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NASA takes Earthlings to "Planet 51"
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-21 08:13:59
The Sony Pictures animated movie "Planet 5" helps to promote the importance of space exploration to all peoples of the planet Earth and other planets in the Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-21 08:13:59
The Sony Pictures animated movie "Planet 5" helps to promote the importance of space exploration to all peoples of the planet Earth and other planets in the Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
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Troy War on Mars: NASA versus Nature
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-13 08:39:20
Trapped in sand for about seven months, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is trying to free itself of its predicament with the help of NASA ground support on Earth. This man & machine-versus-nature scenario is being played out on Mars at a site called “Troy,” named after the Greek city at the center of the mythological Trojan War.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-13 08:39:20
Trapped in sand for about seven months, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is trying to free itself of its predicament with the help of NASA ground support on Earth. This man & machine-versus-nature scenario is being played out on Mars at a site called “Troy,” named after the Greek city at the center of the mythological Trojan War.
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Third flyby images more of unseen parts of Mercury
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-04 08:41:36
The NASA Messenger spacecraft has mapped another 6% of the surface of Mercury, leaving only the polar regions of the planet unseen by humans with the aid of spacecraft.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-04 08:41:36
The NASA Messenger spacecraft has mapped another 6% of the surface of Mercury, leaving only the polar regions of the planet unseen by humans with the aid of spacecraft.
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Space telescope finds supersized Saturn ring
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-07 08:33:52
NASA announced on October 6, 2009, that its Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered another ring around the planet Saturn. And, it’s a big one. The thickness of the newly found ring would allow one billion Earths to be strung end to end.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-07 08:33:52
NASA announced on October 6, 2009, that its Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered another ring around the planet Saturn. And, it’s a big one. The thickness of the newly found ring would allow one billion Earths to be strung end to end.
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Cassini heightens its study of Saturn’s rings
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-22 08:19:43
Project scientists with the Cassini spacecraft mission are astonished to see for the first time that the rings of Saturn have a dramatic third dimension, height, and some of them are as tall as a couple of miles.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-22 08:19:43
Project scientists with the Cassini spacecraft mission are astonished to see for the first time that the rings of Saturn have a dramatic third dimension, height, and some of them are as tall as a couple of miles.
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Never before seen wrinkles: On Mercury
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-25 08:13:33
NASA’s Messenger space probe has found "wrinkle ridges" on the planet Mercury and U.S. mission team members say they look "bizarre" and something "we’re never seen anything like that" before in the Solar System.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-25 08:13:33
NASA’s Messenger space probe has found "wrinkle ridges" on the planet Mercury and U.S. mission team members say they look "bizarre" and something "we’re never seen anything like that" before in the Solar System.
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On Mars: Opportunity ok, Spirit stuck in Martian quicksand
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-24 09:46:14
The news from planet Mars is that the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity is doing just fine, having found water signs in sand dunes. Halfway around the Martian world, MER Spirit is stuck up to its hubs in soft sand, and it isn’t looking too promising for the five-year old robotic explorer.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-24 09:46:14
The news from planet Mars is that the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity is doing just fine, having found water signs in sand dunes. Halfway around the Martian world, MER Spirit is stuck up to its hubs in soft sand, and it isn’t looking too promising for the five-year old robotic explorer.
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Three-month Martian journey turns into five years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-26 08:34:51
Two rovers landed on Mars in January 2004 for what was expected by NASA to be a three-month tour of the Martian landscape. It’s now 2009, five years later, and Spirit and Opportunity just keep going and going and going. We know eventually their journey will end, but not just yet!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-26 08:34:51
Two rovers landed on Mars in January 2004 for what was expected by NASA to be a three-month tour of the Martian landscape. It’s now 2009, five years later, and Spirit and Opportunity just keep going and going and going. We know eventually their journey will end, but not just yet!
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Vote for favorite name of NASA Mars Science Lab
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-19 16:45:36
After nine favorite names were selected by grade school students for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, now it is your turn to vote for your favorite one, which will become the new name for NASA's new robotic rover mission to planet Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-19 16:45:36
After nine favorite names were selected by grade school students for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, now it is your turn to vote for your favorite one, which will become the new name for NASA's new robotic rover mission to planet Mars.
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Huge discovery of tiniest exoplanet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-03 12:53:45
A French-led astronomy team found the smallest exolanet ever discovered directly. Even though it is just over 11 times the size of Earth, it could be a gigantic discovery in the world of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-03 12:53:45
A French-led astronomy team found the smallest exolanet ever discovered directly. Even though it is just over 11 times the size of Earth, it could be a gigantic discovery in the world of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets.
