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The mission controllers of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander decided to delay the beginning of the digging operations for a day in order to better learn how to scoop samples of soil from the Martian surface. The lander was scheduled to start gathering soil sample for analysis today, but they decided that Phoenix must f... |
4 June 2008
07:04 GMT |
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Phoenix Mars Lander, designed to carry NASA's 420 million US dollar three month mission to the Red Planet, which touched down on the surface just a little over a week ago, made its first dig test in the Martian soil on Sunday with the 2.4 meter long robotic arm, revealing bright white bits of material that could... |
3 June 2008
05:57 GMT |
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On Saturday, NASA and University of Arizona mission controllers revealed an image taken with the camera on Phoenix's robotic arm showing a white patch of soil under the lander, which the team members believe to be water ice. The patch is about one meter in diameter, seems to be bright white and is surrounded by ... |
2 June 2008
02:54 GMT |
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The robotic arm of the Phoenix Mars Lander was used yesterday along with the camera attached to it to view the ground beneath the spacecraft and make certain that the soil is clear of any big rocks. The arm has also touched the ground of the landing area for the first time while one of the instruments carried on boar... |
31 May 2008
03:51 GMT |
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After restoring communication with the Phoenix Mars Lander through the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, mission control resumed the preparation of the spacecraft for its scheduled digging mission, destined to establish whether or not Mars was ever hospitable for life. During its forth day on the surface of the Red Planet, Ph... |
30 May 2008
05:11 GMT |
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Communications with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, relaying data from the Phoenix Mars Lander to Earth, were restored after a slight glitch that delayed the mission of the lander for one day. Thus, on Wednesday mission controllers gave Phoenix the 'go ahead' to unfold the 2.4 meter long robotic arm it wil... |
29 May 2008
03:01 GMT |
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It seems that NASA has hit the jackpot with the successful landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander on the Red Planet and is planning to make the best of it. After it revealed on Monday that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to photograph the spacecraft while descending to the surface, NASA has now released an image... |
28 May 2008
02:55 GMT |
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Amongst some of the first images sent back by the Phoenix Mars Lander in the outcome of its landing on the surface of Mars on the evening of last Sunday lies this particular one, showing the now famous polygon patterns characteristic to the north polar plains of the Red Planet. In a previous article I wrote that NASA... |
27 May 2008
09:41 GMT |
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The Phoenix Mars Lander has now more than 24 hours on the Red Planet and it is still undergoing preparations for expected digging missions, which it will need to complete in the following months. As soon as it set foot on Martian soil, Phoenix went right to work and in approximately two hours after the landing it sen... |
27 May 2008
03:32 GMT |
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On the evening of May 25, the Phoenix Mars Lander successfully touched down in the northern regions of the Red Planet. As it descended to the surface of Mars, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - monitoring the progress of the Phoenix spacecraft - captured ... |
27 May 2008
02:46 GMT |
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On Sunday 16:53 PDT, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander assisted by a series of spacecrafts in the orbit of the Red Planet successfully touched down on the surface and has since transmitted a series of pictures of the north polar plains, which it will be investigating in the months to come. Initial measurements show tha... |
26 May 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Phoenix's nine month journey to the Red Planet is set to end tomorrow, May 25, with its landing in the north polar regions of Mars. Whether or not it manages to land remains uncertain until the spacecraft is safely on the ground, especially considering the relatively long list of failed missions to the Red Plane... |
24 May 2008
04:05 GMT |
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NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is expected to touchdown on the Red Planet on May 25 in a north polar region known as "Green Valley". In anticipation for the event, NASA has been using its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to make periodical observations of the designated landing spot and on April 20, the MRO spotted two d... |
8 May 2008
04:10 GMT |
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Fujitsu's upcoming generation of hard disk drives will come with remote control capabilities as well as with an extra layer of data protection. The announcement was broken today by Phoenix Technologies and Fujitsu Electronics in a joint press release.According to the report, the upcoming 2.5" 7,200RPM SATA hard ... |
6 May 2008
07:00 GMT |
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In anticipation of the expected landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander on 25 May, NASA engineers applied a trajectory correction to the flight path. Further modifications to the flight path are expected after the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographs the designated landing area. The Phoenix spacecraft will most likely ... |
11 April 2008
10:59 GMT |
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It's whatever you want to call it, but most important it's an opportunity to get to know better what it feels like guarding LeBron James, or how it feels like catching a no look pass from Steve Nash, trying to block Shaquille O'Neal or hitting the winning buzzer beater in a playoffs game. The Phoenix S... |
14 December 2007
04:15 GMT |
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Culpa Innata is one of the most challenging and beautiful games ever created, published by Strategy First (a subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings) and developed by Momentum AS. Culpa Innata falls under the category of 3D adventure games, backed up by a storyline sure to catch the attention of even the fiercest non-gamer... |
25 July 2007
11:07 GMT |
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NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is ready to launch and agency officials presented August 3 as the earliest possible launch date, despite a hardware glitch that caused one of its cameras to malfunction and the massive Mars storm that is currently affecting the other two probes on the surface, Mars Spirit and Opportun... |
10 July 2007
03:18 GMT |
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The next robotic probe scheduled to land on Mars is the Phoenix Mars Lander, a new rover built for the purpose of touching and analyzing Martian water for the first time. Right now it is being prepared for launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.But before the actual launch, scientists are concerned th... |
15 June 2007
05:11 GMT |
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"And the beast shall come forth surrounded by a roiling cloud of vengeance. The house of the unbelievers shall be razed and they shall be scorched to the earth. Their tags shall blink until the end of days. from The Book of Mozilla, 12:10"This verse announced the birth/release of Netscape Navigator. The verse numbe... |
11 May 2007
11:06 GMT |
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The Phoenix, a fabulous mythical bird the size of an eagle, symbolizes rebirth in many ancient cultures. According to the ancient Greeks, the bird lives in Arabia, nearby a coolwell and sings a beautiful morning song. The phoenix lives 500 years or longer with only one phoenix existing at a time. When the bird'... |
16 April 2007
05:39 GMT |
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