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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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Mars webcam goes dark
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-08 22:12:21
Mars has moved behind the Sun (from an Earthbound perspective), so the webcam aboard the Mars Express space probe has been shut down until the northern spring.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-08 22:12:21
Mars has moved behind the Sun (from an Earthbound perspective), so the webcam aboard the Mars Express space probe has been shut down until the northern spring.
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Two-year delay for NASA's Mars mission
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-04 14:58:46
The launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed by two years to the northern autumn of 2011. As Scotty used to say, "you cannae change the laws of physics!"
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-04 14:58:46
The launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed by two years to the northern autumn of 2011. As Scotty used to say, "you cannae change the laws of physics!"
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Huge buried glaciers of water ice found on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-20 14:56:24
NASA announced that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found what is being called "vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris." NASA scientists call it the largest amount of water ice on Mars other than at the poles.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-20 14:56:24
NASA announced that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found what is being called "vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris." NASA scientists call it the largest amount of water ice on Mars other than at the poles.
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No TCP/IP for NASA's deep space Internet
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 16:12:46
It's been a decade in the making, but NASA has successfully tested a new deep-space communications network modelled on the Internet. Images have been transmitted to and from a spacecraft 20 million miles away.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 16:12:46
It's been a decade in the making, but NASA has successfully tested a new deep-space communications network modelled on the Internet. Images have been transmitted to and from a spacecraft 20 million miles away.
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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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Mars Phoenix Lander says good-bye
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-10 16:41:51
According to a Monday, November 10, 2008 NASA media release, the Phoenix Mars Lander has “ceased communications” but its mission team will continue to listen to see if Phoenix “phones home” from the planet Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-10 16:41:51
According to a Monday, November 10, 2008 NASA media release, the Phoenix Mars Lander has “ceased communications” but its mission team will continue to listen to see if Phoenix “phones home” from the planet Mars.
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‘Star Trek’ force field could help protect real astronauts in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-07 10:16:23
British, Portuguese, and Swedish physicists have come up with a strong magnetic shield that may be able to protect astronauts from dangerous space radiation as they make extended missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Better get Scotty to engineer the project!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-07 10:16:23
British, Portuguese, and Swedish physicists have come up with a strong magnetic shield that may be able to protect astronauts from dangerous space radiation as they make extended missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Better get Scotty to engineer the project!
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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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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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Mercury, Venus, and Mars team up in southwestern sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-30 08:56:17
In September 2008, the three planets of Mercury, Venus, and Mars will be visible low in the southwestern sky just after sunset. Each will be viewable, especially with the use of binoculars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-30 08:56:17
In September 2008, the three planets of Mercury, Venus, and Mars will be visible low in the southwestern sky just after sunset. Each will be viewable, especially with the use of binoculars.
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NASA’s Opportunity takes to the open road on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-28 11:01:59
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (MER) “Opportunity” is rolling out of Victoria Crater after a successful year-long investigation of the Martian hole. It will now target the cobbles found on the Martian plain Meridiani Planum.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-28 11:01:59
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (MER) “Opportunity” is rolling out of Victoria Crater after a successful year-long investigation of the Martian hole. It will now target the cobbles found on the Martian plain Meridiani Planum.
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Smallest ever space image taken by Phoenix Mars Lander
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-17 10:33:50
NASA announced on August 15, 2008 that its Phoenix Mars Lander has imaged a single particle of Martian dust using its atomic force microscope at a “… higher magnification than anything ever seen from another world.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-17 10:33:50
NASA announced on August 15, 2008 that its Phoenix Mars Lander has imaged a single particle of Martian dust using its atomic force microscope at a “… higher magnification than anything ever seen from another world.”
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Mars may be more Mars-like than Earth-like after corrosive chemical found
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-05 10:18:12
With intelligent Earthlings bubbling about the possibility of life on the planet Mars, the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander is now suggesting that Martian soil may contain perchlorate, a chemically reactive salt, and one less conducive to the presence of life on the planet Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-05 10:18:12
With intelligent Earthlings bubbling about the possibility of life on the planet Mars, the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander is now suggesting that Martian soil may contain perchlorate, a chemically reactive salt, and one less conducive to the presence of life on the planet Mars.
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NASA confirms water on Mars by Phoenix Mars Lander
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-31 16:15:53
NASA just released, on Thursday, July 31, 2008, the announcement that the Phoenix Mars Lander has identified water in a soil sample on the surface of Mars. A NASA scientist with the Mars exploratory mission exclaims, "We have water!"
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-31 16:15:53
NASA just released, on Thursday, July 31, 2008, the announcement that the Phoenix Mars Lander has identified water in a soil sample on the surface of Mars. A NASA scientist with the Mars exploratory mission exclaims, "We have water!"
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Mars Express sends 'sharpest ever' photos of Phobos
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-30 18:08:35
The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe has transmitted the sharpest and most detailed images of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-30 18:08:35
The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe has transmitted the sharpest and most detailed images of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons.
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Evidence of ancient lakes, rivers found in clay Martian soil
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-17 09:48:12
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has provided new data to scientists that show a host of “wet environments” existed billions of years ago on Mars. Scientists describe the amount of ancient Martian water as “pervasive and long-lasting.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-17 09:48:12
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has provided new data to scientists that show a host of “wet environments” existed billions of years ago on Mars. Scientists describe the amount of ancient Martian water as “pervasive and long-lasting.”
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Mars, Saturn, Regulus put on evening show in July skies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-29 11:15:15
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-29 11:15:15
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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