August 3, 2005
- Biologists at the University of California, Riverside find a gene coding for a spider silk protein used by female spiders to construct their egg cases. (PNAS) (National Geographic) (Wikinews)
- The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER successfully executes an Earth swingby on its way to Mercury. (spaceref.com)
- Astronomers announce that ground-based telescopic surveys during 2003 and 2004 show no evidence of liquids on Saturn's moon Titan. (AP/YahooNews)
- Astronaut Stephen Robinson fixes the thermal protection shield of the space shuttle Discovery while in space, docked to the International space station. (BBC)
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