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Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch
Paris (AFP) July 9, 2008Space experts on Wednesday set a date of 2018 for launching the Mars Sample Return mission, billed as the most complex and costliest exploration of the Red Planet ever planned. The unmanned mission aims to pick up soil and rocks from Mars and bring them back to Earth, where big labs can wring far more data from them than by remote control using small instruments on a scout vehicle. ... more Orbiting HiRISE Camera Saw Phoenix Heat Shield In Freefall 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2008Scientists running the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, known as HiRISE, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have processed more details in an amazing image their camera captured as the Phoenix spacecraft descended through Mars' atmosphere during its landing on May 25, 2008. New analysis has turned up what likely is Phoenix's heat shield falling toward Mars' surface, they ... more Phoenix Mars Lander Continues Sample-Collection Tests 
Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 09, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's science and engineering teams are testing methods to get an icy sample into the Robotic Arm scoop for delivery to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA). Ray Arvidson of Washington University in St. Louis, Phoenix's "dig czar," said the hard Martian surface that Phoenix has reached proved to be a difficult target, comparing the process to scraping a sidewalk. ... more NASA shuttle to take last flight in May 2010 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010. The manifest includes one flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, seven assembly flights to the International Space Station, and two station contingency flights, planned to be completed before the end of fiscal year 2010. The ... more Will We Ever Reach Mars 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 07, 2008The title of this article could be continued: Will we be able to come back? It may take years to find an answer, but the search has already been launched. During the next month, the Institute of Bio-Medical Problems will conduct a medical experiment to develop non-surgical methods of treatment for diseases that cosmonauts may develop during a long journey to Mars. Hardly anything can ... more |
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Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2008A new analysis of martian soil data led by University of California, Berkeley, geoscientists suggests that there was once enough water in the planet's atmosphere for a light drizzle or dew to hit the ground, leaving tell-tale signs of its interaction with the planet's surface. The study's conclusion breaks from the more dominant view that the liquid water that once existed during the red ... more Planets Align For The Fourth Of July 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 02, 2008On 4th of July weekend, NASA forecasts lights in the sky. No, not those lights. Look beyond the fireworks. Almost halfway up the western sky, just above the twilight glow of sunset, a trio of worlds is gathering: Saturn, Mars and the crescent Moon. The show gets going on Friday, July 4th. Red Mars and ringed Saturn converge just to the left of the bright star Regulus. The three lights make ... more Phoenix Scrapes Almost Perfect Icy Soil For Analysis 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander enlarged the "Snow White" trench and scraped up little piles of icy soil on Saturday, June 28, the 33rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Scientists say that the scrapings are ideal for the lander's analytical instruments. The robotic arm on Phoenix used the blade on its scoop to make 50 scrapes in the icy layer buried under subsurface soil. The robotic arm ... more New Soil Analysis Suggests It Rained On Mars Long Ago 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2008A new analysis of Martian soil data led by University of California, Berkeley, geoscientists suggests that there was once enough water in the planet's atmosphere for a light drizzle or dew to hit the ground, leaving tell-tale signs of its interaction with the planet's surface. The study's conclusion breaks from the more dominant view that the liquid water that once existed during the red ... more |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 27, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander placed a sample of Martian soil in the spacecraft's wet chemistry laboratory today for the first time. Results from that instrument, part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, are expected to provide the first measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of the planet's soil. The analysis of this soil sample and others will help research ... more Phoenix Returns Treasure Trove For Science 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander performed its first wet chemistry on Martian soil flawlessly yesterday, returning a wealth of data that for Phoenix scientists was like winning the lottery. "We are awash in chemistry data," said Michael Hecht of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, lead scientist for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA, instrument on Phoenix. ... more Martian Soil Good Enough For Asparagus 
by Jean-Louis SantiniWashington DC (AFP) Jun 27, 2008 Martian dirt is apparently good enough for asparagus to grow in, NASA scientists said Thursday, as they announced the results of a soil analysis collected by the US Phoenix Mars lander. "There is nothing about the soil that would preclude life. In fact it seems very friendly," said Samuel Kounaves, the project's lead chemist at the University of Arizona in ... more Giant Impact Explains Mars Dichotomy 
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2008The dramatic differences between the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars have puzzled scientists for 30 years. One of the proposed explanations--a massive asteroid impact--now has strong support from computer simulations carried out by two groups of researchers. Planetary scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, were involved in both studies, which appear in the June 2 ... more
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