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November 18, 2016

NASA field test focuses on science of lava terrains, like Early Mars
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2016
Was Mars home to microbial life? Is it today? What can it teach us about life elsewhere in the cosmos or how life began on Earth? What clues will we discover about Earth's past, present and future? NASA and its partners have been traversing the volcanic lava terrains of Hawaii to answer these fundamental questions about life beyond Earth. Engineers, scientists and software technology experts are working together to gain essential knowledge in preparing for human and robotic exploration of Mars and ... read more

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Dutch firm unveils concept space suit for Mars explorers Dutch company Mars One, which aims to send people to the Red Planet within a decade, on Tuesday unveiled its first concept for a space suit to protect humans "under the most difficult conditions." ... more		Can we grow potatoes on Mars In the Hollywood science fiction movie "The Martian," the astronaut stranded on the Red Planet lives on potatoes he grows there for more than 500 days while awaiting rescue. But will potatoes really ... more		Opportunity heads to next waypoint at over 27 miles on the odometer Opportunity has moved on from 'Spirit Mound' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. After several sols of collecting both Navigation Camera (Navcam) and Panoramic Camera (Pancam) panoramas around Spi ... more
				Meteorites reveal lasting drought on Mars The lack of liquid water on the surface of Mars today has been demonstrated by new evidence in the form of meteorites on the Red Planet examined by an international team of planetary scientists. ... more		A funnel on mars could be a place to look for life A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study. The depression was probably formed by ... more

Novel Analysis Technique Helps Solve Beagle 2 Mystery Scientists in Leicester have moved one step closer to understanding exactly what happened to the ill-fated Mars Lander Beagle 2, thanks to an innovative research technique. The probe was discovered ... more		Iron-Loving Bacteria A Model For Mars Life Single-celled microbes are considered a living example of the kind of life that might exist elsewhere in the Universe, as they are able to survive some of the extreme conditions that exist on other ... 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		Mars' ionosphere shaped by crustal magnetic fields Scattered pockets of magnetism across the surface of Mars have a significant influence on the planet's upper atmosphere, according to observations from ESA's Mars Express. Understanding these effect ... more
				Opportunity makes small U-turn to reach summit of Spirit Mound Opportunity is located at the feature called 'Spirit Mound' on the rim of Endeavour Crater, the first science waypoint of the 10th extended mission. The rover is completing the in-situ (contac ... more		Mars rover confirms 'Egg Rock' is fallen iron-nickel meteorite The Mars rover Curiosity has confirmed the identity of a small metallic globule, spotted last week by scientists in images captured by the rover's Mastcam. New chemical analysis suggests it is an iron-nickel meteorite. ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

'Millions' needed to continue Europe's Mars mission: ESA chief The European Space Agency (ESA) needs "several hundred millions" of euros for its troubled ExoMars exploration of the Red Planet, director general Jan Woerner said Monday. ... more		Schiaparelli crash site in colour New high-resolution images taken by a NASA orbiter show parts of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module and its landing site in colour on the Red Planet. Schiaparelli arrived in the Meridiani Planum ... 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		Unusual Martian region leaves clues to planet's past Researcher Don Hood from LSU and colleagues from collaborating universities studied an unusual region on Mars - an area with high elevation called Thaumasia Planum. They analyzed the geography and m ... more
Six people to spend two weeks in Mars simulation habitat in Poland A group of six space exploration enthusiasts plan to spend two weeks in isolation in a Mars simulation dome mimicking life on the Red Planet. The mission, known as the Poland Mars Analogue Simulatio ... more		A record of ancient tectonic stress on Mars Sets of ridges and troughs some 1000 km north of the giant Olympus Mons volcano contain a record of the intense tectonic stresses and strains experienced in the Acheron Fossae region on Mars 3.7-3.9 ... more		Curiosity Mars Rover Checks Odd-looking Iron Meteorite Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet's sky. Iron-nickel meteorites are a ... more		New instrument could search for signatures of life on Mars A sensing technique that the U.S. military currently uses to remotely monitor the air to detect potentially life-threatening chemicals, toxins, and pathogens has inspired a new instrument that could ... more

	Mars: How Will Humans Get There Mars how to get there and maybe even live there has been in the news a lot lately. Governments and private industry around the world are discussing ways to get people to the so-called "Red Planet." ... more		Detailed images of Schiaparelli and its descent hardware on Mars A high-resolution image taken by a NASA Mars orbiter this week reveals further details of the area where the ExoMars Schiaparelli module ended up following its descent on 19 October. The lates ... 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

Forging a brand-new chemical bond using the pressure of the Mars core		Research helps explain formation of ringed Lunar crater		Cursed not, Difficult yes		A graveyard of broken dreams and landers		Modeling floods that formed canyons on Earth and Mars
Did it crash or land? Search on for Europe's Mars craft		Microbial life on mars		MAVEN mission observes ups and downs of water escape from Mars		European craft crashed on Mars, possibly exploded: ESA		Rover Conducting Science Investigations at 'Spirit Mount'

Citizen Scientists Seek South Pole "Spiders" on Mars

Did Europe's Mars lander survive? Time will tell: ESA

Euro-Russian craft enters Mars orbit, but lander's fate unknown

Microscope Will Seek Biological Samples On Red Planet

Robot explorers headed for Mars quest: ESA

Anxious wait for news of Mars lander's fate

Scientists simulate a space mission in Mars-analogue Utah desert

Ready for the Red Planet

What! - Go To Mars?

NASA's MAVEN Mission Gives Unprecedented Ultraviolet View of Mars

ESA lander starts 3-day descent to Mars; Telemetry all good

Mars explorer duo on course: ESA

DREAMS of Mars: Europe's ExoMars Mission Arrives in the Middle of Dust Season

Mars astronauts face chronic dementia risk from cosmic ray exposure

Europe heads for Mars in search of life

How Mars' moon Phobos came to look like the Death Star

Schiaparelli readied for Mars landing

US relies on industry help to make 'giant leap' to Mars

Opportunity at First Science Spot of its 10th Extended Mission

NASA's Opportunity Rover to Explore Mars Gully

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