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Experts operating the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) announce that the orbiter was recently able to observe two defunct Martian missions from its orbital perch. The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and the Phoenix Mars Lander completed both of their missions successfully.
Spirit, or MER-A, has been inactive since 20... |
10 February 2012
02:35 GMT |
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A group of investigators from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, says that the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was recently used to image amazing landscapes on the surface of Mars.
HiRISE is one of the most ca... |
26 January 2012
03:39 GMT |
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Experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announce the release of a new tool for viewing Mars, which allows users to hike over thousands of square miles of surface. All the images included in this viewer were collected in high-resolution, and are freely available to anyone.
HiView, which is available for ... |
8 December 2011
04:06 GMT |
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New data sent back by the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft indicate that Martian sand dunes are constantly shifting their positions, most likely under the influence of strong winds and a restless atmosphere.
This phenomenon is not isolated, researchers say, since instances of it occurring have been... |
18 November 2011
05:00 GMT |
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As the NASA Martian Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is getting ready to launch this November, the American space agency is drumming up interest in the mission by releasing new, amazing images of various features on the surface of the Red Planet. A view of Newton Crater is the latest such photo.
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1 November 2011
10:20 GMT |
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For the first time ever, scientists were able to calculate the exact speed of winds within dust devils that form on the surface of the Red Planet. Thus far, investigators were only capable of measuring how fast th devils themselves were moving, but not how fast they were spinning themselves. These formations kick up ... |
17 October 2011
19:01 GMT |
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Upon closer inspection of the Martian surface, one cannot but stop and stare in amazement at the canal-like features crossing the landscape. Many astronomers hypothesized that these were constructs belonging to a long-lost Martian civilization, but the idea has since been discredited.
In modern times, the attribu... |
6 October 2011
09:35 GMT |
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According to the results of a new scientific study, it would appear that the atmosphere surrounding the Red Planet may contain 100 times more water than originally calculated. The finding has considerable implications for climate models seeking to explain how Mars evolved over time.
The discovery could also lead t... |
30 September 2011
03:49 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency say that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft was recently able to snap a new image of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity, which currently lies on the rim of the massive Endeavour Crater.
The explorations robot has been driving towards this landscape fea... |
26 September 2011
03:20 GMT |
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According to investigators based at the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), two landscape features recently discovered on the surface of the Red Planet may very well represent former hotspots for life.
The team behind the new study explains that a NASA orbiter was able to identify two small depressions on the Marti... |
22 September 2011
06:48 GMT |
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Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce that the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has finally been brought back online.
HiRISE is one of the most potent scientific instruments eve... |
9 September 2011
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NASA officials announced yesterday, August 4, that they have identified seasonal landscape features on the surface of Mars that may be carved by liquid salty water. The discovery goes a long way towards confirming that it may be indeed possible to discover primitive life on our neighboring planet.Over the past few ye... |
5 August 2011
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Astronomers believe that liquid water flows on the surface of Mars. Recent observations conducted by a NASA spacecraft indicate that briny (salty) water flows develop on the Red Planet during the warmest months of the year. The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been conducting studies of the planet's su... |
5 August 2011
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NASA awarded the Distinguished Public Service Medal to scientist Scott Murchie, in a ceremony that took place on June 30 at the agency's Headquarters, in Washington, DC. Administrator Charles Bolden presented the prestigious award, the highest NASA can give to a non-government collaborator. Murchie is based at t... |
27 July 2011
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Scientists operating the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have just released a new image of a landscape feature that may provide additional evidence to support the view that liquid water once flowed on the Red Planet.
