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Mars Contamination Dust-UpMoffett Field CA (SPX) May 19, 2010 Microbes on spacecraft from Earth might be able to briefly survive the harsh environment of Mars thanks to a thin layer of dust, a new study reports. Such a finding could complicate efforts to discover whether or not there is any native martian life. Since NASA's early years, the space program has been concerned not only with the potential contamination of Earth from extraterrestrial life sneaking back with astronauts, but also of terrestrial microbes hitchhiking aboard our probes and invading oth ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 30, 2010Opportunity drove twice in the last week. The rover took time in between drives to recharge her batteries and performed a soil campaign with the instrument deployment device (IDD). The drives took place on Sols 2220 (April 22, 2010), and 2226 (April 28, 2010). The drive on Sol 2220 (April 22, 2010) halted after about 10 meters (33 feet) when a slip check failed while traversing the soft si ... more  
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Apr 29, 2010The first-ever discovery of ice and organic molecules on an asteroid may hold clues to the origins of Earth's oceans and life 4 billion years ago. University of Central Florida researchers detected a thin layer of water ice and organic molecules on the surface of 24 Themis, the largest in a family of asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Their unexpected findings will be publi ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2010Spirit remains silent at her location called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. No communication has been received from the rover since Sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). It is likely that Spirit has experienced a low-power fault and has powered off all sub-systems, except her master clock. The rover will use the available solar array energy to recharge her batteries. When the batteries ... more |
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Clues About Mars Evolution RevealedHouston TX (SPX) Apr 19, 2010 Through the study of a popular Martian meteorite's age, a University of Houston professor and his team have made significant discoveries about the timeline of volcanic activity on Mars. Thomas Lapen, assistant professor of geosciences at UH, describes his team's findings in a paper titled "A Younger Age for ALH84001 and its Geochemical Link to Shergottite Sources in Mars," appeared April 16 in Science, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news and commentary. A ... read more |
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