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NASA Orbiter Reveals Details Of A Wetter Mars
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2008NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars. This discovery suggests that liquid water remained on the planet's surface a billion years later than scientists believed, and it played an important role in shaping the planet's surface and possibly hosting life. Researchers examining data from the orbiter's Compact Reconnaissa ... more Mars pioneers should stay there permanently, says Buzz Aldrin 
Paris (AFP) Oct 23, 2008The first astronauts sent to Mars should be prepared to spend the rest of their lives there, in the same way that European pioneers headed to America knowing they would not return home, says moonwalker Buzz Aldrin. In an interview with AFP, the second man to set foot on the Moon said the Red Planet offered far greater potential than Earth's satellite as a place for habitation. With what ... more ESA Closes In On The Origin Of Mars' Larger Moon 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 24, 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 small ... more ISRO Eyes Manned Moon Mission By 2015 
Sriharikota, India (PTI) Oct 23, 2008Keeping the more expensive manned lunar missions in its radar, the country's top space agency is planning to send two Indians to the Moon by 2015 in a purely indigenous effort. And Indian Space Research Organisation's(ISRO) ambitious plans does not end there for it has just started technical capability as well as mission planning for a Mars mission saying the red planet was the "next ... more 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 |
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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 Phoenix Still Probing Mars For Secrets 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 20, 2008The Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm successfully delivered soil into oven six of the lander's thermal and evolved-gas analyzer, or TEGA, on Monday, Oct. 13, or the 137th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The delivery to oven six is a "bonus round" for Phoenix, as the mission goal requirement of filling and analyzing soil in at least three of the ovens has already been satisfied. Six ... more Shooting Life On Mars 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2008Scientists have detected minuscule traces of cells in a mineral on Earth that has also been detected on Mars. The results, obtained using a technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory, could help mission scientists choose martian surface samples with the most promise for yielding signs of life. INL's instrument blasts off tiny bits of mineral and looks ... more HiRISE Camera Reveals Rare Polar Martian Impact Craters 
Tuscon AZ (SPX) Oct 20, 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. HiRISE, or the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, headed by Alfred ... more |
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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 Phoenix Weathers Dust Storm 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 15, 2008The Phoenix Lander over the weekend successfully weathered a regional dust storm that temporarily lowered its solar power, and the team is back investigating the Red Planet's northern plains. The increasing opacity in the atmosphere from the storm decreased the power reaching the Phoenix's solar arrays. So on Martian days, or sols, 135-136 of the mission (Oct. 11-12), Phoenix scientists ... more Opportunity Takes A Victory Lap 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2008A journey of 7.5 miles began with a partial victory lap around "Victoria Crater," as Opportunity headed south toward enormous "Endeavour Crater." Partway around the circuit, Opportunity passed the 7.5-mile mark of the mission. In metric terms, the rover began a 12,000-meter, cross-country trek by ending a similar 12,000-meter journey across uncharted terrain and in and out of craters. ... more The Sun Is Setting On Phoenix 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2008As fall approaches Mars' northern plains, NASA's Phoenix Lander continues to dig into the red planet's soil and deliver samples to its onboard science instruments for analysis. Over the past two weeks, Phoenix's nearly 2.4-meter-long (8 foot) arm moved a rock named "Headless" about 0.4 meters (16 inches) and snapped an image of the rock with its camera. Then the robotic arm scraped the ... more
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