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For years, astronomers and geologists have been debating whether a surface ocean made of liquid water actually existed on the surface of Mars. The latest research on the issue demonstrates that was the case.
The argument has swung back and forth countless time, with each new investigation offering arguments for or a... |
31 January 2012
07:13 GMT |
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A few days ago, when the strongest solar flare to occur on the surface of the Sun since 2005 struck the Earth, the shock waves also headed for Mars, and then further out into the solar system. On its way, it met the Radiation Assessment Detector aboard the NASA Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft.
The MSL is current... |
30 January 2012
08:37 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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Officials at NASA are currently celebrating Opportunity's eight anniversary on the surface of Mars. The event stretches from January 24-25, since the machine arrived at Mars at 21:05 PST, but 12:05 am EST the following day, in 2004.
The spacecraft is the second of two Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), and it land... |
25 January 2012
03:19 GMT |
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The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity is celebrating its 8th anniversary on the surface of the Red Planet today, January 24. The spacecraft took off aboard a Delta II 7925 rocket on July 7, 2003, and landed successfully in Meridiani Planum on January 24, 2004.
Originally scheduled to endure on the Martian su... |
24 January 2012
11:17 GMT |
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Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University say that bacteria of the species Chryseobacterium and Paenisporosarcina may be able to endure on Mars. The microorganisms live in extremely difficult conditions here on Earth, at the bottom of glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland.
These are not the first places tha... |
20 January 2012
16:01 GMT |
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As winter on the Red Planet prepares to descend over Opportunity's current location, mission managers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), are continuously planning how to use the rover without draining it of its energy. A solution would be for the machine to analyze the planet's interior.Such studi... |
20 January 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Officials with the Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) confirm that their Phobos-Grunt space probe disintegrated upon atmospheric reentry yesterday, January 15. The spacecraft, originally bound for the Martian moon Phobos, fell back to Earth due to a glitch in its main engine.
Launched on November 8, the Russi... |
16 January 2012
03:13 GMT |
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Yesterday, January 11, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity completed its first course-correction maneuver in a series that will eventually ensure it reaches the Red Planet. The purpose of these maneuvers is to separate the Atlas V upper stage from the vehicle carrying Curiosity.
The upper stage was not... |
12 January 2012
10:41 GMT |
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Astronomers operating the NASA Kepler Telescope announce the discovery of not one, but three Earth-like planets in orbit around another star. Called KOI-961, the system is home to three worlds that are larger than Mars, but smaller than Earth.
Discovering such extrasolar planets is the primary reason why the Kepler... |
12 January 2012
03:33 GMT |
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Experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce that they will conduct the first course correction maneuver for the Mars Science Laboratory mission on January 11.
The MSL rover Curiosity is currently still inside a clamshell-like protective fairing, which was attached to the... |
7 January 2012
04:32 GMT |
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Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission managers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) say that Opportunity will spend its next winter on the Red Planet at a location called Greeley Haven. Following preliminary analyses, the area promises to provide interesting science for a long time. The exploration robot is c... |
6 January 2012
04:00 GMT |
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When the Russian Federal Space Agency announced that it was unable to resume contact with its Phobos-Grunt mission, everyone knew that the spacecraft was going to reenter Earth's atmosphere very soon. Experts now estimate that this will occur around next weekend, on January 15.
The probe launched on November 8... |
5 January 2012
09:33 GMT |
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Yesterday, January 3, the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit turned 8 since arriving on the surface of Mars. The spacecraft landed there on January 3, 2004, followed several days later by its sister rover, Opportunity. The latter arrived on January 25.
The two were supposed to operate for about three months, and d... |
4 January 2012
03:53 GMT |
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If the resilience of Earth's lifeforms is any indication, then organisms could survive on Mars as well. Granted, not all areas of Red Planet may be inhabitable, but researchers think that lava tubes may provide the necessary environment for life to endure.
There are two main ways for Mars to have acquired life.... |
3 January 2012
09:49 GMT |
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When the first super-Earth-class extrasolar planets were discovered, astronomers proposed that some of them may be friendly to life, regardless of their size. In a new study, that enthusiasm is somewhat dampened, as experts learn that these worlds may lack a protective magnetic field.
