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May 27, 2015

Is the Curiosity rover polluting Mars with methane?
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) May 26, 2015
Methane readings on Mars are once again sparking scientific controversy back on Earth. Recently, sensors on NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, registered a sizable spike in methane gas, leading researchers to believe microbial life might not be far away. On Earth, most methane gas is produced by living organisms, so large concentrations of the gas have long been considered a sign of life. But not long after the Curiosity readings set the scientific community abuzz, one scientist began second-guessin ... read more

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Supersonic decelerator gets a lift to prepare for launch NASA teams are continuing preparations for the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test off the coast of Hawaii June 2-12. This week the team completed a number of key pre-test procedures, inc ... more		Flawed Debates begets false choices beyond LEO - Part Two New technologies allow us to go back to the Moon at a fraction the cost of Apollo, and now, even private efforts like the Google X Prize contestants are underway to land and execute exploration miss ... more		New Project Aims to Establish a Human Colony on Mars MarsPolar, a newly started international venture is setting its sights on the Red Planet. The project consisting of specialists from Russia, United Arab Emirates, Poland, U.S. and Ukraine has come u ... more
				Could 'Green Rust' Be A Catalyst For Martian Life? Mars is a large enough planet that astrobiologists looking for life need to narrow the parameters of the search to those environments most conducive to habitability. NASA's Mars Curiosity mission is ... more		Curiosity Rover Adjusts Route Up Martian Mountain NASA's Curiosity Mars rover climbed a hill Thursday to approach an alternative site for investigating a geological boundary, after a comparable site proved hard to reach. The drive of about 72 ... more

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Rover Restored to Normal Operations After a Reset Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater at the 'Spirit of St. Louis' crater near the entrance of 'Marathon Valley.' The rover had been exploring the outcrops inside the Spirit of St. Loui ... more		UAE eyes "first Arab unmanned probe" to Mars by 2021 The United Arab Emirates on Monday kicked off a strategic framework for its newly founded space agency that aims to launch satellite missions and the "first Arab unmanned probe" to Mars by 2021. ... more		SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military		Mars Rover's Laser-Zapping Instrument Gets Sharper Vision Tests on Mars have confirmed success of a repair to the autonomous focusing capability of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. This instrument provides ... more
				Martian Reminder of a Pioneering Flight NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is studying an elongated crater called "Spirit of St. Louis" and a rock spire called "Lindbergh Mound" within the crater. The crater and several featu ... more		Martian impact crater or supervolcano caldera At first glance, the region covered by this latest Mars Express image release appears to be pockmarked with impact craters. But the largest structure among them may hold a rather explosive secret: i ... more

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The First Martian Marathon On Earth, the fastest runners can finish a marathon in hours. On Mars it takes about 11 years. On Tuesday, March 24th 2015, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity completed its first Red Planet marathon-- 26 ... more		The Moon or Mars: Flawed Debate, False Choice - Part One The Moon or Mars debate continues despite every single report or recommendation from NASA, NRC or other independent study that point to the Moon as the next logical destination for human space explo ... more		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		Exploring the 'Spirit of St. Louis' Crater Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater at the 'Spirit of St. Louis' crater near the entrance of 'Marathon Valley.' The rover had been exploring the outcrops inside the Spirit of St. Loui ... more
Technique for finding signs of life on the Red Planet For centuries, people have imagined the possibility of life on Mars. But long-held dreams that Martians could be invaders of Earth, or little green men, or civilized superbeings, all have been under ... more		Mystery Methane on Mars: The Saga Continues A scientist has raised questions about the latest detection of methane on Mars, suggesting that NASA's rover could be responsible for the mysterious burp. Highly unlikely, but not impossible, says t ... more		Quick Detour by NASA Mars Rover Checks Ancient Valley Researchers slightly detoured NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the mission's planned path in recent days for a closer look at a hillside site where an ancient valley had been carved out and refilled ... more		Curiosity tracks sundown on Mars The sun dips to a Martian horizon in a blue-tinged sky in images sent home to Earth this week from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. Curiosity used its Mast Camera (Mastcam) to record the sunset during a ... more

	Auroras on Mars One day, when humans go to Mars, they might find that, occasionally, the Red Planet has green skies. In late Dec. 2014, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft detected evidence of widespread auroras in Mars's nort ... more		Russian Scientist Gets Patent on Transfiguring Martian Atmosphere As the Earth's brainpower is focused on Mars exploration, a chemist privatized space engineering and is ready to make the Red Planet's atmosphere suitable for colonists. No jokes. A Russian ch ... more

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NASA funds SwRI instrument to date Moon and Mars rocks		NASA Announces Journey to Mars Challenge		Student Mars Rover team will compete in Utah desert		4,000+ Martian Days of Work on Mars!		Damaging Radiation Effects on Travelers to Mars
UAE says on track to send probe to Mars in 2021		US space agency chief confident of putting Americans on Mars in 2030s		Traffic Around Mars Gets Busy		Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars		Space radiation may harm astronauts' brains: study

Hawaii Says 'Aloha' to NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator

Deep Space Atomic Clock On Time For 2016 Mission

Rover on the Lookout for Dust Devils

Search for Extraterrestial Life Included in Russian Space Program

UAE opens space center to oversee mission to Mars

Mars Test Rover Joins Runners at Finish Line

Robotic Arm Gets Busy on Rock Outcrop

NASA Mars Rover's Weather Data Bolster Case for Brine

NASA's Curiosity Rover Making Tracks and Observations

Mars might have liquid water

Research for One-Year Space Station Mission Launched On Falcon 9

Mars rover data boosts hope for liquid water on Mars

'Dwarf planet' Ceres spawns giant mystery

Examining Rock Outcrop at 'The Spirit of St. Louis' Crater

Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water

A new view of the moon's formation

Mars' dust-covered glacial belts may contain tons of water

Team Returning Orbiter to Duty After Computer Swap

More evidence for groundwater on Mars

NASA Selects Companies to Develop Super-Fast Deep Space Engine

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