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Curiosity's Search for OrganicsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2012 The last time an astrobiology mission landed on Mars, the nation was celebrating the Bicentennial and Gerald Ford was president. The two Viking landers went with the specific mission to search for signs or examples of Martian life - a task that produced generally negative results, but also decades of controversy and public confusion about the possibilities for life on the planet in our solar system most like ours. Soon the rover Curiosity will land on Mars to begin what is once again an American a ... read more |
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 Newest NASA Mars Mission Connects Past and Future NASA's newest Mars mission, landing in three days, will draw on support from missions sent to Mars years ago and will contribute to missions envisioned for future decades. "Curiosity is a bold step ... more | .. |
 Hitchhiking Sensors Capture Curiosity's Entry Screaming through the thin Martian atmosphere at hypersonic speed, the Mars Science Laboratory is about to experience heat and pressure up to three times more intense than when a space shuttle retur ... more | .. |
 MSL Remains on Track for Weekend Landing Curiosity remains in good health, with no significant issues currently in work. There are no real-time activities planned. The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft remains on a consistent and st ... more | .. |
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 UC Davis scientist prepares for Mars rover landing As the Mars rover Curiosity prepares for landing on Aug. 5 after its nine-month, 352-million mile journey through space, UC Davis geology professor Dawn Sumner will be making preparations of her own ... more | .. |
 Australia is "all ears" for Mars landing Dishes in Australia will be the ones following NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission when it lands on Monday (6 August) after a nail-biting series of manoeuvres. The Canberra Deep Space Communicati ... more | .. |
 The fractured features of Ladon basin ESA's Mars Express has observed the southern part of a partially buried approx. 440-km wide crater, informally named Ladon basin. The images, near to where Ladon Valles enters this large impact regi ... more | .. |
 Curiosity's First Daredevil Stunt When Curiosity enters the Martian atmosphere on August 6th, setting in motion "the seven minutes of terror" that people around the world have anticipated since launch a year ago, the intrepid rover ... more |
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 NASA confident ahead of nail-biter Mars landing NASA said Thursday all was well ahead of its nail-biting mission to Mars, with its most advanced robotic rover poised to hunt for clues about past life and water on Earth's nearest planetary neighbor. ... more | .. |
 India set to launch Mars mission in 2013 India plans to launch a mission to Mars next year, putting an orbital probe around the red planet to study its climate and geology, top space department officials said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Stretching Our Robotic Reach On Mars "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Robert Browning asked in his 19th Century poem. This idea is what drives humankind to explore, to literally reach beyond and ... more | .. |
NASA braces for 'terror' in Mars landing The biggest, baddest space rover ever built for exploring an alien planet is nearing its August 6 landing on Mars, and the US space agency is anxious for success despite huge risks. ... more |
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Successes and failures in past Mars attempts Fewer than half of the attempts by global space agencies to reach Mars have succeeded since 1960, with the United States in the clear lead. Here is a list of past key Mars missions: ... more | .. |
 Driving on Mars, There's an App for That Upon entering the Land of Oz, Dorothy Gale met several creatures along the way who needed her help to find what they were missing. One of those, the Scarecrow, needed a brain. With the help of his f ... more | .. |
 Strange but True: Curiosity's Sky Crane On August 5th at 10:31 p.m. Pacific Time, NASA will gently deposit their new, 2000-pound Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, wheels-first and ready to roll. Quite a feat - because it will come s ... more | .. |
 Mars Landing Sky Show Every time NASA lands a rover on Mars--or even makes the attempt--it is cause for celebration. On August 5th, the heavens themselves are aligning to mark the event. Only a few hours before the ... more |
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As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future
Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime
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New York's Times Square to broadcast Mars landing The highly anticipated landing of NASA's sophisticated $2.5 billion rover on Mars will be broadcast on a large screen in New York City's Times Square, NASA said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Planetary missions probe giant eruptions in the Sun's corona Scientists have probed the corona of the Sun by studying the disturbances that it causes to radio transmission from three of ESA's planetary missions: Mars Express, Venus Express and Rosetta. The me ... more | .. |
 Sending Our Curiosity to Mars After more than eight months en route to the red planet, NASA's nuclear-powered Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL, is nearing final approach for a touchdown on the evening of August 5. As has become t ... more | .. |
 Martian polygons and deep-sea polygons on Earth: More evidence for ancient Martian oceans? Debate over the origin of large-scale polygons (hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter) on Mars remains active even after several decades of detailed observations. Similarity in geometric patt ... more |
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 ESA's Mars Express supports dramatic landing on Mars On 6 August, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will make a spectacular landing to deliver the Curiosity rover to the Red Planet. ESA's Mars Express will track the mission's progress, recording crucial ... more | .. |
 Taking the Heat Lockheed Martin Aeroshell Will Protect Mars Science Lab Descent After a journey of 245 days across 352 million miles, the moment of truth for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) begins late in the evening of August 5 when the spacecraft roars into the Martian atmo ... more | .. |
 Opportunity Picks up the Pace With Several Drives This Week Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Progress was again impacted by a second safe mode entry by the Mars Odyssey orbiter. With normal Ultra-High ... more | .. |
 Mars Orbiter Repositioned to Phone Home Mars Landing NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover. NASA's Mar ... more |
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Mystery of missing Mars signals solved A spacecraft sending data from Mars to Earth had its signal repeatedly interrupted in 2005 and scientists say they've learned the culprit - the sun. ... more | .. |
 Slow-Going at Cape York for Opportunity Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. However, her progress has been impacted by the recent safe mode entry by the relay orbiter, Mars Odyssey. On Sol 3 ... more | .. |
 ExoMars program gathers strength The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) are expected to sign an agreement on the implementation of the second stage of the ExoMars program in the fall of 2012. ... more | .. |
 Opportunity Runs the First Martian Marathon With all the fanfare about Mars rover Curiosity landing on the Red Planet in August 2012, it's easy to forget that there's already a rover on Mars-an older, smaller cousin set to accomplish a feat u ... more |
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 NASA Conducts Mission Simulations In Hawaii NASA is conducting a nine-day field test starting Tuesday outside Hilo, Hawaii, to evaluate new exploration techniques for the surface of the moon. These mission simulations, known as analog mission ... more | .. |
 Opportunity Continues to Explore Rocks on the Rim of Endeavour Crater Opportunity is still exploring the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Most of this period focused on analyzing the rock target "Grasberg" with the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) ... more | .. |
 Follow Your Curiosity: Some New Ways to Explore Mars As NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity prepares to land on Mars, public audiences worldwide can take their own readiness steps to share in the adventure. Landing is scheduled for about 10:31 p.m. PDT on Aug ... more | .. |
India likely to approve Mars mission India's government is expected to give its approval for the country to embark on an unmanned mission to Mars, the Indian Space Research Organization said. ... more |
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