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Spirit Begins Preparing For Another Winter Hibernation
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 28, 2008Spirit has reached its final position for the coming Martian winter and has no plans to move before the next Martian spring. During the next few months, the rover will increasingly go into a "hibernate" mode as the sun continues to dim. Spirit is currently wrapping up a campaign of scientific studies of the rock target known as "Wendell Pruitt," interspersed with remote science observation ... more Mars Robotic Rover Opportunity Finds More Evidence Of Ancient Water 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 28, 2008Opportunity has completed scientific studies of the undisturbed surface of a rock target informally named "Dorsal" in the "Gilbert" rock layer inside "Victoria Crater." Dorsal is a protruding fin of rock created by minerals deposited in cracks that remained in place long after the original rock eroded away because they were more resistant to weathering. Data collected with the Mossbauer ... more Wataire's Water-From-Air Units Get Thumbs Up In Mars Mission Simulation 
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Wataire International is pleased to advise that we have received an initial review that our water-from-air units "performed very well" during the recent four-month mission at the Mars Society's Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station. It is the first time that a simulated Mars mission has ever been conducted for such a long duration. In recent correspondence from Engineer Paul ... more Googling Alien Life 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008MIT scientists are designing a satellite-based observatory that they say could for the first time provide a sensitive survey of the entire sky to search for planets outside the solar system that appear to cross in front of bright stars. The system could rapidly discover hundreds of planets similar to the Earth. Google, the Internet search powerhouse that in recent years has expanded to ... more Sturdy Rover Gets No Penalty For Tilting 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Scarcely a pinball wizard on Earth could tilt the machine nearly 30 degrees without ending play, yet engineers tilted NASA's Spirit rover 29.9 degrees and completed the robotic equivalent of a one-armed toe-touch to test its stability. The rover remained in play, racking up scientific data points after remaining perfectly balanced even while pressing the ground with its Mossbauer spectrometer ... more |
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Washington (AFP) March 20, 2008US scientists have discovered salt deposits on the surface of Mars, indicating that water was once plenty and pointing sites that could provide evidence of past life, a study said Thursday. The deposits were discovered by a team of scientists led by Mikki Osterloo at the University of Hawaii using thermal images from the orbiting Mars Odyssey spacecraft, according to research in the March 21 ... more Frozen Life Cubes 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2008If extraterrestrial life exists in the solar system, there is a good chance that it will be discovered as frozen remains trapped in a block of ice. Mars's ice caps are one possible location. Another is the surface ice of Jupiter's moon Europa, which scientists believe harbors an ice-capped ocean. Scientists dream about bringing ice sample from Mars or Europa back to Earth for study. A robot ... more Mars Express Reveals Volcanic Past Of The Red Planet 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 16, 2008A new analysis of impact cratering data from Mars reveals that the planet has undergone a series of global volcanic upheavals. These violent episodes spewed lava and water onto the surface, sculpting the landscape that ESA's Mars Express looks down on today. Using images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express, Gerhard Neukum, Freie Universit�t Berlin, Germany, and co ... more Space Shuttle Endeavour Docks At Space Station 
Washington (AFP) March 13, 2008The seven crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour boarded the International Space Station on Thursday after docking high over Southeast Asia, NASA said. The space rendez-vous took place 342 kilometers (212 miles) over Singapore at 0349 GMT, two days after Endeavour blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a NASA TV commentator said. A bell rang on the ISS after docking ... more |
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Paris (AFP) March 6, 2008The most advanced robot freighter in space history is due for its maiden launch this weekend, crowning Europe's involvement in the troubled International Space Station. If all goes well, a beefed-up Ariane 5 rocket will blast off from French Guiana at 0339 GMT on Sunday, taking aloft a cylindrical craft the size of a London double-decker bus that will play a unique dual role of cargo ... more Mars And Venus Are Surprisingly Similar 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 06, 2008Using two ESA spacecraft, planetary scientists are watching the atmospheres of Mars and Venus being stripped away into space. The simultaneous observations by Mars Express and Venus Express give scientists the data they need to investigate the evolution of the two planets' atmospheres. Scientists call this work comparative planetology. Mars Express and Venus Express are so good at it becau ... more Mechdyne Enables Virtual Reality Of Mission To Mars 
Marshalltown IA (SPX) Mar 06, 2008Mechdyne has announced that it has installed an immersive CAVE display system as the focal point of the new Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration at Washington University St. Louis (WUSTL). As a teaching and research facility of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Laboratory will provide 3D imaging capability for visualization of data collected by national and inte ... more Tenacious Spirit Might See Rover Through Martian Winter 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 05, 2008Spirit has achieved a northerly tilt of 29.9 degrees! As a result, based on power projections, Spirit has a fighting chance of surviving another winter on Mars, if the weather and environment cooperate. Plans for sol 1471 (Feb. 22, 2008) called for a test of the stability of Spirit's new perch prior to using the rock abrasion tool by having the rover touch the Martian surface with the Mo ... more
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