items tagged with Mars
Phoenix Lands on Mars!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-25 19:01:27
NASA has announced that the Phoenix Lander has successfully landed on the northern polar region of the planet Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-25 19:01:27
NASA has announced that the Phoenix Lander has successfully landed on the northern polar region of the planet Mars.
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Seven minutes of terror as Phoenix Mars spacecraft attempts historic landing
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-25 04:05:45
With less than 15 hours to go before the Phoenix Mars Lander is set to undergo “seven minutes of terror” as it tries to successfully land on Mars’ icy north pole. The world awaits the latest successful “invasion of Mars” – or word of a new crater.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-25 04:05:45
With less than 15 hours to go before the Phoenix Mars Lander is set to undergo “seven minutes of terror” as it tries to successfully land on Mars’ icy north pole. The world awaits the latest successful “invasion of Mars” – or word of a new crater.
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Where is the Mars Polar Lander? Maybe you can locate it?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-05-17 09:12:43
NASA scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission have released images of where the Mars Polar Lander was thought to have hard crashed back in 1999. They are asking people to take a look at the images to see if it can be located. Are you up to the challenge?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-05-17 09:12:43
NASA scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission have released images of where the Mars Polar Lander was thought to have hard crashed back in 1999. They are asking people to take a look at the images to see if it can be located. Are you up to the challenge?
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Phoenix Mars Lander near journey’s end
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-13 13:22:05
NASA has announced that its Phoenix Mars Lander, after launching on August 4, 2007, is nearing its final destination on the surface of the Red Planet. It is expected to land on Mars on Sunday, May 25, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-13 13:22:05
NASA has announced that its Phoenix Mars Lander, after launching on August 4, 2007, is nearing its final destination on the surface of the Red Planet. It is expected to land on Mars on Sunday, May 25, 2008.
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ISS flies fast & bright over North America and Europe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-07 08:29:43
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-07 08:29:43
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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Space radiation may cause cancer in astronauts
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-23 12:04:10
With long-term human habitation on the Moon and long-duration manned Martian missions on the agenda for many space agencies, researchers at Georgetown University have discovered evidence that high-energy radiation in space may cause premature aging in the cells of astronauts.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-23 12:04:10
With long-term human habitation on the Moon and long-duration manned Martian missions on the agenda for many space agencies, researchers at Georgetown University have discovered evidence that high-energy radiation in space may cause premature aging in the cells of astronauts.
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Hawking envisions Columbus like exploration of space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-22 07:55:10
Talking at a NASA 50th anniversary celebration, British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking suggests a need for space exploration similar to Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-22 07:55:10
Talking at a NASA 50th anniversary celebration, British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking suggests a need for space exploration similar to Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World.
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NASA probe shoots 3D images of potato-shaped moon Phobos
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 09:28:48
The NASA spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has taken stunning false-color, three-dimensional images of the small, irregularly shaped Mars’ moon Phobos using its HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-12 09:28:48
The NASA spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has taken stunning false-color, three-dimensional images of the small, irregularly shaped Mars’ moon Phobos using its HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera.
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You can be a part of the exploration of outer space!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-08 09:42:51
Be a Martian or Saturnian explorer! NASA is holding the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” contest for the exploration of Mars and the “Students Exploring the Red Planet” contest for the exploration of the planet Saturn. Go where no student has gone before!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-08 09:42:51
Be a Martian or Saturnian explorer! NASA is holding the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” contest for the exploration of Mars and the “Students Exploring the Red Planet” contest for the exploration of the planet Saturn. Go where no student has gone before!
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Presence of salt on Mars adds new evidence for possible life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-21 09:01:21
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter discovered about two hundred different spots on the southern portion of the planet Mars where chloride minerals exist, which is a part of salts (sodium chloride). Salt deposits indicate the possible presence of water at some point in Mars’ history.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-21 09:01:21
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter discovered about two hundred different spots on the southern portion of the planet Mars where chloride minerals exist, which is a part of salts (sodium chloride). Salt deposits indicate the possible presence of water at some point in Mars’ history.
