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Opportunity takes in the panoramic view while crossing some rocky terrain![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 Opportunity is located in Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour crater and has resumed normal science activities post-conjunction. Taking advantage of the position through conjunction, on Sol 4809 (August 3, 2017) the rover began two sols of robotic arm activity collecting a set of Microscopic Imager (MI) mosaics of the target called "Parral" and then a set of Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) offset placements on the same. Additionally, the rover collected more Navcam and ... read more |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 Wispy, early-season clouds resembling Earth's ice-crystal cirrus clouds move across the Martian sky in some new image sequences from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. These clouds are the most clea ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2017 This month, movements of the planets will put Mars almost directly behind the sun, from Earth's perspective, causing curtailed communications between Earth and Mars. NASA will refrain from sen ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Jul 14, 2017 A dried-out river valley with numerous tributaries is seen in this recent view of the Red Planet captured by ESA's Mars Express. This section of the Libya Montes region, which sits on the equator a ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 14, 2017 Opportunity is in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has arrived at the location within the valley where she will spend the approximately three-week solar conjuncti ... more |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2017 The car-size NASA rover on a Martian mountain, Curiosity, has begun its long-anticipated study of an iron-bearing ridge forming a distinctive layer on the mountain's slope. Since before Curios ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 14, 2017 An ancient mountain range on Mars preserves a complex volcanic and tectonic past imprinted with signs of water and ice interactions. The images, taken on 9 April by the high-resolution stereo ... more ![]() ![]() Xining, China (XNA) Aug 09, 2017 China will establish the country's first Mars simulation base, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the local government said Tuesday. The base will be in the red cliff region in Da Qaidam ( ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this week, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars. On Aug. 5, 2012, the mission team at NASA ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017 BWXT Nuclear Energy Inc. is to draw up conceptual designs for a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017 Opportunity is in Perseverance Valley on the west rim of Endeavour Crater and the mission is now in its solar conjunction communications blackout period. The position of Mars as viewed from Earth wi ... more |
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![]() ![]() NASA enhances online scientific tool used by hundreds Worldwide ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 31, 2017 Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is co ... more ![]() ![]() Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of our solar system's most intriguing and Earth-like bodies. It is nearly as large as Mars and has a hazy atmosphere made up mostly of nitrogen with a smattering ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017 Perched on the edge of a 39-million-year-old crater is a white circular hut. It sticks out on the rocky, lichen-dotted landscape of Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada. ... more ![]() ![]() London, UK (TCUK) Jul 27, 2017 The search for life elsewhere in the universe is one of the most compelling aspects of modern science. Given its scientific importance, significant resources are devoted to this young science of ast ... more |
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![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lunar dynamo's lifetime extended by at least 1 billion years ![]() ![]() Moon's magnetic field lasted far longer than once believed ![]() ![]() Astronauts to bring asteroid back into lunar orbit |
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![]() Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years ![]() ![]() China develops sea launches to boost space commerce ![]() ![]() Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Asteroid to shave past Earth on Oct 12: ESA ![]() ![]() How to watch this weekend's Perseid meteor shower ![]() ![]() Asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past Earth in October 2017 |
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![]() Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Juno spots Jupiter's Great Red Spot ![]() ![]() New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis ![]() ![]() Scientists probe Neptune's depths to reveal secrets of icy planets |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cassini to begin final five orbits around Saturn ![]() ![]() NASA finds moon of Saturn has chemical that could form 'membranes' ![]() ![]() ALMA confirms complex chemistry in Titan's atmosphere |
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![]() Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Airbus completes MetOp-C platform/payload coupling ![]() ![]() Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions ![]() ![]() Successful filming of fastest aurora flickering |
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![]() Miami (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launch ![]() ![]() Disruptioneering: Streamlining the Process of Scientific Discovery ![]() ![]() NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington |
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![]() Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Deep-sea animals eating plastic fibers from clothing ![]() ![]() TRAPPIST-1 twice as old as our solar system ![]() ![]() A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory |
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![]() Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() DJI announces pending fix for drones following Army ban ![]() ![]() Iran drone flies close to US carrier in Gulf: Pentagon ![]() ![]() Iran rejects US claims of unsafe drone flight in Gulf |
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![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Solar eclipses baffle, captivate humans throughout history ![]() ![]() Day to night and back again: Earth's ionosphere during the total solar eclipse ![]() ![]() An NJIT researcher throws a global ham radio 'party' to study the eclipse |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SHIIVER tank arrives at NASA's Marshall Center for spray-on foam insulation ![]() ![]() Russia's S7 group plans to resume Zenit launches from Sea Launch platform ![]() ![]() 'Dragon captured' as cargo arrives at space station |
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![]() Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A fleeting blue glow ![]() ![]() New mission going to the space station to explore mysteries of 'cosmic rain' ![]() ![]() Vast new super cluster of galaxies named Saraswati |
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![]() Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation ![]() ![]() Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched ![]() ![]() LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission |
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![]() Jena, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Innovative way to understand nature of an entire tiny particle ![]() ![]() Researchers set record for fastest light pulse ![]() ![]() First observation of the hyperfine splitting in antihydrogen |
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![]() Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Why humans find faulty robots more likeable ![]() ![]() Mishap doesn't dampen enthusiasm for security robots ![]() ![]() Somersaulting simulation for jumping bots |
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![]() Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years ![]() ![]() China develops sea launches to boost space commerce ![]() ![]() Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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