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Opening The Hatch On The Mars Underground
Cameron Park CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2007As I mentioned in my last chapter, we have now definitely found the first caves on another world -- cave openings on the slopes of Arsia Mons ("Mt. Arsia", the southermost of the four great Tharsis shield volcanoes). These are volcanically-produced caves, rather than caves produced by water erosion or by the chemical erosion of minerals that can be produced by acidic water. They must be one of ... more Down The Hatch On Mars 
Cameron Park CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2007Our explorations of the Solar System so far have yet to turn up the really big prize -- evidence of life on another world -- but they have revealed one amazing nonliving surprise after another. Last month, we finally got airtight confirmation of something we've been looking for some time: the first caves seen on another world. ... more Spirit Studies Layered Rocks At Home Plate 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2007Having completed studies of bright, silica-rich soil deposits at a target known as "Gertrude Weise," Spirit drove to a perch on the eastern edge of the circular, plateau-like feature known as "Home Plate" and began studying its stratigraphy. Spirit will next drive back in the direction of Gertrude Weise to study another nearby outcrop. The nearby outcrop, known as "Nancy Warren," appears ... more The Viability Of Methane-Producing Microorganisms In Simulated Martian Soils 
Fayetteville AK (SPX) Jun 11, 2007University of Arkansas researchers have tested the methane production of three different types of microorganisms in different soil types that resemble those found on Mars to test the possibility of these soils harboring life. Tim Kral, professor of biological sciences at the University of Arkansas; Heaven A. Kozup of Gwynedd-Mercy College in Pennsylvania, and UA graduate student ... more Taking The Opportunity To Evaluate New Driving Capabilities 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 09, 2007Opportunity performed on sol 1194 a Visual Target Tracking (VTT) technology checkout (drive software) on a target called "Paloma." This VTT checkout tested VTT in combination with other drive software, Autonav and Visodom. The first segment was a blind (no Autonav or Visodom) VTT drive to back away from the target. The second segment combined VTT and Visodom to drive towards the target. ... more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2007NASA plans to send humans back to the moon, and eventually to Mars. But humans and the food they eat are chock full of microbial contaminants. Figuring out how to keep that contamination in check is the job of Dr. Cassie Conley, NASA's acting planetary protection officer. In this, the third and final part of Astrobiology Magazine's interview with Conley, she explains that, sometimes, it's okay ... more Fourteen Space Agencies Sign Joint Exploration Agreement 
London UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2007In an unprecedented move, 14 of the world's leading space agencies revealed their agreed vision for globally co-ordinated space exploration to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Following months of intensive discussions, they published their common ideas for space exploration: The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Co-ordination. The document outlines the rationale for society to explore ... more The Spirit Of Mars Continues To Astonish 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2007Spirit is still making new discoveries despite dragging its feet, so to speak, after losing use of the right front wheel 426 sols, or Martian days, ago. In the process of creating small trenches while traversing Martian terrain, the dragging right front wheel revealed one of the most astonishing discoveries so far -- exceptionally high silica content in Martian soil, indicative of water at some ... more European Meeting In Athens Fuels Future Space Exploration Missions To Mars And Moon 
Athens, Greece (SPX) Jun 01, 2007A European Science Foundation (ESF)-led workshop sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA) has enabled 88 scientists from 11 European countries to agree on science goals for future Europe's planetary exploration programme; providing the continent with an ambitious roadmap to examine Mars and the Moon. The meeting, which was held on 15-16 May 2007 in Athens, defined the science rationale ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) May 28, 2007Opportunity's electrical supply returned to levels not seen since the rover first arrived on Mars. Peak electrical current from the rover's solar arrays climbed above 4.0 amps and remained there for most of the week as a result of three recent dust-cleaning events. The last time electrical current reached similar levels was on sol 18 (Feb. 10, 2004)! Meanwhile, Opportunity is healthy an ... more ICO Signs Launch Services And Dual Launch Study Agreement With ILS 
Reston VA (SPX) May 28, 2007ICO Global Communications has signed a Launch Services and Dual Launch Study Agreement with ILS International Launch Services (ILS). With this contract, ICO has established a Proton launch services agreement for up to five launches in the 2009 through 2011 timeframe. In addition, ILS will design and propose a dual launch capability for ICO's Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. Bob Day ... more Seeking Mars Survival Secrets 
Princeton NJ (SPX) May 23, 2007David Smith always wondered whether other planets might harbor life, so when he actually got the opportunity to investigate, he jumped at it. His decision launched him on a year-long mission, leading him to the Kennedy Space Center and back. Now, after long months exploring whether Earth bacteria can survive on the surface of Mars, he has returned with findings that could help NASA plan better m ... more Mars Rover Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence Of Wetter Past 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 22, 2007A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now. The processes that could have produced such a concentrated deposit of silica require the presence of water. Members of the rover science team heard from a colleague during a recent teleconference that the alpha ... more
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