The area of interest was imaged from orbit, experts say, and is located along the northern... |
9 May 2011
02:58 GMT |
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Officials with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California announce that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has just turned 5. The spacecraft achieved orbital insertion around the Red Planet on March 10, 2006. According to scientists, this particular vehicle is one of the most versatile and we... |
10 March 2011
03:39 GMT |
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A NASA orbiter flying in low-orbit above the Red Planet has recently captured a set of images showing one of the twin rovers the American space agency operates on Mars. The vehicle is currently perched on the rim of a crater, conducting geological research. This photo also reveals the tracks that Opportunity – ... |
10 March 2011
03:18 GMT |
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For many years, planetary geologists have been trying to find the answers to two burning questions – where is all the carbon that should be seen on Mars, and why is the planet so dense. A new study may resolve both those issue in a fell swoop. Using the mineral-mapping instrument on the NASA Mars Reconnaissance... |
9 March 2011
09:59 GMT |
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A team of geologists and planetary scientists announces the discovery of water-ice deposits at latitudes as low as 25 degrees. The discoveries, made on the Red Planet, provide new hope that a potential manned mission to the Red Planet is possible.The finding is extremely important, because future space explorers woul... |
8 March 2011
07:59 GMT |
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The famous sand dunes of Mars have been among the first structures to be observed on the planet when its exploration began, and experts until now believed that the sand masses were frozen in time. A new study shows that, in fact, the dunes can shift at both low and high speeds. In the new investigation, experts focus... |
4 February 2011
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Since the existence of water-ice at the Martian poles was confirmed, experts have been thinking of ways of exploiting this resource for space exploration. Now, it would seem that this no longer needs astronauts to land at the planet's poles, as water-ice was discovered closer to the equator as well.Until now, th... |
28 January 2011
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New data sent back by the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft appear to indicate that the Red Planet features caves on its surface. The finding could have significant implications for future space exploration plans, as astronauts could squat those natural shelters.The photographs the probe sent back sho... |
4 January 2011
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From its perch 241 kilometers (150 miles) above the surface of the planet, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is helping mission controllers decide where to point the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity first. The robot is trying to reach the distant Endeavor crater. Obtaining as many clues about past Martian... |
17 December 2010
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New studies of the Martian surface have demonstrated that small habitats that could have been capable of supporting life may have existed on the Red Planet some three billion years ago. This conclusion comes from analyzing datasets beamed back by a NASA orbiter, which revealed the existence of mounds of light-colored... |
1 November 2010
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According to a team of investigators, it would appear that the gully-like formations that various missions to the Red Planet identified on its surface were most likely produced by frozen carbon dioxide, and not by water as previously stipulated.The team that made the discoveries says that not all of the gullies can b... |
30 October 2010
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Investigations carried out using a NASA spacecraft have revealed that environments located in the Martian underground may be suitable for sustaining future colonists on the Red Planet. Data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) indicate that such area existed in the past, and hints that they may still be there t... |
12 October 2010
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Experts at NASA announce that their largest Martian orbiter has recovered from the computer glitch that impaired its operations a few days ago.At the time, a malfunction in the computer systems aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter forced the spacecraft to go into safe mode for the fifth time in just two years. This... |
21 September 2010
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Officials at the American space agency announce that one of their orbiters around the Red Planet has just suffered another error, and has as such entered safe-mode.Computers on spacecraft are designed with such features specifically to prevent the loss of total control on the instruments and propulsion systems aboard... |
18 September 2010
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A recent image obtained by NASA shows that a young crater on the Martian surface still contains water-ice, a discovery that may shed more light on the planet's troubled past.The data were collected using the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbit... |
28 August 2010
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Scientists operating the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft were recently surprised when it sent a new series of photos back to Earth. One of them showed a massive impact crater on the Red Planet that was apparently caused following a devastating cosmic collision, most likely with an asteroid. The thin... |
5 August 2010
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Researchers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, announce that they were recently able to obtain new and detailed data on how the Martian ice caps look like. The formations are not readily visible, as they are covered with a thin layer of red dust, but instruments on the Mars Reconnais... |
27 May 2010
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Scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce the release of the first batch of images that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped at the request of the public. Some time ago, NASA opened channels through which people could select the areas of the Red Planet they wan... |
