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January 28, 2010
Mars Pairs Up With Full Moon
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2010
One of the skywatching highlights of the year takes place on the night of January 29, as the full Moon and the planet Mars march high across the sky, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. Mars and the Moon are low in the east-northeast at nightfall, with the Red Planet to the left of the Moon. Mars looks like a brilliant orange star. One reason this is such a grand spectacle is that Mars is at opposition on the 29th, which means it lines up opposite the Sun as Earth passes by Mars in our ... read more

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Spirit Bogged In Sand: Now A Stationary Research Platform
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Close Encounter With Mars
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Spirit rover to remain stuck in Martian sand
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IceBite Blog: Living In A Freezer
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Spirit Struggles While Opportunity Rocks
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2010
NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two months. Dubbed "Marquette Island," the rock is providing a better understanding of the mineral and chemical makeup of the Martian interior. "Marquette Island is different in composition and character from any known rock on Mars or meteorite from Mars," said ... read more

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Seed Bank For The Moon

NASA Adds Israeli Technical Expertise To Lunar Science Research

ISRO Has Received 'Several' Payload Proposals For Chandrayaan-II

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Feeding Our Future On Earth And In Space

Alternate Space Capsule Concept Passes Tests

India plans manned space mission in 2016

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Four Years And Counting

New Horizons Now Closer To Pluto Than Earth

Hubble Finds Smallest Kuiper Belt Object Ever Seen

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The Difference Between Ganymede And Callisto

Galileo's Jupiter Journey Began Two Decades Ago

Europa's Ocean Contains Enough Oxygen To Support Life

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Rover Gives NASA An 'Opportunity' To View Interior Of Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 25, 2010
NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two months. Dubbed "Marquette Island," the rock is providing a better understanding of the mineral and chemical makeup of the Martian interior. " ... more

Rover Gives Opportunity To View Interior Of Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 22, 2010
NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two months. Dubbed "Marquette Island," the rock is providing a better understanding of the mineral and chemical makeup of the Martian interior. "Marque ... more

Public Invited To Pick Pixels On Mars
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2010
The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will soon be taking photo suggestions from the public. Since arriving at Mars in 2006, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has recorded nearly 13,000 observations of the Red Planet's terrain. Each image covers dozens of square miles and reveal details as small as a ... more

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Portuguese Students Get A Glimpse Into Future Mars Missions


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BAE Unveils New Modernized Howitzer Vehicle For US Army

'Magic Wand' probed in Iraq

Oshkosh Researches Stronger Ands Lighter Metals

Russia denies fleet boost over US Poland missile plan

Kuwait Air Defense Forces Conduct Patriot Test Firings

US to deploy defensive missiles on Russia's doorstep

North Korea may be readying missile tests

Iran to unveil missiles during anniversary: commander

Pentagon gives OK for Taiwan missile deal: official

GD Awarded Bradley Fighting Vehicle Reactive Armor Contract

Russia set to sell $2B in arms to Libya

EU to scrap Chinese arms embargo?

S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid

Mint robot puts shine on hardwood floors

Cockroaches Offer Inspiration For Running Robots

HIV infections emerge long after China blood scandal: report

WHO attend key European hearing on flu pandemic

Gorillas carry malarial parasite

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Opportunity Leaving Marquette Behind
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2010
Sols 2118-2124 - Opportunity spent Sols 2118 to 2121 (Jan. 7-11, 2010; no sol number corresponds to Jan. 8 because no noon at Opportunity's location fell during that date's 24 hours Pacific Standard Time) completing the investigation of "Marquette Island," a curious rock on the plains of Meridiani. The alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (APXS) and the microscopic imager (MI) were used to examine a target on Marquette Island which was exposed by the rock abrasion tool (RAT) grind activitie ... read more


Spirit Still Stuck
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Tooling Up ExoMars
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That Sinking Feeling Ebbs Away At Spirit
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Dune Symmetry Inside Martian Crater
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