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Research sheds new light on how Earth and Mars were created![]() ![]() Bristol UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017 Analysing a mixture of earth samples and meteorites, scientists from the University of Bristol have shed new light on the sequence of events that led to the creation of the planets Earth and Mars. Planets grow by a process of accretion - a gradual accumulation of additional material - in which they collisionally combine with their neighbours. This is often a chaotic process and material gets lost as well as gained. Massive planetary bodies impacting at several kilometres per second gen ... read more |
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![]() 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 o ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() ![]() Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway' ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() Riga (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Russian space agency, NASA agree to co-build lunar-orbit space station ![]() ![]() NASA, Roscosmos Sign Joint Statement on Researching, Exploring Deep Space ![]() ![]() Russia, US shoot for the moon with joint lunar station project |
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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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![]() Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() OSIRIS-REx views Pacifica on Earth Flyby ![]() ![]() A Box of 'Black Magic' to Study Earth from Space ![]() ![]() How aerial thermal imagery is revolutionizing archaeology |
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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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![]() Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 28, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists propose new concept of terrestrial planet formation ![]() ![]() The return of the comet-like exoplanet ![]() ![]() New prediction of a detection wavelength for searching phototrophs on exoplanets |
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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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![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Solar antics ![]() ![]() Solar wind impacts on giant 'space hurricanes' may affect satellite safety ![]() ![]() NASA captures significant solar flare |
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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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![]() Oxford UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() British Technology at Heart of Gravitational Wave Discovery ![]() ![]() Three Ears Listen Even More Accurately Than Two ![]() ![]() Gravity waves influence weather and climate |
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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 ![]() ![]() Mathematicians develop new models to describe ripples |
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![]() Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() From self-folding robots to computer vision ![]() ![]() Northrop subsidiary unveils new unmanned ground vehicle ![]() ![]() Click beetles inspire design of self-righting robots |
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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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