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January 31, 2014

Curiosity Mars Rover Checking Possible Smoother Route
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 31, 2014
The team operating NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is considering a path across a small sand dune to reach a favorable route to science destinations. A favorable route would skirt some terrain with sharp rocks considered more likely to poke holes in the rover's aluminum wheels. While the team has been assessing ways to reduce wear and tear to the wheels, Curiosity has made progress toward a next site for drilling a rock sample and also toward its long-term destination: geological layers exposed ... read more

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NASA Mars project: radiation risk of highest concern Russian Anastasia Stepanova is through to the second round of applicant selection for the Mars One program. Anastasia, a Moscow resident, could end up among the 20 finalists that will embark on a on ... more		Russian Scientists Propose Water Probe for NASA Mars Rover Russian scientists have proposed an instrument for an upcoming NASA Mars rover to search for underground water that could support life on the Red Planet, a lead scientist at the institute that submi ... more		NASA looking for smoother route for Mars rover travels 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. ... more
				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

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

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		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		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
				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

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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		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		'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
				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

Sole camera from NASA moon missions to be auctioned

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

China's moon rover experiences abnormality

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

Extra Time for Tiangong

Netizens extend blessings to troubled lunar rover

British firm says its space station cameras to provide Web images

Russia Could Go It Alone After ISS Closes

Russia plans three spacewalks from ISS in 2014 - Energia

Countdown to Pluto

A Busy Year Begins for New Horizons

The Sounds of New Horizons

	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		Megafloods: What They Leave Behind South-central Idaho and the surface of Mars have an interesting geological feature in common: amphitheater-headed canyons. These U-shaped canyons with tall vertical headwalls are found near the Snak ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

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U of Maryland undergraduates discover rare eclipsing double asteroid		One-way trip to Mars? Sign me up, says Frenchwoman		More than 1,000 chosen for one-way Mars reality-TV mission		Potential Martians: Mars One selects 1,058 hopefuls among 200,000 applicants		Decade-Old Rover Adventure Continues on Mars and Earth

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'Mars One' will reveal if there is life outside Earth

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Curious Results from Mars

Dwarf Planet Ceres - 'A Game Changer in the Solar System'

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

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