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Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring space![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (The Conversation) Sep 19, 2017 As humans spread out across the Earth, the locations of new colonies were driven by the accessibility of resources: not only food and water, but also arable land, forests and minerals. Access to such resources remains important as the economy moves into space. Here, water has emerged as the pre-eminent resource to exploit first. The question then becomes, from where will we extract the water? Along with the Moon and near Earth asteroids as potential sources, Mars is an important candidate. ... read more |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Sep 19, 2017 An impactor smashing into an ice-rich surface gave rise to the complex flow features around this ancient crater on Mars. Impacts of comets and asteroids have shaped the surfaces of rocky planets and ... more ![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 NASA scientists have found evidence that Mars' crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help researchers better understand the Red Planet's interior structure and evolution. A ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 14, 2017 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has begun the steep ascent of an iron-oxide-bearing ridge that's grabbed scientists' attention since before the car-sized rover's 2012 landing. "We're on the climb now, d ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Sep 12, 2017 In past decades, spacecraft have sent back huge amounts of complex data about Mars, providing a wealth of information about the planet. More than ever, the scientific community needs a way to sift t ... more |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 Opportunity is continuing the winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. Winter is constraining the available energy, so the project has the rover doing " ... more ![]() ![]() Bethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Sending humans to Mars has been a dream of scientists and a large part of the population ever since Nicolaus Copernicus first postulated that it was a planet, about 500 years ago. Even before that f ... more ![]() ![]() Los Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 The discovery of boron on Mars gives scientists more clues about whether life could have ever existed on the planet, according to a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017 Life on Mars may still be light years away - but it clearly hasn't stopped us from thinking ahead. Next year six space-suited and booted astronauts will head to the Dhofar desert in Oman in an attem ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 Bowie wasn't lying about Ziggy's bandmates - there are spiders from Mars. Sort of. ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2017 Opportunity is exploring "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour crater as mission planners prepare to park the rover for a winter layover. Winter substainally constrains the energy ... more |
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![]() ![]() Big dishes band together ![]() ![]() Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Brigham Young University researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars' atmosphere - and that's just one of its myriad possible uses. For de ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 28, 2017 Opportunity is located in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has been staying in place collecting extensive Panoramic Camera (Pancam) stereo panoramas. ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 29, 2017 Preparation of NASA's next spacecraft to Mars, InSight, has ramped up this summer, on course for launch next May from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California - the first interplanetary launc ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2017 As the energetic particles of the solar wind speed across interplanetary space, their motion is modified by objects in their path. A study, based on data from ESA's Mars Express orbiter, has thrown ... more |
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![]() Providence RI (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Call For Ideas For Research On The Deep Space Gateway ![]() ![]() Analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock suggests the moon's interior is dry ![]() ![]() Roscosmos Approves Luna-25 Space Station Model in Moon Exploration Project |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Spacecraft passes docking test ![]() ![]() China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert ![]() ![]() Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Radar Reveals Two Moons Orbiting Asteroid Florence ![]() ![]() Sling-shot show for NASA spacecraft over Australia ![]() ![]() NASA's Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft to Slingshot Past Earth |
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![]() Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pluto features given first official names ![]() ![]() Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery ![]() ![]() New Horizons Files Flight Plan for 2019 Flyby |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cassini Spacecraft Demise Is Bittersweet for PSI's Hansen ![]() ![]() Cassini readies final plunge into Saturn ![]() ![]() Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion guides Cassini to its Grand Finale at Saturn |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sentinel-5P launch preparations in full swing ![]() ![]() Who is the chief culprit of dust concentrations over East Asia? ![]() ![]() Boeing to Design and Build Seven Medium Earth Orbit Satellites for SES |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA's Robotic 'Sniffer' Confirms Space Station Leak, Repair ![]() ![]() Three astronauts blast off for five-month ISS mission ![]() ![]() Crewed Missions Beyond LEO |
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![]() Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The return of the comet-like exoplanet ![]() ![]() Does the Organic Material of Comets Predate our Solar System? ![]() ![]() X-rays Reveal Temperament of Possible Planet-hosting Stars |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() X-37B Flies Again In First SpaceX Launch ![]() ![]() Atlas Dynamics Introduces Fixed Wing UAV with 5-Hour Flight Time, 150 Kilometer Operational Range ![]() ![]() Atlas Dynamics Unveils NEST Smart Protective Charging Station for Enhanced Performance of Atlas Pro Platform |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA captures images of strong solar flares ![]() ![]() Space-inspired Star Storm to premiere next month ![]() ![]() NASA's Lunar mission captures solar eclipse as seen from the moon |
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![]() Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With NASA Science Experiments ![]() ![]() Arianespace announces a new contract, bringing its order book to 53 launches across three rockets ![]() ![]() EUMETSAT signs with Arianespace for first Metop-SG satellite launch |
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![]() Trieste, Italy (SPX) Sep 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch ![]() ![]() Study shows star formation influenced by environmental conditions ![]() ![]() Keeping NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in the dark |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Granting weightless wishes ![]() ![]() MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe ![]() ![]() First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation |
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![]() Vienna, Austria (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Aussie quantum tech has its sights set on human biochemistry ![]() ![]() First neutron beam produced: A great milestone for CSNS ![]() ![]() UCLA physicists propose new theories of black holes from the very early universe |
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![]() Houston TX (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Orbital ATK Begins Assembly of Industry's First Commercial In-Space Satellite Servicing System ![]() ![]() NASA awards SSL new funding for Dragonfly on-orbit assembly program ![]() ![]() New Japanese sniffs out smelly feet |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Spacecraft passes docking test ![]() ![]() China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert ![]() ![]() Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space |
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