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January 30, 2014

NASA looking for smoother route for Mars rover travels
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Jan 29, 2013
Controllers of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity say they are considering a smoother path across a small sand dune to reach a favorable route to science destinations. Such a change in routing would skirt some terrain with sharp rocks considered more likely to poke holes in the rover's aluminum wheels, the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported Wednesday. Curiosity has been moving toward a next site for drilling a rock sample and also toward its long-term destination, ... read more

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Russia's NORD device may travel to Mars A device created by Russian scientists is bidding for a chance to travel to Mars aboard NASA's Mars 2020 rover. In about five months or so, it will be clear whether NORD, the brainchild of the Mosco ... more		1Ten years on Mars leads to liveable mud Some of the oldest minerals ever analysed by NASA's Mars Opportunity Rover show that around four billion years ago Mars had liquid water so fresh it could have supported life. The findings wer ... more		Happy Tenth anniversary Opportunity Ten years ago, on Jan. 24, 2004, the Opportunity rover landed on a flat plain in the southern highlands of the planet Mars and rolled into an impact crater scientists didn't even know existed. The m ... more
				Russia plans several Moon, Mars missions in near future Russia plans to launch several Moon and Mars missions in the next few years, Victor Khartov, head of the Lavochkin aerospace company, said Tuesday. "In 2015, we plan the Luna-Glob mission," Kh ... more		NASA Preparing for 2014 Comet Watch at Mars This spring, NASA will be paying cautious attention to a comet that could put on a barnstorming show at Mars on Oct. 19, 2014. On that date, comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring will buzz Mars about 10 tim ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

In the Eye of the Beholder Researchers supported by NASA's Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development (ASTID) program are designing algorithms and instruments that could help future robotic missions make their ... more		Opportunity at 10: New Findings from Old Rover New findings from rock samples collected and examined by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity have confirmed an ancient wet environment that was milder and older than the acidic and oxidizing c ... more		'Sign of life': defence boom lifts German factory orders MDA Space wins role in US SHIELD missile defense program Starfighters completes supersonic tests for GE Aerospace ramjet program		Mars 'jelly doughnut' rock intrigues scientists A strange rock that looks like a jelly doughnut has appeared on Mars, and scientists are closer to figuring out how it got there, a top NASA expert said Thursday. ... more
				NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's next Mars rover in 2020, twice the usual number submitted for instrument competitions in ... more		'Dwarf planet' in deep space has water Ceres, a tiny planet in the asteroid belt, spouts water vapour, a finding that strengthens theories that life on Earth was kickstarted by a bombardment of space rocks, scientists said Wednesday. ... more

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Oppy Encounters A Surprise At Solander Point Opportunity is up on 'Solander Point' at the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production. Opportunity is positioned on the edge o ... more		Mysterious stone 'rawled up' to Mars Rover Opportunity A strange black and white stone has appeared out of nowhere near the Opportunity Mars Rover, which has not moved for more than a month already. The "guest" was noticed in the photos made by the Mars ... more		China geospatial information industry approaches 1 trillion yuan output Creating hallucination-free, psychedelic-like molecules by shining light on life's basic building blocks Drones take thermal readings to track dolphin health		Mystery Mars rock reveals unexpected chemical composition The rock that suddenly appeared next to the NASA's Opportunity rover in the beginning of January turns out to have an irregular chemical composition for Mars: it has too much sulfur, magnesium and m ... more
				Dutch researcher says Earth food plants able to grow on Mars The cultivation of various plant species, also food plants, is possible on soil of planet Mars, ecologist Wieger Wamelink of the Dutch research institute Alterra of Wageningen University told Xinhua ... more		Lichen on Mars Humans cannot hope to survive life on Mars without plenty of protection from the surface radiation, freezing night temperatures and dust storms on the red planet. So they could be excused for marvel ... more

New results on the geologic characteristics of the Chang'e-3 exploration region

China's moon rover experiences abnormality

Yutu moon rover has 'abnormality': Xinhua

'Goodnight, humans': Says Yutu As The Sun Sets

Extra Time for Tiangong

Netizens extend blessings to troubled lunar rover

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Space Station 2024 Extension Expands Economic and Research Horizons

British firm says its space station cameras to provide Web images

Countdown to Pluto

A Busy Year Begins for New Horizons

The Sounds of New Horizons

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AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers

From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstream

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Potential Martians: Mars One selects 1,058 hopefuls among 200,000 applicants		Decade-Old Rover Adventure Continues on Mars and Earth		Clues from Orbit Aiding Exploration Of Opportunity Rover		'Mars One' will reveal if there is life outside Earth		Mars One mission: big work ahead

Curious Results from Mars

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ISRO end year on high note after Mars mission

Mars rover Curiosity gets software upgrade, improved capabilities

Mars One mission: one way ticket to new life

Mars Express heading towards daring flyby of Phobos

Curiosity Team Upgrades Software, Checks Wheel Wear

JPL to Test New Supersonic Decelerator Technology

New Views of Mars from Sediment Mineralogy

Opportunity Communications Remain Slow Due To Odyssey Issues

NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe

Ancient fresh water lake on Mars could have sustained life

First Rock Dating Experiment Performed on Mars

The Tough Task of Finding Fossils While Wearing a Spacesuit

NASA Curiosity: First Mars Age Measurement and Human Exploration Help

SSTL selected for first private Mars mission

Mars One Selects Lockheed Martin to Study First Private Unmanned Mission to Mars

SwRI scientists publish first radiation measurements from the surface of Mars

Bid to colonize Mars wins high-profile backing

MRO Reveals A More Dynamic Red Planet

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