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500 Days At Venus, And The Surprises Keep Coming
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 04, 2007Venus Express has now orbited Earth's twin for 500 Earth days, completing as many orbits. While the satellite maintains steady and excellent performance, the planet continues to surprise and amaze us. In spite of experiencing a challenging environment, Venus Express is in an excellent condition. It receives four times the amount of solar radiation as compared to its sister spacecraft, Mars ... more Phoenix Takes Flight 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Sep 04, 2007Phoenix is on its way to Mars. The latest spacecraft in NASA's program of Mars exploration launched from Cape Canaveral on August 4 of this year, and is scheduled to land in the planet's northern polar region on May 25, 2008. Its findings will help scientists answer a critical question about the Red Planet: was it ever habitable? Phoenix is in many ways similar to the two Viking landers ... more Russia plans manned Moon mission by 2025 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 31, 2007Russia plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2025 and wants to build a permanent base there shortly after, the head of Russian space agency Roskosmos said Friday. "According to our estimates we will be ready for a manned flight to the Moon in 2025," Anatoly Perminov told reporters. An "inhabited station" could be built there between 2027 and 2032, he said. ... more NASA Study Will Help Stop Stowaways To Mars 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2007NASA clean rooms, where scientists and engineers assemble spacecraft, have joined hot springs, ice caves, and deep mines as unlikely places where scientists have discovered ultra-hardy organisms collectively known as 'extremophiles'. Some species of bacteria uncovered in a recent NASA study have never been detected anywhere else. According to Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran, who led the study ... more Surviving Desert Storm 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 31, 2007After six weeks of hunkering down during raging dust storms that limited solar power, both of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have resumed driving. Now the rovers are set to continue their mission, searching for signs of past water on Mars. Liquid water is essential for life as we know it, and therefore the history of water on Mars is vital in determining whether or not ... more |
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Giessen, Germany (SPX) Aug 29, 2007A new interpretation of data from NASA's Viking landers indicates that 0.1% of the Martian soil tested could have a biological origin. This new interpretation of results from NASA's 1976 Viking missions could have important implications for the search for life in our Solar System. Dr Joop Houtkooper of the University of Giessen, Germany, believes that the subfreezing, arid Martian surface ... more Airplane Monitors Great Lakes Algae 
Cleveland OH (SPX) Aug 29, 2007A rare bird has been flying over the Great Lakes recently, and it isn't migrating or searching for prey. This hawkeyed species is a Learjet aircraft outfitted with an advanced imaging system. Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland modified the plane to help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) monitor algae in western Lake Erie and Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay. ... more Recon Orbiter Camera Issue Resolved As 3000th Image Comes Down From Mars 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 24, 2007Diagnostic tests and months of stable, successful operation have resolved concerns raised early this year about long-term prospects for the powerful telescopic camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on the orbiter has now taken more than 3,000 images of Mars, resolving features as small as a desk in targeted areas covering ... more Mars Rovers Get About As Spirit Clips Viking 2 For Ground Duty 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 24, 2007After six weeks of hunkering down during raging dust storms that limited solar power, both of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have resumed driving. Opportunity advanced 13.38 meters (44 feet) toward the edge of Victoria Crater on Aug. 21. Mission controllers were taking advantage of gradual clearing of dust from the sky while also taking precautions against buildup of ... more |
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Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Aug 21, 2007US shuttle Endeavour returned safely to Earth Tuesday, despite damage to its underside, after a 13-day mission in which the first teacher in space gave lessons to children back home. "You have given a new meaning to higher education," joked astronaut Chris Ferguson, as he welcomed back the five-man, two-woman crew including Endeavour astronaut Barbara Morgan, the first teacher in space. ... more Hurtling Toward Mars 
Huntsville AL (MSFC) Aug 22, 2007Earth and Mars are converging, and right now the distance between the two planets is shrinking at a rate of 22,000 mph--or about 25 miles per sentence. Ultimately, this will lead to a close approach in late December 2007 when Mars will outshine every star in the night sky. Of a similar encounter in the 19th century, astronomer Percival Lowell wrote the following: ... more Dust From Martian Sky Accumulates On Solar Panels 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 22, 2007Even though the Martian sky above Gusev Crater continued to clear, solar power levels on NASA's Spirit rover remained fairly constant as dust settling from the atmosphere accumulated on top of the solar panels. Activities remained restricted. Measurements of atmospheric opacity, known as Tau, dropped from 3.6 on Martian day, or sol, 1283 (Aug. 12, 2007) to 3.3 on sol 1286 (Aug. 16, 2007) ... more Mars-500 Experiment Could Be Extended To 700 Days 
Zhukovsky, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 23, 2007A simulated Mars mission, expected to be launched in Russia later this year, could be extended from 500 to 700 days, the head of the Russian Space Agency said Wednesday. Speaking at the MAKS-2007 air show outside Moscow, Anatoly Perminov said: "There are proposals to extend the Mars-500 experiment at the Russian Institute of Medical and Biological Studies...probably to 700 days." ... more
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