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3-D Analysis Offers New Info on Martian Climate Change, Age of Polar Caps![]() ![]() Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 Three-dimensional (3-D) subsurface radar volumes generated from thousands of 2-D radar profiles are revealing new information about the polar regions of Mars, including more accurate mapping of CO2 and water ices, the discovery of buried impact craters, and new elevation data. PSI Senior Scientist Nathaniel E. Putzig is the lead author of the new Icarus paper "Three-dimensional radar imaging of structures and craters in the Martian polar caps." This information will help scientists better understa ... read more |
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![]() Riga Latvia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 Swirling columns of sand and dust, known as dust devils, are a feature of desert areas on Mars and on Earth. Now, a study of terrestrial dust devils has shown that around two thirds of the fine part ... more ![]() ![]() Hampton VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 NASA heat shield material that could one day be used on an inflatable aeroshell during atmospheric entry on Mars recently underwent testing at Boeing's Large Core Arc Tunnel in St. Louis, Missouri. ... more ![]() ![]() Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 With the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a German-led group of astronomers have observed the intriguing characteristics of an unusual type of object in the asteroid belt between Mars an ... more ![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Sep 24, 2017 Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these particles to solve one of its biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars ... more |
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![]() by Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020. "The Mars exploration program is we ... more ![]() ![]() Lawrence KS (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 The search for biology on neighbor planet Mars won't play out like a Hollywood movie starring little green men. Rather, many scientists agree if there was life on the Red Planet, it probably will pr ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 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 to rover hop (dri ... more ![]() ![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 River deposits exist across the surface of Mars and record a surface environment from over 3.5 billion years ago that was able to support liquid water at the surface. A region of Mars named Aeolis D ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 China's programme to launch a mission to Mars in 2020 is "well underway", its top planner said Wednesday as the country moves forward with its ambitious space programme. ... more ![]() ![]() Miami (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 Six people have emerged from an isolated dome in Hawaii where they spent the past eight months on a mock Mars mission, living in close quarters, eating dried foods and trying to get along. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring space ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() Riga (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() First steps: returning humanity to the Moon ![]() ![]() 'Crash Scene Investigation' Reveals Resting Place of SMART-1 on Moon ![]() ![]() Researchers create first global map of water in moon's soil |
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![]() by Staff Writers ![]() ![]() ![]() China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab ![]() ![]() Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway' ![]() ![]() Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle |
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![]() Riga, Latvia (SPX) Sep 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hubble discovers a unique type of object in the Solar System ![]() ![]() First space mining transaction in 10 years ![]() ![]() NASA'S OSIRIS-REx executes slingshot around Earth |
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![]() Irwindale CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pluto features given first official names ![]() ![]() Hibernation Over, New Horizons Continues Kuiper Belt Cruise ![]() ![]() Jupiter's Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery |
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![]() Tampa FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cassini Spacecraft Demise Is Bittersweet for PSI's Hansen ![]() ![]() Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion guides Cassini to its Grand Finale at Saturn ![]() ![]() CU Boulder Scientists Ready for Cassini Mission to Saturn Grand Finale |
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![]() Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sentinel-5P launch preparations in full swing ![]() ![]() Ball Aerospace Completes Spectrometer Testing and Verification on NASA's TEMPO Program ![]() ![]() Experts set to meet in Kenya on space science |
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![]() Adelaide, Australian (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Space Cooperation Between China, Russia Needs Long-Term Mechanism ![]() ![]() Mapping NASA's Space Missions ![]() ![]() Tech dreams live or die on startup battlefields |
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![]() Hong Kong (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The return of the comet-like exoplanet ![]() ![]() New prediction of a detection wavelength for searching phototrophs on exoplanets ![]() ![]() Hubble observes pitch black planet |
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![]() New Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Landmark study suggests risks vary widely in drone-human impacts ![]() ![]() Wanted: Novel Approaches for Detecting and Stopping Small Unmanned Air Systems ![]() ![]() General Atomics wins $27 million contract for Grey Eagle drone support |
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![]() Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Solar antics ![]() ![]() NASA captures significant solar flare ![]() ![]() NASA captures images of strong solar flares |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Demonstrator 3 linear aerospike ready to start tests ![]() ![]() ISRO to resume satellite launches by December ![]() ![]() Mechanisms are Critical to Space Vehicle Flight Success |
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![]() Charlottesville VA (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Is the Milky Way an outlier galaxy ![]() ![]() IceCube helps demystify strange radio bursts from deep space ![]() ![]() Highest-energy cosmic rays have extragalactic origin |
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![]() Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() GRACE Mission Making Plans for Final Science Data Collection ![]() ![]() Granting weightless wishes ![]() ![]() MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Quantum twisted Loong confirms the physical reality of wavefunctions ![]() ![]() Physicists discover super stable tri-anion particle ![]() ![]() The beam of invisibility |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sorting molecules with DNA robots ![]() ![]() From self-folding robots to computer vision ![]() ![]() Scientists create world's first 'molecular robot' capable of building molecules |
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![]() by Staff Writers ![]() ![]() ![]() China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab ![]() ![]() Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway' ![]() ![]() Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle |
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