The absence of such planetary d... |
28 December 2011
03:55 GMT |
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Officials at the Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) reconciled themselves to the idea that the Mars-bound Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is lost, and are now waiting for its inevitable fall. According to predictions, the probe will crash in Afghanistan on January 14.
This is only an estimate, the RIA Novosti news ag... |
27 December 2011
09:49 GMT |
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Experts from Arizona and Pennsylvania propose that the Moon and Mars may represent excellent places to start searching for alien artifacts. These objects may have been left behind by space probes or other spacecraft that may have visited our solar system a long time ago.
Both these celestial bodies have surfaces th... |
27 December 2011
08:26 GMT |
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During an expedition conducted in the Cascade Mountains, researchers in the United States collected microbe samples from within ice trapped in a lava tube. Further analysis revealed that microbes can thrive in this environment, which is extremely similar to Mars in many respects. The research again confirms that it... |
16 December 2011
04:37 GMT |
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In a new paper published in the latest issue of the journal Astrobiology, experts explain that life is theoretically possible on large swaths of the Martian surface. Granted, not all areas are habitable, but some may support life. This discovery has several important implications, including the fact that it may info... |
14 December 2011
08:58 GMT |
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The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) instrument aboard the NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft has been turned on, allowing experts at the American space agency to measure radiation levels around the probe as it is beginning its 8-month travel to the Red Planet.
Knowing how much radiation is in space &... |
14 December 2011
03:05 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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Experts analyzing data from the NASA Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity announced on Wednesday, December 7, that the rover recently discovered a vein of minerals on the surface of Mars. The material, which appears to be gypsum, could have only been deposited by water.
The finding represents an extremely impor... |
8 December 2011
02:32 GMT |
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Having access to large water supplies will be one of the main issues of future manned missions to Mars. But a group of explorers could easily settle the area near Phlegra Montes without having to worry about water. The area, recently revisited by Mars Express, would take care of them.
Data collected from orbit indic... |
2 December 2011
08:22 GMT |
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For at least a month from now on, the NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will require no course corrections, mission controllers at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announce.
They say that the launch was carried out exquisitely, placing the spacecraft on such a precise course that the first... |
2 December 2011
03:54 GMT |
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According to Space, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission did not undergo one of the steps in the planetary protection guidelines NASA employs in order to ensure that no cross-contamination occurs during space exploration missions.
One of the things experts want to avoid when sending a mission to scout for life ... |
1 December 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) announce that the commands they sent to the Russian failed Phobos-Grunt spacecraft did not manage to force it to heighten its orbit. ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) believed that this would allow better communications with the probe.
The mission fail... |
1 December 2011
04:22 GMT |
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A study conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and focusing on a species of very tiny worms, may provide mission planners with the extra knowledge they need to develop missions meant to colonize Mars.
According to the conclusions of the research, it would seem that the microscopic roundworm species ... |
30 November 2011
07:48 GMT |
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The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) launched successfully from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday, November 26. It was carried to orbit aboard an Atlas V delivery system at 7:02 am EST (1502 GMT), and was then successfully placed in its correct transport orbit.
MSL is scheduled to take several months to... |
28 November 2011
02:32 GMT |
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After suffering a series of errors last month, all related to its onboard data storage systems, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft is now slowly being returned to active scientific service. Some of its instruments have already been brought online again.
Mission controllers are working aro... |
25 November 2011
09:35 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Indiana in Bloomington are extremely proud to see two of their instruments ready to launch aboard the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity. The spacecraft is scheduled to take off on Saturday, November 26.
Curiosity is one of the most advanced spacecraft ever created, and de... |
24 November 2011
04:36 GMT |
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As the goal of putting men on Mars is getting closer and closer, mankind is preparing for it the best way it can. Scientists from the United States recently took to the Mojave Desert, in order to complete a series of tests meant to improve future space exploration.
Astronauts deployed on the surface of the Red Plan... |
24 November 2011
03:05 GMT |
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Experts at the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on November 22 that one of the organization's listening stations, in Perth, Australia, received a signal from the Russian-built Phobos-Grunt spacecraft.
