
MAVEN Completes First Deep Dip Campaign
NASA'S Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution has completed the first of five deep-dip maneuvers designed to gather measurements closer to the lower end of the Martian upper atmosphere.
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Mystery Mars plume baffles scientists
Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet. On two separate occasions in March and April 2012, amateur astronom ... more
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CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform
From farms to court, climate-hit communities take on big polluters
From predator to plate: Japan bear crisis sparks culinary craze
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Up, Up and Away! First Humans Chosen for Mission to Mars
One hundred people from around the world have been shortlisted for a mission to Mars. Fifty men and fifty women are all hoping to become the first human beings to walk on the red planet.
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Latest Drive Puts Rover Within Marathon-Distance Record
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards "Marathon Valley," a putative location for abundant clay minerals now only about 656 feet (200 meters) away.
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Mars hills hide icy past
A complex network of isolated hills, ridges and small basins spanning 1400 km on Mars is thought to hide large quantities of water-ice. Phlegra Montes stretches from the Elysium volcanic region at a ... more
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Opportunity Gets Small Energy Boost With Panel Dust Off
The project is preparing to mask off the troubled Bank 7 sector of the Flash file system with a new version of the flight software to be uploaded shortly. On Sols 3928 and 3929 (Feb. 10 and 11, 20 ... more
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School is in Session: Welcome to Boosters 101
Have your pencils and notebooks handy because school is in session. Welcome to Boosters 101. No, this lesson is not about a child seat or an amusement park ride if you looked up boosters in the ency ... more
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