Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - After assessing data received from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on Thursday, mission controllers laid out plans for the rover to conserve its modest energy during the next few weeks.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2008 - Detecting water underground does not require a magical stick. Neutrons reflecting out of the soil can indicate the presence of water or ice. A novel instrument that can detect those neutrons is planned for NASA's next rover mission to Mars.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2008 - NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit communicated via the Mars Odyssey orbiter today right at the time when ground controllers had told it to, prompting shouts of She's talking! among the rover team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2008 - The Planetary Society outlined Thursday a vigorous new approach to space exploration for the consideration of the new U.S. Administration and Congress. Beyond the Moon: A New Roadmap for Human Space Exploration in the 21st Century calls for the United States to create - in cooperation with international partners - a space program that is as inspiring as it is sustainable in the world¿s current economic climate.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2008 - A dust storm on Mars has cut into the amount of sunlight reaching the solar array on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, leaving the rover in a vulnerable state.
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 13, 2008 - Buoyed by the success of its maiden lunar mission, India on Thursday said it will send a second unmanned spacecraft to the moon by 2012.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008 - Opportunity took the last images of Victoria Crater before beginning the journey to Endeavour Crater. The final focus of the rover's cameras was a cliff at the edge of Victoria nicknamed Cape Victory.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments.
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 11, 2008 - The crew selection for a simulated Mars mission moved a step closer to completion recently with ESA's last eight candidates being put through extensive medical screening in Moscow. Two of the European candidates will be chosen to join four Russian crew members on a 105-day study due to start in March next year.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008 - With the Sun moving higher in the sky, Spirit's solar panels must move in the same direction to maximize their exposure to sunlight. To achieve optimal solar input, the panels still must tilt to the north, but not as steeply as before.
Paris (AFP) Nov 10, 2008 - European space boss Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Monday he would seek at least nine billion euros (11.52 billion dollars) from ministers next month to fund new and existing projects in the coming years.
Paris (AFP) Nov 10, 2008 - European scientists said they had selected a shortlist of eight men Monday willing to take part in a 105-day isolation experiment to further knowledge about the stress of a manned trip to Mars.
Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2008 - NASA scientists said Monday the Phoenix Mars lander has gone silent because of a lack of sunlight needed to power its batteries, after a five-month mission that produced a mother lode of scientific data from the red planet.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2008 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has communicated with controllers daily since Oct. 30 through relays to Mars orbiters. Information received over the weekend indicates Phoenix is running out of power each afternoon or evening but reawakening after its solar arrays catch morning sunlight.
Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2008 - Scientists believe they have found a way of protecting astronauts from a dangerous source of space radiation, thus lifting a major doubt clouding the dream to send humans to Mars.
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Nov 4, 2008 - The U.S. space agency says its Phoenix Mars Lander has communicated with controllers daily since Sunday, but it is becoming weaker.
