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October 28, 2015

Martian skywatchers provide insight on atmosphere, protect orbiting hardware
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 28, 2015
Though the Martian terrain echoes some features of our own planet, the atmosphere is quite different: thin, cold, dusty and often stormy. Observing these conditions and adapting our technologies to thrive in them is essential to someday living and working on the Red Planet. Marshall Space Flight Center's scientists and engineers have several tools to prepare our equipment - and someday, our crew - for the journey. The Mars Global Reference Atmospheric Model is a Marshall-developed and maintained m ... read more

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Scientists Predict that Rocky Planets Formed from "Pebbles" Using a new process in planetary formation modeling, where planets grow from tiny bodies called "pebbles," Southwest Research Institute scientists can explain why Mars is so much smaller than Earth. ... more		NASA Completes Critical Design Review for Space Launch System For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency's Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle d ... more		The Study of Science through Popular Movies Who says class has to be all about lectures and labs? Andres Aragoneses, a quantum optics researcher at Duke, has created a class called "Science and Science Fiction" in conjunction with the Osher L ... more
				Landing site recommended for ExoMars 2018 Oxia Planum has been recommended as the primary candidate for the landing site of the ExoMars 2018 mission. ExoMars 2018, comprising a rover and surface platform, is the second of two missions makin ... more		The Martian Astrobiologist Mars has been a focus of astrobiology and exobiology research since the early days of NASA. Even before the invention of the telescope, Mars captured the imagination of scientists and philosophers w ... more

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You too can learn to farm on Mars Scientists at Washington State University and the University of Idaho are helping students figure out how to farm on Mars, much like astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, attempts in the crit ... more		Opportunity parked for solar panels to charge up for winter Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater completing a valley floor survey for clay minerals before moving to the winter location on the south side of the valley. ... 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		The Journey to Mars: Bridging the Technology Gap As the new movie "The Martian" demonstrates, there's an amazing list of technologies required to safely send human beings to the Red Planet and bring them home again. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Ce ... more
				Magnetic sail tech alternative to rocket-based space travel What if it were possible to travel to Mars without using traditional rockets? That is the question being explored by local start-up Dark Sea Industries, an aerospace company focused on developing ne ... more		To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars Launching humans to Mars may not require a full tank of gas: A new MIT study suggests that a Martian mission may lighten its launch load considerably by refueling on the moon. Previous studies ... more

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Lakes on Mars - SETI Editorial I thought I was going to share my thoughts with you on the new study that was just published by Science. I was busy typing. I hope you will enjoy this commentary, and better, that it will bring you ... more		ASU Mars images star in 'The Martian' Images of Mars taken by a visual and infrared camera designed at Arizona State University take a star turn in the new hit movie "The Martian." Last November, the film production company for "The Mar ... more		NASA Challenge Seeks Ways to Use Mars' Natural Resources for Astronauts Living off the land is different when the land is 140 million miles away, so NASA is looking for innovative ideas to use in situ (in place) Martian resources to help establish a human presence on th ... more		Wet paleoclimate of Mars revealed by ancient lakes at Gale Crater We have heard the Mars exploration mantra for more than a decade: follow the water. In a new paper published October 9, 2015, in the journal Science, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team presents ... more

	Mars colonisation still far off: Amitabh Ghosh NASA scientist Amitabh Ghosh said on Friday that though the discovery of liquid water on Mars opens up immense possibilities, colonization of the red planet is still a distant possibility. "Am ... more		NASA outlines obstacles to putting a human on Mars The engineers, scientists and astronauts at NASA are working on an endless list of fascinating experiments, projects and missions. But one target looms above all: putting a human on Mars. ... more

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Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen production

Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery

NASA unveils missing pieces in journey to Mars		Latest Mars film bespeaks potential of China-U.S. space cooperation		Curiosity Rover Team Confirms Ancient Lakes on Mars		Geology Award Going to Mars Landing Site Expert at JPL		MRO imagery reveals Red Planet's stressed substrate
NASA Lays the Groundwork for Homesteading in Space		Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at 'Buckskin' Drill Site		3D-Printed Igloo Wins House on Mars Design Contest		Terraforming the Red Planet: Nuclear Blasts Could Warm Mars for Humans?		The Journey to Mars Begins with People on Earth

Rock samples from Western US teach how to hunt for life on Mars

Students Advance Mars Airplane Concept

Curiosity's Drill Hole and Location are Picture Perfect

Search for Mars life stymied by contamination threat

Hitchhiking to Mars

ASU-led partnership engages citizens in NASA's Asteroid Initiative

NASA's Big Mars Story

Rover's Current Location Makes Communications a Challenge

Mars water find boosts quest for extra-terrestrial life

NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars

Opportunity Mars Rover Preparing for Active Winter

'Strongest evidence yet' of liquid water on Mars: NASA

Evidence of brine 'flows' on Mars: water study

Space experts swoon for 'The Martian' despite inaccuracies

Celebrating one year of Mars Orbiter Mission in Orbit; Release of Mars Atlas

The Fact and Fiction of Martian Dust Storms

NASA's MAVEN Celebrates One Year at Mars

NASA's Space Launch System is the Rocket for the Ride to Mars

India's Mars mission to last many years: top space official

NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Technology

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