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Schiaparelli landing investigation completed![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) May 25, 2017 The inquiry into the crash-landing of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module has concluded that conflicting information in the onboard computer caused the descent sequence to end prematurely. The Schiaparelli entry, descent and landing demonstrator module separated from its mothership, the Trace Gas Orbiter, as planned on 16 October last year, and coasted towards Mars for three days. Much of the six-minute descent on 19 October went as expected: the module entered the atmosphere correctly, with the ... read more |
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![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 24, 2017 An instrument originally developed to search for organic molecules on Mars is being repurposed to potentially hunt for life on a handful of moons in the outer solar system that appear to host oceans ... more ![]() ![]() Boston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017 The environment on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may seem surprisingly familiar: Clouds condense and rain down on the surface, feeding rivers that flow into oceans and lakes. Outside of Earth, Titan ... more ![]() ![]() Honolulu HI (SPX) May 22, 2017 After four months of living in a Mars-like environment, the six HI-SEAS Mission V crewmembers have hit the halfway mark. They have learned to deal with challenges such as a 20-minute communications ... more ![]() ![]() New York NY (SPX) May 19, 2017 Fluid erosion has carved river networks in at least three bodies in our solar system in the form of water on Earth and Mars and liquid hydrocarbons on Titan. A new report in Science examines the glo ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2017 An assessment of ancient drainage systems on Earth, Mars and Titan provides new insights into the topography-generating mechanisms on planetary bodies. The results illustrate the diverse geological ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) May 16, 2017 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the main destination of its current two-year extended mission - an ancient fluid-carved valley incised on the inner slope of a vast crater's rim ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2017 Heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet's impact craters and carved out river-like channels in its surface billions of years ago, according to a new study published in Icarus. In the paper, researche ... more ![]() ![]() Providence RI (SPX) May 12, 2017 In looking at NASA images of Mars a few years ago, Brown University geologist Peter Schultz noticed sets of strange bright streaks emanating from a few large-impact craters on the planet's surface. ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) May 12, 2017 Opportunity has arrived at the top of "Perseverance Valley" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The next step on Sol 4720 (May 4, 2017), was a short approach of 39 feet (12 meters) to the northern ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) May 08, 2017 Recurring slope lineae (RSL) are seasonal flows on warm slopes, and are especially common in central and eastern Valles Marineris, as seen in this observation by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ( ... more |
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![]() ![]() NASA Rover Curiosity Samples Active Linear Dune on Mars ![]() ![]() Fayetteville, AR (SPX) May 04, 2017 Researchers at the University of Arkansas recently took a step toward answering a question for the ages: Is there life on Mars? Answer: they can't rule it out. Two recent publications suggest ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo, Japan (The Conversation) May 03, 2017 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission to visit the two moons of Mars and return a rock sample to Earth. It's a plan to uncover both the mystery of the moons' creation ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) May 02, 2017 Opportunity is continuing the drive south to "Perseverance Valley" on the rim of Endeavour Crater, and is now only about 262 feet (80 meters) away. On Sol 4706 (April 19, 2017), she drove abou ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 Gullies eroded into the steep inner slope of an impact crater at this location appear perfectly pristine in this image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Although at first glance ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon ![]() ![]() Printing bricks from moondust using the Sun's heat ![]() ![]() NASA selects ASU's ShadowCam for moon mission |
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![]() Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle ![]() ![]() China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission ![]() ![]() China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Movie Shows Ceres at Opposition from Sun ![]() ![]() Twisting an Asteroid ![]() ![]() Oldest buckthorn fossilized flowers found in Argentina |
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![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA asks science community for Europa Lander Instruments ideas ![]() ![]() Waves of lava seen in Io's largest volcanic crater ![]() ![]() Not So Great Anymore: Jupiter's Red Spot Shrinks to Smallest Size Ever |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) May 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists describe origins of topographic relief on Titan ![]() ![]() New Movie Shows Cassini's First Dive over Saturn ![]() ![]() Cassini Finds 'The Big Empty' Close to Saturn |
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![]() Luxembourg (SPX) May 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA's CYGNSS Satellite Constellation Begins Public Data Release ![]() ![]() AU-EU joint space-based initiative calls for proposals ![]() ![]() GSLV to launch US-India NISAR EO Satellite |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SDL-Supported SmallSat Launched from International Space Station ![]() ![]() 'Victory' for US astronauts on critical spacewalk to replace power box ![]() ![]() NASA Acting Administrator Statement on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal |
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![]() Davis CA (SPX) May 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA Scientist Parlays Experience to Build Ocean Worlds Instrument ![]() ![]() Kepler Telescope Spies Details of Trappist-1's Outermost Planet ![]() ![]() Astronomers Confirm Orbital Details of TRAPPIST-1h |
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![]() Paris (ESA) May 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Northrop Grumman awarded contract for MQ-4C drone maintenance ![]() ![]() Drone to replace Israeli manned maritime patrol aircraft ![]() ![]() General Atomics receives MQ-9 contract |
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![]() Huntsville AL (SPX) May 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() UV Spectropolarimetry Opens a New Window for Solar Physics Research ![]() ![]() Space weather events linked to human activity ![]() ![]() First direct exploration of magnetic fields in the upper solar atmosphere |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Successful launch puts New Zealand in space race ![]() ![]() Russia to create new Super-Heavy Class rocket after 2025 ![]() ![]() Spaceflight buys Electron Rocket from Rocket Lab |
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![]() Canbera, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Biggest Ever Simulations Help Uncover the History of the Galaxy ![]() ![]() How tornado-shaped flow in a dynamo strengthens the magnetic field ![]() ![]() Measured for the first time: Direction of light waves changed by quantum effect |
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![]() Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Proving Einstein right using highly sensitive Earth rotation sensors ![]() ![]() Scientists Find Giant Wave Rolling Through the Perseus Galaxy Cluster ![]() ![]() Rare Brightening of Supernova's Light Found by Caltech's Palomar Observatory |
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![]() Charlottesville VA (SPX) May 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Model predicts presence of naked singularity in 4D space ![]() ![]() Astronomers make the largest map of the Universe yet ![]() ![]() Destruction of a quantum monopole observed |
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![]() Shanghai (AFP) May 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Robots help shed light on how humans walk ![]() ![]() Building a better 'bot': Artificial intelligence helps human groups ![]() ![]() 3-D-printed, soft, four legged robot can walk on sand and stone |
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![]() Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle ![]() ![]() China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission ![]() ![]() China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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