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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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Was Venus surrogate mother for Earth?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-26 09:34:44
Venus and Earth have often been called “sister” planets because of their similarities, but a new British research study finds that mother Venus may have sent microorganisms to daughter Earth via father Sun and created life on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-26 09:34:44
Venus and Earth have often been called “sister” planets because of their similarities, but a new British research study finds that mother Venus may have sent microorganisms to daughter Earth via father Sun and created life on Earth.
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Welcome to the solar system! Dwarf planet and plutoid Makemake!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-21 10:42:37
The International Astronomical Union recently recognized Makemake as a dwarf planet and classified it as a plutoid. Makemake, the celestial body, was named after Makemake, the bird-man god of Easter Island.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-21 10:42:37
The International Astronomical Union recently recognized Makemake as a dwarf planet and classified it as a plutoid. Makemake, the celestial body, was named after Makemake, the bird-man god of Easter Island.
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Cassini finds evidence of underground ocean on Enceladus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-15 12:51:41
The NASA spacecraft Cassini, while on its travels around the planet Saturn, has found striking evidence that the tiny Saturnian moon of Enceladus may have a vast ocean underneath its cold, icy surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-15 12:51:41
The NASA spacecraft Cassini, while on its travels around the planet Saturn, has found striking evidence that the tiny Saturnian moon of Enceladus may have a vast ocean underneath its cold, icy surface.
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Our MESSENGER to Mercury sends home important data
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-04 08:35:44
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER flew by Mercury on January 14, 2008. It reported back to scientists on Earth some information they did not know about its volcanic history and the source of its magnetic field.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-04 08:35:44
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER flew by Mercury on January 14, 2008. It reported back to scientists on Earth some information they did not know about its volcanic history and the source of its magnetic field.
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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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HARPS sees HD 40307 planets: We have ability to find earth-type exoplanets
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-16 16:06:23
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-16 16:06:23
Astrophysicists have found, for the very first time, a trio of super-earth planets around a sun-like star.
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Microscope studies Mars soil up close and personal
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-16 09:28:02
The Phoenix Mars Lander is equipped with an Optical Microscope that is showing NASA scientists detailed images of soil particles, with sizes down to one-tenth the diameter of a human hair. Let's be clear, though, no human hairs have been found on Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-16 09:28:02
The Phoenix Mars Lander is equipped with an Optical Microscope that is showing NASA scientists detailed images of soil particles, with sizes down to one-tenth the diameter of a human hair. Let's be clear, though, no human hairs have been found on Mars.
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Pluto gets recognition it deserves, well, sorta
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-12 11:32:21
On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced that the former planet called Pluto will now be classified as a (drum roll, please): Plutoid.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-12 11:32:21
On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced that the former planet called Pluto will now be classified as a (drum roll, please): Plutoid.
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Here's the scoop: Phoenix places footprint on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-02 12:51:33
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-02 12:51:33
The NASA Phoenix Mars Lander placed its scoop in the dirt for the first time on Saturday, May 31, 2008. Mission managers say it is their first step at searching for past life on the planet.
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“Holy Cow!” Martian ice just under Phoenix
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-01 08:58:28
University of Arizona scientists with the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander have photo-evidence that the spacecraft landed on top of a flat, gleaming layer of ice that was only inches below the Martian surface. They call is “absolutely astounding.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-01 08:58:28
University of Arizona scientists with the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander have photo-evidence that the spacecraft landed on top of a flat, gleaming layer of ice that was only inches below the Martian surface. They call is “absolutely astounding.”
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Cosmic ray delays, but doesn’t stop, Phoenix Mars Lander
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-28 10:40:43
A possible cosmic ray impinging on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may have prevented the Phoenix Mars Lander from receiving radio messages during its preliminary activities on the Red Planet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-28 10:40:43
A possible cosmic ray impinging on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may have prevented the Phoenix Mars Lander from receiving radio messages during its preliminary activities on the Red Planet.
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Quilt patterns found on Mars by Phoenix Lander! Crazy?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-26 10:48:20
The Phoenix Mars Lander has found quilt-like patterns on the flat, northern polar region of Mars. Some media reports are calling it “strangely patterned.” Indeed, is this “crazy-quilt” description out of the ordinary?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-26 10:48:20
The Phoenix Mars Lander has found quilt-like patterns on the flat, northern polar region of Mars. Some media reports are calling it “strangely patterned.” Indeed, is this “crazy-quilt” description out of the ordinary?
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Phoenix deploys solar arrays, ready to dig
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-26 08:58:02
The Phoenix Mars Lander did everything it was supposed to do as it descended to the Martian surface and made a pinpoint landing on Sunday, May 25, 2008. The $420 million NASA mission is now poised to become a detective in its search for possible past life on Mars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-26 08:58:02
The Phoenix Mars Lander did everything it was supposed to do as it descended to the Martian surface and made a pinpoint landing on Sunday, May 25, 2008. The $420 million NASA mission is now poised to become a detective in its search for possible past life on Mars.
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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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Jupiter's Great Red Spot & Little Red Spot get baby brother
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-24 08:07:20
Astronomers here on Earth have discovered a third red spot on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and the Little Red Spot (Red Spot, Jr.) as huge “anti-cyclonic” storms on the largest planet in our solar system.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-24 08:07:20
Astronomers here on Earth have discovered a third red spot on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and the Little Red Spot (Red Spot, Jr.) as huge “anti-cyclonic” storms on the largest planet in our solar system.
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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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