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Phoenix Lander Finishes Soil Delivery To Onboard Labs
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2008NASA'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. The spacecraft's robotic arm is digging into the ... more Chandrayaan-I To Help Generate Comprehensive Moon Maps 
Sriharikota, India (PTI) Oct 23, 2008Scientists world over have detailed maps of Mars but not of the moon. Chandrayaan-I, India's maiden moon mission, is carrying 11 instruments which will help prepare comprehensive maps of the earth's only natural satellite -- the moon. The maps could be of immense help when Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and other space agencies plan to land spacecraft on the lunar surface or ... more Laser could aid search for life on Mars 
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. Researchers said the instrument they created at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory could help scientists select martian surface samples with the most promise for yielding signs of life. The new laser blast ... more Europe delays ExoMars mission, again 
London (UPI) Oct 18, 2008 The European Space Agency says it's delaying its unmanned mission to Mars until 2016 and may seek help from Russia and the United States. It is the second big delay for the ExoMars Rover -- Europe's flagship space mission, the BBC reported Saturday, noting the launch already had been pushed back from 2011 to 2013 because of difficulties with the early stages of the mission's design. ... more Simulating Survival In Space 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2008Cabin Fever - the phrase invokes grisly stories of claustrophobia and backwoods murder. If close confinement tends to provoke intense emotions and even violence over time, then how will humans cope on a long voyage to Mars? While it's obvious that the future explorers of Mars will need protection from the stress of space travel and the harsh martian environment, they also may need ... more |
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Tuscon AZ (SPX) Oct 17, 2008An 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 University of Arizona planetary scientist who studied the feature in a new, detailed image from the HiRISE camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The north polar layered deposits are stacked up to several kilometers thick and ... more Phoenix Mars Mission Honored By Popular Mechanics 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission is being honored with a Breakthrough Award by Popular Mechanics magazine in New York City. In its fourth year, the awards recognize innovators who improve lives and expand possibilities in science, technology, engineering and exploration. Peter Smith of the University of Arizona, principal investigator for Phoenix, is accepting the award on behalf of the Phoenix ... more ESA Closes In On The Origin Of Mars' Larger Moon 
Parsi, France (ESA) Oct 17, 2008European space scientists are getting closer to unravelling the origin of Mars' larger moon, Phobos. Thanks to a series of close encounters by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, the moon looks almost certain to be a 'rubble pile', rather than a single solid object. However, mysteries remain about where the rubble came from. Unlike Earth, with its single large moon, Mars plays host to two ... more Young Researchers To Explore The Mysteries Of Our Solar System 
London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2008Three young researchers are starting exciting new fellowships in UK Universities dedicated to exploring and uncovering the mysteries of our Solar System. The new positions - part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Aurora Fellowships scheme - all begin this academic year and will run for three years. The next round of recruitment for Aurora Fellows was announced this ... more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 13, 2008As India prepares for its first unmanned mission to the Moon next week, ISRO chief Madhavan Nair has said that New Delhi is not engaged in a space race with Beijing, stating that the priorities of the two countries are different and there is no competition. Chandrayaan-1, the country's first unmanned lunar venture, is slated for launch on October 22 and India has proposed Mars mission in ... more NASA Supercomputer Shows How Dust Rings Point To Exo-Earths 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2008Supercomputer simulations of dusty disks around sunlike stars show that planets nearly as small as Mars can create patterns that future telescopes may be able to detect. The research points to a new avenue in the search for habitable planets. "It may be a while before we can directly image earthlike planets around other stars but, before then, we'll be able to detect the ornate and ... more What Will Flight To Mars Reveal 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 13, 2008Deep space exploration is becoming an ever bigger part of national space programs. Currently, missions to the Moon and Mars are considered feasible. The U.S. has announced preparation for another space probe launch to collect data from the Martian atmosphere, scheduled for 2013. In Russia, Martian exploration is confined to ground tests so far. The project Mars-500, aimed at determining ... more Smaller And More Recent Features On Mars Can Now Be Dated 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 13, 2008The crater-counting system that scientists have used since the 1970s to determine the age of large geologic features on Mars will also allow them to date small features, such as riverbeds and lava flows, according to William K. Hartmann, a senior scientist at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute. Hartmann, who works out of PSI's Tucson office, presented the results of his study at ... more
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