS ARCHIVES: 2003 The Worlds of David Darling > News archives: 2003 LATEST NEWS | RECENT NEWS | ENCYCLOPEDIA | SITE INFO 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 Stardust approaches Comet Wild 2 Dec 31, 2003 World's longest snake goes on show2 Dec 31, 2003 Mars Express shifts to polar orbit Dec 30, 2003 Mars Spirit rover on track for Gusev crater Dec 30, 2003 Beagle may have fallen into deep crater Dec 29, 2003 "Tiger team" heads eagle search Dec 28, 2003 Beagle hopes hang on mothership Dec 27, 2003 Mars Express in orbit; still no sound from Beagle Dec 26, 2003 Late Neanderthals "more like us" Dec 24, 2003 Beagle probe faces its biggest challenge Dec 23, 2003 Slim chance that all approaching Mars probes will survive Dec 22, 2003 The search for the lost Mars Polar Lander Dec 22, 2003 World waits on fusion reactor Dec 20, 2003 Sensational images from new telescope Dec 19, 2003 Beagle separates successfully from Mars Express Dec 19, 2003 Why is the Sun fading? Dec 18, 2003 Private rocket-plane breaks sound barrier Dec 18, 2003 Beagle probe enters crucial phase Dec 17, 2003 Oldest evidence for photosynthesis Dec 17, 2003 A new arm for our Galaxy Dec 17, 2003 Dust storms threaten Mars lander Dec 16 2003 Timeline for time travel still in fictional realm Dec 15, 2003 Cassini-Huygens science teams gear up for Saturn Dec 14, 2003 NASA to investigate bizarre life beyond Earth Dec 14, 2003 Carbon clue implies comets orbit other stars Dec 12, 2003 Astonishing uranium bug Dec 12, 2003 Oldest marsupial ancestor found Dec 12, 2003 Cave colors reveal mental leap Dec 11, 2003 How life could seed the Galaxy Dec 10, 2003 New research suggests Earthlike planets may be common Dec 10, 2003 Are giant falling ice balls a sign of global warming? Dec 10, 2003 Massive star revealed to have glowing disk Dec 9, 2003 Details of JIMO Jupiter probe emerge Dec 9, 2003 Odyssey hints at climate change on Mars Dec 9, 2003 Japan abandons Nozomi Mars mission Dec 9, 2003 Humans "could survive Mars visit" Dec 9, 2003 No fiery extinction for dinosaurs Dec 9, 2003 Trail of black holes and neutron stars points to ancient collision Dec 8, 2003 Europe heads for hottest year since records began Dec 8, 2003 Scanning the mysteries inside the Earth Dec 8, 2003 Saturn in Cassini's sights Dec 5, 2003 Sunlight's gentle nudge on asteroids detected Dec 4, 2003 Are mini black holes raining down on Earth? Dec 3, 2003 Solar activity reaches new high Dec 2, 2003 Neanderthal "face" found in Loire Dec 2, 2003 Stardust closes on its prey Dec 2, 2003 Is the Sun made mainly out of iron? Dec 2, 2003 Solar activity reaches new high Dec 2, 2003 Rocket failure weakens Japan's space program Dec 1, 2003 Possible Earth-like planets found around Vega Nov 30, 2003 Solo planet formed like a star Nov 29, 2003 China manned Moon trip by 2020 Nov 29, 2003 Does vacuum energy dominate the universe? Nov 26, 2003 Biggest star in our Galaxy sits within a rugby-ball shaped cocoon Nov 26, 2003 Venus has metal-coated mountains Nov 25, 2003 Jupiter encounter for Pluto mission Nov 24, 2003 "Great dying" caused by space rock Nov 21, 2003 Most extreme halophiles discovered Nov 19, 2003 Giant Kuiper belt object found Nov 17, 2003 Interstellar Boundary Mission Nov 17, 2003 The rivers of Mars Nov 16, 2003 Lunar ice in question Nov 13, 2003 Interstellar computer viruses Nov 11, 2003 Dark matter forms a ghost universe Nov 9, 2003 HD 172051: the star of life? Nov 8, 2003 New nearest galaxy found Nov 7, 2003 Martian desert on Earth Nov 7, 2003 Voyager 1 at the terminal shock Nov 6, 2003 Largest solar flare ever seen Nov 5, 2003 Space amino acids: life clues Nov 4, 2003 Sun most active in 1,000 years Nov 3, 2003 Hubble observes early starbirth Nov 2, 2003 Big Bang sounded like a deep hum Nov 1, 2003 Row over life-genesis vents Oct 30, 2003 Dark energy confirmed Oct 28, 2003 Methane lakes may await Huygens on Titan Oct 5, 2003 Lack of carbonates deals blow to Mars life hopes Aug 26, 2003 Mysterious sea creature washed up in Chile July 13, 2003 SARS from the stars? May 24, 2003 Where Mars life might be May 24, 2003 How alien can alien life be? May 2, 2003 Martian biology in plain view? Mar 28, 2003 Strongest evidence yet for water flows on Mars Mar 13, 2003 Jovian moons galore Mar 7, 2003 Probing the heart of darkness Feb 19, 2003 Mars: water, water, everywhere ... Feb 17, 2003 Record-breaking extrasolar planet Jan 8, 2003