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.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2008 - NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander, with its solar-electric power shrinking due to shorter daylight hours and a dust storm, did not respond to an orbiter's attempt to communicate with it Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Tuscon AZ (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 - One of the most fun and fascinating aspects of space exploration is discovering geological processes and terrain different from those found on our home planet, says Matt Balme, who is leading a team that's decoding Martian mystery landscapes known as Transverse Aeolian Ridges or TARs.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2008 - NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander entered safe mode late yesterday in response to a low-power fault brought on by deteriorating weather conditions. While engineers anticipated that a fault could occur due to the diminishing power supply, the lander also unexpectedly switched to the B side of its redundant electronics and shut down one of its two batteries.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008 - In a race against time and the elements, engineers with NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission hope to extend the lander's survival by gradually shutting down some of its instruments and heaters, starting today.
Paris (AFP) Oct 23, 2008 - The first astronauts sent to Mars should be prepared to spend the rest of their lives there, in the same way that European pioneers headed to America knowing they would not return home, says moonwalker Buzz Aldrin.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2008 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has finished scooping soil samples to deliver to its onboard laboratories, and is now preparing to analyze samples already obtained. Scientists are anxious to analyze the samples as the power Phoenix generates continues to drop. The amount of sunlight is waning on Mars' northern plains as late-summer turns to fall.
Idaho Falls, Idaho (UPI) Oct 21, 2008 - U.S. government scientists say they've developed technology that enables a laser to detect minuscule traces of cells in a mineral likely present on Mars.
An odd, solitary hill rising part-way down an eroding slope in Mars' north polar layered terrain may be the remnant of a buried impact crater, suggests a…
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2008 - Scientists have detected minuscule traces of cells in a mineral on Earth that has also been detected on Mars. The results, obtained using a technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory, could help mission scientists choose martian surface samples with the most promise for yielding signs of life.
