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Apogee December 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander Concludes a Successful Mission
On November 10, 2008, NASA and the University of Arizona announced that they were bringing to a close the successful Phoenix Mars Lander mission. Phoenix has exceeded expectations by performing breakthrough science far beyond its planned 90-days in the hostile environment of the Red Planet, with discoveries like the presence of water ice in the Martian soil, and the Canadian discovery of snow falling from clouds in Mars' atmosphere.
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First direct observation of exoplanets
An international team of astrophysicists, including René Doyon, a professor with the Department of Physics at the University of Montreal, as well as Christian Marois and David Lafrenière, was the first in the world to directly observe the existence of planets around stars other than the Sun.
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Innovation at the McCord Museum: Interactive 3D Station - Manipulate Without Touching!
This Fall, the McCord Museum introduces an exciting and innovative initiative: a "touchless" interactive station that presents 3D content with an historical theme. This one-of-a kind experience allows visitors to manipulate and examine objects from the McCord's collections without touching them at all. A simple hand gesture is all that's required. It's a first in Canada!
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The International Space Station: Ten years already!
November 20, 2008 marks the tenth anniversary of the launch of the International Space Station (ISS). It was on this day, in 1998, that the first bus-sized component of the station, Zarya, was launched from Kazakhstan, beginning an international construction project of unprecedented complexity and sophistication.
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