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The Mars 2020 Rover features new spectral abilities with its new SuperCam![]() ![]() Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 As the NASA Curiosity rover roams the surface of Mars, its ChemCam captures the chemical makeup of its surroundings with a specially designed laser system. It is the most powerful laser to operate on the surface of another planet. The burst of infrared light it fires lasts only a few billionths of seconds, but it is powerful enough to vaporize the spot it hits at more than 8,000C. Even from a distance, the ChemCam can examines rocks and soil using a process called Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrosc ... read more |
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![]() 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 ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() ![]() Six emerge from 8-mo Mars experiment in Hawaii dome ![]() ![]() 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 ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() Riga (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Russia, US shoot for the moon with joint lunar station project ![]() ![]() 'Crash Scene Investigation' Reveals Resting Place of SMART-1 on Moon ![]() ![]() First steps: returning humanity to the Moon |
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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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![]() Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() First space mining transaction in 10 years ![]() ![]() NASA'S OSIRIS-REx executes slingshot around Earth ![]() ![]() Nanosat Fleet Proposed for Voyage to 300 Asteroids |
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![]() Irwindale CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice ![]() ![]() Pluto features given first official names ![]() ![]() Hibernation Over, New Horizons Continues Kuiper Belt Cruise |
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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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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists monitor Silicon Valley's underground water reserves - from space ![]() ![]() Ball Aerospace Completes Spectrometer Testing and Verification on NASA's TEMPO Program ![]() ![]() OSIRIS-REx views Pacifica on Earth Flyby |
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![]() Adelaide, Australian (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mapping NASA's Space Missions ![]() ![]() NASA's New Hubble E-Book Series Dives into the Solar System and Beyond ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() Wanted: Novel Approaches for Detecting and Stopping Small Unmanned Air Systems ![]() ![]() General Atomics wins $27 million contract for Grey Eagle drone support ![]() ![]() Driverless hover-taxi makes first 'concept' flight in Dubai |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Sep 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Solar wind impacts on giant 'space hurricanes' may affect satellite safety ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() New type of supercomputer could be based on 'magic dust' combination of light and matter ![]() ![]() Is the Milky Way an outlier galaxy ![]() ![]() IceCube helps demystify strange radio bursts from deep space |
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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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![]() Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Two Stars, Three Dimensions, and Oodles of Energy ![]() ![]() A preparative-scale reaction using platinum clusters with a single-digit atomicity realized ![]() ![]() Physicists discover super stable tri-anion particle |
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![]() Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() From self-folding robots to computer vision ![]() ![]() Northrop subsidiary unveils new unmanned ground vehicle ![]() ![]() Quantum machine learning |
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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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