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March 03, 2016

Russian eyes nuclear engine for fast space travel
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2016
A nuclear engine currently being developed in Russia by the nuclear agency Rosatom and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will allow a spaceship to reach Mars in an unprecedentedly short period of just 1.5 months, Rosatom's General Director Sergei Kirienko said Wednesday. According to Kirienko, using existing technology, a spacecraft takes around 18 months to reach Mars and it has no way of returning back to Earth or to maneuver while en route. "Installing a nuclear engine will all ... read more

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Monster volcano gave Mars extreme makeover: study A volcano on Mars half the size of France spewed so much lava 3.5 billion years ago that the weight displaced the Red Planet's outer layers, according to a study released Wednesday. ... more		SSL developing robotic sample handling assembly for Mars 2020 Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, has announced it will design and build a robotic Sample Handling Assembly (SHA) for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) thr ... more		Rover begins contact science of rock target on Knudsen Ridge Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover is up on the very steep slopes of 'Knudsen Ridge.' Opportunity has begun the in-situ (contact) invest ... more
				MAVEN Observes Mars Moon Phobos in the Mid- and Far-Ultraviolet NASA scientists are closer to solving the mystery of how Mars' moon Phobos formed. In late November and early December 2015, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission made a seri ... more		NASA Tests Life-Detection Drill in Earth's Driest Place In a harsh environment with very little water and intense ultraviolet radiation, most life in the extreme Atacama Desert in Chile exists as microbial colonies underground or inside rocks. Researcher ... more

NASA's Science Command Post Supports Scott Kelly's Year In Space Astronauts conduct science on the International Space Station to bring benefits home to Earth and prepare the world for space missions. Space travelers usually spend about six months on the world's ... more		NASA May Return to Moon, But Only After Cutting Off ISS In responding to criticism that NASA has lost its direction under the Obama administration, space policy expert John Logson still believes that while mistake were made, a mission to Mars during the ... more		Space Force establishes Systems Delta 85 to strengthen space defense integration North Korea has 'undeclared' ICBM base near China border: report ICEYE introduces Scan Wide mode to enhance SAR satellite imaging capacity		Revisit NASA's Mars Pathfinder and Rover In 360 Viewer You can explore the landing site of NASA's Pathfinder mission with your mouse or mobile device. This 360-degree view uses images taken in 1997 displayed using present-day technology. It includes the ... more
				Opportunity Mars Rover Goes Six-Wheeling up a Ridge NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is working adeptly in some of the most challenging terrain of the vehicle's 12 years on Mars, on a slope of about 30 degrees. Researchers are using Opportunity ... more		Footprints of a martian flood Water has left its mark in a variety of ways in this martian scene captured by ESA's Mars Express. The region lies on the western rim of an ancient large impact basin, as seen in the context map. T ... more

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Jarosite in the Noctis Labyrinthus Region of Mars This image, acquired on Nov. 24, 2015 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the western side of an elongated pit depressi ... more		Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli are joined The Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli are now in their launch configuration. The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft will remain united until 16 October, when the entry, descent and landing demonstrator module ... more		Antarctic phytoplankton trends reveal sea ice retreat impact; Ecosystem engineering in the oceans Agriculture spread via coexistence and gradual mixing; deep roots of the Anthropocene revealed Industry managed forests more likely to fuel megafires		NASA Report Details Expert Team Investigation of Asteroid Redirect Mission A new report chartered by NASA provides input to important areas of robotic mission requirements development and explores the science benefits and potential knowledge gain from the agency's Asteroid ... more
Opportunity Taking Panoramic Views and Prepping for Science Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover is up on very steep slopes to reach high-value science targets on 'Knudsen Ridge.' For the past week, Oppor ... more		Russia plans return to Mars, Moon despite money woes Visitors are rare these days to the museum of Russia's Space Research Institute in Moscow even though it holds gems like the model of the Soviet Lunokhod, the first ever space rover to land on the Moon, in 1970. ... more		NASA to simulate growing potatoes on Mars in Peru Do Peru's potatoes have the right stuff? ... more		Somewhere between Earth and Mars Science Fiction Became Science Fact The little boy screamed at the top of his lungs when Bill Nye, the Science Guy, said standup and speak-up. A cute rambling question was deciphered as, yes, NASA can make you an X-man by an excited D ... more

	Site of Martian lakes linked to ancient habitable environment Groundwater circulation beneath a massive tectonic rift zone located along the flanks of some the solar system's largest volcanic plateaus resulted in the formation more than 3 billion years ago of ... more		Becoming a Martian It's 2040, and the human base on Mars is bustling. Robots are moving about, carrying out exploratory missions operated from the base. At a safe distance from the human habitat, powered by a nuclear ... more

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