The sample-return mission launched on November 8, heading for the Martian moon Phobos. However, upon reac... |
23 November 2011
09:45 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency are trembling with anticipation as Saturday, November 26, draws nearer. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is now poised to launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), in Florida.
The spacecraft is everything a planetary scientist could hope for in terms of... |
22 November 2011
14:01 GMT |
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After arriving at Endeavour Crater in mid-August, the NASA Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity is currently heading for a feature called Cape York, which oversees a large portion of the crater. The location will provide favorable conditions for the robot during the Martian winter.
The explorations rover uses s... |
21 November 2011
06:43 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announced recently that the launch of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity has been delayed by 24 hours, from November 25 to November 26.
The reason for the hold-up is a suspect battery in the flight termination system, on the Atlas V delivery system that wil... |
21 November 2011
06:02 GMT |
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The past decade has revealed that Mars was not always the inhospitable world it is today. NASA plans to use the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) missions to figure out exactly what happened, and whether that can be reversed.
At this point, what was once a strong ... |
19 November 2011
04:01 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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An amazing video posted on YouTube yesterday, November 14, shows the entire journey of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit on the surface of Mars. The time-lapse clip covers everything from the moment the robot was deployed to when it became embedded in loose sand and had to be abandoned.
Spirit spent more than ... |
15 November 2011
03:25 GMT |
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Days are passing by, and Russian engineers are still unable to contact the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft. The Mars-bound mission failed shortly after launch, when its main thrusters failed to initialize and put it on a course towards the Red Planet. Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) mission controllers attempted t... |
12 November 2011
06:59 GMT |
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The Russian Federal Space Agency's (RosCosmos) Phobos-Grunt mission, which took off from Baikonur a couple of days ago, is still stranded in Earth's orbit. Engineers are now trying to figure out what happened that the spacecraft's main thrusters did not ignite on time.
While the failure comes as a blo... |
10 November 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency announce that the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is currently meeting all launch preparation requirements on schedule. A rocket carrying the mission is scheduled to take off towards the Red Planet in a couple of weeks.
The MSL has already been encapsulated in its prot... |
9 November 2011
08:12 GMT |
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Yesterday, November 8, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) managed to successfully launch its Phobos-Grunt mission to the Martian moon Phobos. Unfortunately, the spacecraft failed as soon as it reached Earth's orbit.
RosCosmos officials say that the main thrusters aboard the probe failed to ignite pro... |
9 November 2011
07:46 GMT |
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Eons ago, the Tharsis Tholus volcano on the surface of the Red Planet may have played an important role in shaping the planetary crust at and around its location. Right now, the mountain looks as if it was pummeled to the ground with a large bat. Over countless years, erosion and space impacts brought the mountain t... |
8 November 2011
11:11 GMT |
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As the Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) is getting ready to launch its Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars on November 9, the organization has released an 11-minute animated video, showing all the stages the new mission will undergo.
The spacecraft, which features an orbiter and a lander, is destined to visit the M... |
7 November 2011
06:51 GMT |
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A team of astronomers from the Brown University, in Providence, Rhodes Island, says that the current interpretation of geological data collected from Mars may be wrong. The experts propose that the vast majority of water that once flowed on the surface of the Red Planet can still be found underground.
This new idea ... |
3 November 2011
06:21 GMT |
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Six “astronauts” currently locked in a test facility in Russia will “return to Earth” on Friday, November 4, officials from European and Russian space agencies (ESA and RosCosmos) announce. The six volunteers have been locked inside the test facility since mid-2010.
The purpose of the Mars500... |
1 November 2011
17:01 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.
This particular ima... |
1 November 2011
10:20 GMT |
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Officials at the Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) announce that the Phobos-Grunt mission will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, on November 9. Launch will occur at 00.26 am Moscow time (2026 GMT, November 8).
The sample-return mission will be delivered to space aboard a Zenit-2SB roc... |
29 October 2011
06:03 GMT |
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Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, say that the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity will have the ability to look for signs of water trapped in minerals underneath the surface of the Red Planet.
The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) instrument will be ... |
21 October 2011
14:01 GMT |
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