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Women’s ingenuity makes 2/23/08 special on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-12 16:23:27
The Mars Exploration Rovers have been controlled, driven, and communicated with for over four years by both men and women on a daily basis. However to celebrate National Women’s History Month (March 2008) an all-woman’s team was in charge of the rover Spirit on February 23, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-12 16:23:27
The Mars Exploration Rovers have been controlled, driven, and communicated with for over four years by both men and women on a daily basis. However to celebrate National Women’s History Month (March 2008) an all-woman’s team was in charge of the rover Spirit on February 23, 2008.
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Avalanches on Mars surprise NASA astronomers
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-04 08:12:47
NASA HiRISE camera, onboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, was looking for frost when it snapped a first-time ever photograph of active avalanches near the north pole of the planet Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-04 08:12:47
NASA HiRISE camera, onboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, was looking for frost when it snapped a first-time ever photograph of active avalanches near the north pole of the planet Mars.
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Asteroid 2007 WD5 passes safely by Mars; 2007 TU24 does same with Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-03 09:47:55
Going from a 3.6% chance to a zero chance of hitting Mars, Asteroid 2007 WD5 raced by the Red Planet without a collision, coming within about 13,700 miles of the planet. Also, Asteroid 2007 TU24 passed by Earth, a day earlier, on January 29, 2008, without any problems.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-03 09:47:55
Going from a 3.6% chance to a zero chance of hitting Mars, Asteroid 2007 WD5 raced by the Red Planet without a collision, coming within about 13,700 miles of the planet. Also, Asteroid 2007 TU24 passed by Earth, a day earlier, on January 29, 2008, without any problems.
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Asteroid 2007 WD5 is poor marksman: Now predicted to totally miss Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 11:30:52
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-11 11:30:52
After several updates during the past few weeks concerning the estimated trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it approaches the planet Mars, scientists are now: “effectively ruling out the possible collision with Mars” on January 30, 2008.
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Another update: asteroid has only 1-in-40 chance (2.5%) of hitting Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-09 09:53:28
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-09 09:53:28
The trajectory of asteroid 2007 WD5 as it nears Mars is being better estimated by astronomers here on Earth. As of January 8, 2008, it is expected to miss the Red Planet by about 18,641 miles (30,000 kilometers).
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Update on asteroid hitting Mars: Now 1-in-28
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 08:16:41
The chance that asteroid 2007 WD5 will hit the planet Mars on January 30, 2008, has been slightly reduced from 1-in-25 (4%) to 1-in-28 (about 3.6%) based on observations at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 08:16:41
The chance that asteroid 2007 WD5 will hit the planet Mars on January 30, 2008, has been slightly reduced from 1-in-25 (4%) to 1-in-28 (about 3.6%) based on observations at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
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Possibility of asteroid hitting Mars upped to 1 out of 25
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-29 09:14:03
One week ago the chance of Mars getting smacked by 2007 WD5 asteroid was 1 out of 75. Based on historical data of the asteroid’s path, that possibility of a collision has been raised to 1 out of 25, or four percent.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-29 09:14:03
One week ago the chance of Mars getting smacked by 2007 WD5 asteroid was 1 out of 75. Based on historical data of the asteroid’s path, that possibility of a collision has been raised to 1 out of 25, or four percent.
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NASA’s Mars Scout 2 is earthbound for two more years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-23 08:14:29
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-23 08:14:29
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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Place your bets: Will asteroid hit Mars in January?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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See planet Mars up close and personal
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-19 08:52:42
The planet Mars is now prime for getting a real good look at it. It came very close to Earth on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 6:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. It’s only a hop, skip, and jump from us, galactically speaking, for the rest of December.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-19 08:52:42
The planet Mars is now prime for getting a real good look at it. It came very close to Earth on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 6:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. It’s only a hop, skip, and jump from us, galactically speaking, for the rest of December.
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