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April 08, 2013

NASA Taps the Power of Zombie Stars in Two-in-One Instrument
Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Apr 06, 2013
Neutron stars have been called the zombies of the cosmos. They shine even though they're technically dead, occasionally feeding on neighboring stars if they venture too close. Interestingly, these unusual objects, born when a massive star extinguishes its fuel and collapses under its own gravity, also may help future space travelers navigate to Mars and other distant destinations. NASA recently selected a new mission called the Neutron-star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) to not only reveal ... read more

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Final MAVEN Instrument Integrated to Spacecraft An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars' upper atmosphere has been integrated into NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN has a scheduled launch date ... more		Collision Course? A Comet Heads for Mars Over the years, the spacefaring nations of Earth have sent dozens of probes and rovers to explore Mars. Today there are three active satellites circling the red planet while two rovers, Opportunity ... more		Used Parachute on Mars Flaps in the Wind These seven HiRISE images were acquired between August 12, 2012 and January 13, 2013, and show distinct changes in the parachute (at bottom, attached to the backshell at top). In the first four imag ... more
				BusinessCom Networks Connects Mars 2013 Last month in the northern Sahara desert in Morocco, an international group of scientists conducted a series of experiments in preparation for future human missions to Mars. With 100 members f ... more		Opportunity Moves Into Place for Quiet Period of Operations This location, called 'Big Nickel,' is the last in-situ (contact) target before the rover departs from Cape York, once solar conjunction is concluded. Solar conjunction is when the Sun comes b ... more

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SwRI study finds liquid water flowing above and below frozen Alaskan sand dunes, hints of a wetter Mars The presence of liquid water at and beneath frozen Alaskan sand dunes during Arctic winter suggests that liquid water could also be temporarily stable (or metastable) at frost-covered sand dunes on ... more		Dawn remains in silent pursuit of dwarf planet Ceres In the depths of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, far from Earth, far even from any human-made object, Dawn remains in silent pursuit of dwarf planet Ceres. It has been more than six ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant		Measuring Mars: The MAVEN Magnetometer When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission begins its journey to the Red Planet in 2013, it will carry a sensitive magnetic-field instrument built and tested by a team at NASA's ... more
				Digging for hidden treasure on Mars ESA's Mars Express has spent nearly ten years imaging the Red Planet, and there are plenty of hidden treasures buried in the mission's rich picture archive. HRSCview is a web interface to the ... more		Opportunity Heads to Matijevic Hill After returning to the location called 'Kirkwood,' Opportunity completed a busy contact investigation of the mysterious 'newberry' spherules seen there. On Sol 3248 (March 13, 2013), using the robot ... more

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Curiosity Resumes Science Investigations NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has resumed science investigations after recovery from a computer glitch that prompted the engineers to switch the rover to a redundant main computer on Feb. 28. Th ... more		Where Life Could Thrive: Interview With John Grotzinger On Tuesday March 13, NASA's Curiosity science team announced that the Martian rover had found the first confirmed site other than Earth where conditions were right to have once hosted ancient life ... more		Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Warming trend to intensify crop droughts across Europe and beyond		ChemCam data abundant at Planetary Conference Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team will present more than two dozen posters and talks next week during the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlan ... more
				Los Alamos science sleuth on the trail of a Martian mystery When it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for Los Alamos National Laboratory postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza. During a poster sessi ... more		Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April The positions of the planets next month will mean diminished communications between Earth and NASA's spacecraft at Mars. Mars will be passing almost directly behind the sun, from Earth's persp ... more

Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there

Pre-existing mineralogy may survive lunar impacts

Lunar cycle determines hunting behaviour of nocturnal gulls

Shenzhou's Shadow Crew

Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site

China's Next Women Astronauts

First data released from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Team Publishes First Findings

New crew takes express ride to space station

'Vulcan' wins Pluto moon name vote

Public to vote on names for Pluto moons

The PI's Perspective: The Seven-Year Itch

	Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode' NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe mode." Next steps will i ... more		Curiosity Mars Rover Sees Trend in Water Presence NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has seen evidence of water-bearing minerals in rocks near where it had already found clay minerals inside a drilled rock. Last week, the rover's science team announ ... more		ISS Cosmonauts Model Manually Controlled Landing on Mars For the first time, two Russian cosmonauts simulated a manually controlled landing from the orbit on Mars after they spent half a year in the space, a deputy head of the Russian Space Training Cente ... more		NASA's next Mars mission invites public to come aboard NASA's next Mars mission is giving students and the public worldwide an opportunity to have a personal connection with space exploration through a new education and public outreach effort called the ... more

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies

Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries

Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents

Software glitch in NASA Mars rover		NASA Curiosity rover back online after memory glitch		Panorama From NASA Mars Rover Shows Mount Sharp		Opportunity Departing South Soon		Europe, Russia ink deal on double mission to Mars
Particles and Fields Package Integrated on Upcoming Mars-Bound Spacecraft		Why Wind Is The Driving Force On Mars		Opportunity Examining Rock Surfaces After Reset		NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited for Ancient Life on Mars		Musk: 'I'd like to die on Mars'

NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars

Maryland explores adaptations strategies for survival on Mars

Curiosity Rover's Recovery Moving Forward

New 3-D reconstructions show buried flood channels on Mars

Neptec wins contract to develop cameras for European Space Agency's ExoMars Programme

Mars rover 'sleeping' through solar storm

Curiosity Rover's Recovery on Track

Comet to Make Close Flyby of Red Planet in October 2014

NASA's Curiosity rover to be back online next week

Short Bump Gets Robotic Arm Closer to Rock Target

Inspiration Mars to Pursue Human Mission to the Red Planet in 2018

NASA fixing computer glitch on Mars Curiosity rover

Comet may give Mars a close shave in 2014

Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover

First-ever space tourist plans mission to Mars

Lab Instruments Inside Curiosity Eat Mars Rock Powder

Mars rover ingests rock powder for tests

Opportunity Is On A Rock Hunt

Big Nickel Rock Target Ahead

NASA Rover Confirms First Drilled Mars Rock Sample

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