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Mercury, Mars formed from leftovers of Earth, Venus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-06 12:21:06
According to a new theory (which some are calling 'radical') by U.S. astronomer Brad Hansen, the two larger inner planets of our Solar System (Earth and Venus) formed first and the leftover materials came together to form the two smaller inner planets (Mercury and Mars).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-06 12:21:06
According to a new theory (which some are calling 'radical') by U.S. astronomer Brad Hansen, the two larger inner planets of our Solar System (Earth and Venus) formed first and the leftover materials came together to form the two smaller inner planets (Mercury and Mars).
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Five-year anniversary of Opportunity knocking on Martian door
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 07:58:48
On January 25, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover B, popularly known as Opportunity, landed successfully on the planet Mars. It continues to provide us valuable data on the Red Planet, now five years later.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 07:58:48
On January 25, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover B, popularly known as Opportunity, landed successfully on the planet Mars. It continues to provide us valuable data on the Red Planet, now five years later.
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Carbonates found on Mars, increases chance of past life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-19 12:06:56
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found carbonate minerals on the planet Mars. Its discovery by U.S. and French scientists is now prompting planetary astronomers to rethink their theories that Mars once had a primarily global acidic environment (which is not very conducive to life).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-19 12:06:56
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found carbonate minerals on the planet Mars. Its discovery by U.S. and French scientists is now prompting planetary astronomers to rethink their theories that Mars once had a primarily global acidic environment (which is not very conducive to life).
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WALL-E and NASA are looking for Right Name for new Mars Rover
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 14:58:18
NASA has announced that it is looking for a name to call its new Mars rover, which should be launched toward Mars in 2009. The Walt Disney robot WALL-E is teaming up with NASA in this naming contest for U.S. students ranging in ages from five to 18 years old.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 14:58:18
NASA has announced that it is looking for a name to call its new Mars rover, which should be launched toward Mars in 2009. The Walt Disney robot WALL-E is teaming up with NASA in this naming contest for U.S. students ranging in ages from five to 18 years old.
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Astronomical first: Hubble sees an exosolar planet!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-13 23:35:36
For the first time, astronomers have directly observed a planet orbiting a star other than our own Sun. The historic image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-13 23:35:36
For the first time, astronomers have directly observed a planet orbiting a star other than our own Sun. The historic image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander may not arise again
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-01 08:39:55
The Martian winter is producing bitter cold and giant dust storms are cutting sunlight to its solar arrays. The deadly combination may be too much for the now-silent NASA Phoenix lander, which has extended its mission on the planet for two months longer than planned.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-01 08:39:55
The Martian winter is producing bitter cold and giant dust storms are cutting sunlight to its solar arrays. The deadly combination may be too much for the now-silent NASA Phoenix lander, which has extended its mission on the planet for two months longer than planned.
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It’s snowing on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-29 14:45:34
The NASA Phoenix Mars Lander has identified snow falling from Martian clouds. A Phoenix scientist says, “Nothing like this view has ever been seen on Mars.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-29 14:45:34
The NASA Phoenix Mars Lander has identified snow falling from Martian clouds. A Phoenix scientist says, “Nothing like this view has ever been seen on Mars.”
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NASA rover Opportunity moving to new digs on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-22 22:01:31
NASA announced on September 22, 2008, that its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is moving to a larger home on the planet Mars—a crater that is over twenty times larger than its previous home inside Victoria Crater.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-22 22:01:31
NASA announced on September 22, 2008, that its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is moving to a larger home on the planet Mars—a crater that is over twenty times larger than its previous home inside Victoria Crater.
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Astronomers (probably) take 1st direct pix of planet orbiting star
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-16 08:54:29
Canadian astronomers have discovered and photographed for the first time what they think is a normal sized exosolar planet (exoplanet) orbiting a star other than the Sun. However, if true it could change our theories of planet formation.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-16 08:54:29
Canadian astronomers have discovered and photographed for the first time what they think is a normal sized exosolar planet (exoplanet) orbiting a star other than the Sun. However, if true it could change our theories of planet formation.
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NASA to go to Mars with MAVEN robotic spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-15 18:27:01
NASA announced on September 15, 2008, that it will send the unmanned Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft to find out why the planet lost most of its atmosphere billions of years ago.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-15 18:27:01
NASA announced on September 15, 2008, that it will send the unmanned Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft to find out why the planet lost most of its atmosphere billions of years ago.
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