SUVs Suck- March 23, 2004 SUVs Suck Bumper Sticker...http://www.markcarey.com/me/discuss-suvs-suck.html Water ice detected at Mars south pole- March 18, 2004 As published by MSNBC.com: Water ice detected at Mars south pole Europes Mars Express finds H2O in unexpected areas MSNBC staff and news service reports Updated: 11:46 a.m. ET March 18, 2004 LONDON - Spectral images from the European Space Agencys Mars Express orbiter show that there is plenty of water ice at the southern pole of Mars, French scientists said Wednesday. Weeks after NASAs Mars rovers uncovered geologic evidence that liquid water existed on ancient Mars, images from the OMEGA...http://www.markcarey.com/me/discuss-water-ice-detected-at-mars-south-pole.html Rough ride for robots, but humans smiling- March 18, 2004 As published by MSNBC.com: Rough ride for robots, but humans smiling $1 million race ends without winners, but not without success By Alan Boyle Science editor MSNBC Updated: 10:32 p.m. ET March 14, 2004PRIMM, Nev. - Based on the numbers, the Pentagons first-ever robotic road race looks like a bust: No one won the $1 million offered as a prize. In fact, every one of the 15 autonomous vehicles broke down or withdrew within the first four hours of what was expected to be a 10-hour race. The...http://www.markcarey.com/me/discuss-rough-ride-for-robots-but-humans-smiling.html Small asteroid zooming past Earth- March 18, 2004 As published by MSNBC.com: Small asteroid zooming past Earth Space rock spotted Monday; no threat of collision By Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer Updated: 11:39 a.m. ET March 18, 2004An asteroid will pass closer to Earth than ever recorded at 5:08 p.m. ET Thursday, NASA scientists announced. The planet is not at risk, they said. The space rock is about 100 feet (30 meters) wide. It will pass just 26,500 miles (43,000 kilometers) over the southern Atlantic Ocean. 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