items tagged with Mars
Mars Orbiter turned off, stops stunning pixs for awhile
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-06 08:21:40
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been shut down for a few weeks because of a glitch in its computer system, which will temporarily end its ability to take stunning high-resolution images of the Martian surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-06 08:21:40
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been shut down for a few weeks because of a glitch in its computer system, which will temporarily end its ability to take stunning high-resolution images of the Martian surface.
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Inner solar system might go bonkers, maybe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-11 08:34:01
According to computer simulations by astronomers at the Paris Observatory, in the worst-case scenario, one of the inner planets, either Mercury, Venus, or Mars, could collide with Earth in just over three billion years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-11 08:34:01
According to computer simulations by astronomers at the Paris Observatory, in the worst-case scenario, one of the inner planets, either Mercury, Venus, or Mars, could collide with Earth in just over three billion years.
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Mars rover dubbed Curiosity
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-28 02:20:01
Thanks to a 12 year old - and the deliberations of a judging panel - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover will be named Curiosity.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-28 02:20:01
Thanks to a 12 year old - and the deliberations of a judging panel - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover will be named Curiosity.
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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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Salty Mars soils could hold clue for evidence of life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-20 09:15:25
In 2008, the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander found perchlorate salts in the soil of the Martian pole region. Such an intriguing discovery, now in 2009, could mean that Martian history is different than what we currently think. And, past or present microbial life is still a possibility.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-20 09:15:25
In 2008, the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander found perchlorate salts in the soil of the Martian pole region. Such an intriguing discovery, now in 2009, could mean that Martian history is different than what we currently think. And, past or present microbial life is still a possibility.
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