1 April 2010
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A new series of observations from Martian orbit have brought up another one of the Red Planet's mysteries. Scientists have noticed that, at some locations, sand dunes are actively moving under the influence of strong winds, constantly changing their location. Conversely, at other locations, the same dunes have r... |
5 March 2010
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Scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announce that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has just zipped past a very important milestone in its mission. It managed to reach a level of 100 terabytes of sent data, which is the rough equivalent of 35 hours of uncompressed, high-definition video. The 10... |
4 March 2010
02:32 GMT |
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Once scientists discovered that the poles of the Red Planet were covered in buried ice caps, they set out to find out whether the precious ice could be found anywhere else as well. They conducted an extensive mapping campaign of northern Mars' middle latitudes, using radars that could peer below the sand cover. ... |
3 March 2010
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The surface of Mars is largely recognized by three things, namely that it's reddish, has a lot of sand storms ravaging it, and features a multitude of craters, each of them of varied ages and depths. The rover Spirit, for example, is currently stuck inside one of these craters, while its twin, Opportunity, is, a... |
18 February 2010
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The American space agency has recently announced the publication of a new web tool, called HiWish, that is meant to allow the general public a chance of having their favored Martian destinations photographed. Anyone can submit a possible Martian location that they believe could be of interest, and the team managing t... |
21 January 2010
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Following months of being on safe-mode and off scientific observations, the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is currently back on its “feet” and is conducting science again. In fact, the latest images released by the team managing the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard... |
15 January 2010
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In a series of new images captured by a NASA orbiter around Mars, the Red Planet reveals a number of peculiar structures on its surface, very close to the north pole. According to the experts who got a chance to look at the images, these formations can easily be identified as trees by laypersons, but they argue that ... |
14 January 2010
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Data collected by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) fill the pages of the January special issue of the renowned scientific journal Icarus. More than 21 research papers documenting various features of Mars have been published in this edition, a... |
12 January 2010
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According to a new series of satellite observations, it may be that the Red Planet hosted liquid lakes on its surface more than three billion years ago, astronomers say. In a paper published in the latest issue of the journal Geology, the experts emphasize that the research demonstrates the time frame – which w... |
4 January 2010
19:11 GMT |
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Recent observations by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), in orbit around the Red Planet, reveal new insight into Terra Meridiani, or Sinus Meridiani. The albedo feature stretches from East to West, just beneath the equator, and was given its name by French astronomer Camille Flammarion, as far back as the late 1... |
4 January 2010
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Most of you know that Uranus, Neptune and Jupiter all have dark spots, features that are most likely created by various types of interactions in the gas giants' atmosphere. But not many are aware of the fact that Mars also features such a formation, which was first identified on October 13, 1659. Behind the tele... |
1 January 2010
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The American space agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been recently pulled out of its safe mode state, and has returned to making highly detailed scientific observations. The announcements were made by experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, who manage the mission for NASA. All six sci... |
18 December 2009
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Pieces of evidence that the Red Planet was at one point partially covered in water are now beginning to mount considerably. Nearly all new scientific pictures sent back by instruments around or on Mars show signs of erosion, or other types of water-related geological degradation. Recently, Planetary Science Institute... |
16 December 2009
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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been in a precautionary “safe-mode” since August this year, following a glitch that forced its computers to reboot. This was not the first, and certainly not the most severe such incident to have hit the MRO in the last years. In 2009 alone, three other instances ... |
9 December 2009
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On Saturday, November 28, the American space agency's oldest enduring orbiter around the Red Planet, the Mars Odyssey, put itself into safe mode. At this point, both spacecraft, the Odyssey and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) are nonoperational, but NASA engineers say that the former experienced just a mi... |
2 December 2009
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In a new set of actions destined to return the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to its full capabilities, experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are planning to upload a new set of commands to the ailing Martian probe. They argue that the glitch that prompted the orbiter's computer to reboot on August 2... |
25 November 2009
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Using its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has recently snapped some amazing photos of unique features on the surface of the Red Planet, fluidized-ejecta craters (also known as rampart craters). The geological formations, which result from comet, a... |
14 November 2009
07:07 GMT |
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