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October 07, 2013

Making Martian clouds on Earth
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 08, 2013
At first glance, Mars' clouds might easily be mistaken for those on Earth: Images of the Martian sky, taken by NASA's Opportunity rover, depict gauzy, high-altitude wisps, similar to our cirrus clouds. Given what scientists know about the Red Planet's atmosphere, these clouds likely consist of either carbon dioxide or water-based ice crystals. But it's difficult to know the precise conditions that give rise to such clouds without sampling directly from a Martian cloud. Researchers at MIT have now ... read more

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First HiRISE Images of Comet ISON On 29 September 2013, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) maneuvered to point its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera at ISON, a new comet passing by Mars on its way into th ... more		NASA Mars mission escapes government shutdown, will launch NASA says it next mission to Mars has been cleared for takeoff amid fears the U.S. government shutdown could cause it to miss its launch window. ... more		European rover meant for Mars to undergo earthly desert test A proposed Mars rover will undergo its most ambitious test to date in remotely guided explorations of a Mars-like desert in South America, scientists said. ... more
				A Seasonal Ozone Layer Over The Martian South Pole For the past decade, ESA's Mars Express orbiter has been observing atmospheric structure on the Red Planet. Among its discoveries is the presence of three separate ozone layers, each with its own ch ... more		Taking Snapshots Galore at 'Solander Point' Opportunity is at the northern edge of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating the geologic contact at the base of Solander Point. Sol 3432 (Sept. 18, 2013) ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

First ARCA flight in the ExoMars Program completed successfully ARCA has successfully completed the validation test flight in the ExoMars Program High Altitude Drop Test (HADT), carried out in cooperation with the European Space Agency. The launch took pla ... more		NASA Wants Investigations for a Mars 2020 Rover NASA has released its announcement of an open competition for the planetary community to submit proposals for the science and exploration technology instruments that would be carried aboard the agen ... more		Eutelsat orders 340 new OneWeb LEO satellites from Airbus Planet secures multi year satellite contract with Swedish Armed Forces EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief		Suggestion of supervolcanoes on Mars ignites controversy Some of Mars' deep craters were actually ancient supervolcanoes that may have changed the planet's climate, U.S. and British researchers suggest. ... more
				NASA Rover Inspects Pebbly Rocks at Martian Waypoint NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has resumed a trek of many months toward its mountain-slope destination, Mount Sharp. The rover used instruments on its arm last week to inspect rocks at its first waypoi ... more		Martian chemical complicates hunt for life's clues The quest for evidence of life on Mars could be more difficult than scientists previously thought. A scientific paper published today details the investigation of a chemical in the Martian soil that ... more

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Scientists find a martian igneous rock that is surprisingly Earth-like During the nearly 14 months that it has spent on the red planet, Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, has scooped soil, drilled rocks, and analyzed samples by exposing them to laser b ... more		Researchers describe unusual Mars rock The first rock that scientists analyzed on Mars with a pair of chemical instruments aboard the Curiosity rover turned out to be a doozy - a pyramid-shaped volcanic rock called a "mugearite" that is ... more		HawkEye 360 boosts RF coverage with new Cluster 13 satellites Slow orbital wobble patterns drive ancient greenhouse climate swings Ordovician mass extinction cleared the way for jawed fishes to rise		Dawn Marks Six Years In Space On the sixth anniversary of leaving Earth to embark on a daring deep-space expedition, Dawn is very, very far from its erstwhile planetary residence. Now humankind's only permanent resident of the m ... more
				Water for future Mars astronauts Within its first three months on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Rover saw a surprising diversity of soils and sediments along a half-kilometer route that tell a complex story about the gradual desiccation o ... more		Australia's new prototype vehicle to improve Earth observation satellites' accuracy Australian scientists developed a prototype autonomous vehicle, "Outback Rover," to help scientists to improve the accuracy of Earth observation satellites that provide valuable data to Australia's ... more

Russia could build manned lunar base

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China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover

Chinese VP stresses peaceful use of space

China's space station to open for foreign peers

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First CASIS Funded Payloads Berthed to the ISS

Unmanned cargo ship docks with orbiting Space Station

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Pluto Science Conference Exceeds Expectations

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SwRI tests rooftop solar fire behavior and mitigation options

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NASA Evaluates Four Candidate Sites for 2016 Mars Mission

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We may all be Martians

Mars Curiosity Debuts Autonomous Navigation

ASA Mars Rover Views Eclipse of the Sun by Phobos

International Space Agencies Outline Steps to Take Humans to Mars

Mars Rover Opportunity Working at Edge of 'Solander'

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NASA launches new Russian-language Mars website

Twin astronauts to be studied 'as one' in space research

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