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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 13, 2019 Engineers took NASA's Mars 2020 for a spin on Aug. 29, 2019. The 2,300-pound (1,040-kilogram) Martian vehicle was rotated clockwise and counterclockwise at about 1 revolution per minute on what is called a spin table in the clean room of the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The engineers were looking for the rover's center of gravity, or the point at which weight is evenly dispersed on all sides. Establishing the rover's center of gravity is ... read more |
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NASA Research Gives New Insight into How Much Atmosphere Mars LostGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2019 A key tracer used to estimate how much atmosphere Mars lost can change depending on the time of day and the surface temperature on the Red Planet, according to new observations by NASA-funded scient ... more 
'Martian CSI' Sheds Light on How Asteroid Impacts Generated Running Water Under Red PlanetSwindon UK (Sputnik) Sep 09, 2019 Volcanic Martian meteorites known as "nakhlites owe their name to El Nakhla in Egypt, where they first landed on Earth in 1911. Although they hold traces of impact of liquid water on the Martian sur ... more 
NASA engineers attach Mars Helicopter to Mars 2020 roverWashington (UPI) Aug 29, 2019 NASA engineers have installed the miniature helicopter on the space agency's Mars 2020 rover. The Mars Helicopter, nicknamed Scout, will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet. ... more 
ESA Chief says discussed ExoMars 2020 launch with RoscosmosMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 30, 2019 The 2020 mission of the ExoMars programme is expected to deliver a European rover and a Russian surface platform to the surface of Mars. The rover is expected to spend one year exploring the surface ... more |
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Attached to Mars 2020 RoverPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 29, 2019 Engineers attached NASA's Mars Helicopter, which will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet, to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover in the High Bay 1 clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laborator ... more 
NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars RoverPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 29, 2019 Red rover, red rover, send a name for Mars 2020 right over! NASA is recruiting help from students nationwide to find a name for its next Mars rover mission. Starting Tuesday, K-12 students in ... more 
ExoMars rover ready for environment testingParis (ESA) Aug 28, 2019 The Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover has completed its construction activities in the UK and will now depart to France for testing under the conditions of the Red Planet's environment. The fina ... more  
'Game-Changer' for Cosmic Research: NASA Chief Touts Nuclear Powered SpacecraftWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 23, 2019 Earlier this month, NASA's Future In-Space Operations working group said that its portable nuclear powered reactor will be ready to fly to Mars by 2022. Speaking at a National Space Council (N ... more 
Scientists Explore Outback as Testbed for MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 27, 2019 This week, scientists from NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 mission joined their counterparts from the joint European-Russian ExoMars mission in an expedition to the Australian Outback, one of the most rem ... more |
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Atacama Desert microbes may hold clues to life on MarsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 Microbial life on Mars may potentially be transported across the planet on dust particles carried by wind, according to a study conducted in the Atacama Desert in North Chile, a well-known Mars anal ... more 
A step closer to solving the methane mystery on MarsCanberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 Scientists have taken an important step towards revealing the mysterious source of methane on Mars, by refining estimates of the gas in the planet's atmosphere. The methane puffing from a huge ... more
Roscosmos postpones joint ESA ExoMars mission after failed parachute testsMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 16, 2019 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said in a statement on Thursday that the launch of the joint Russian-European ExoMars-2020 astrobiology mission, aimed at searching for evidence of life on ... more  
NASA's portable trash bin-sized nuclear power module to be ready by 2022Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 The reactor is expected to fulfil a variety of tasks on the red planet, ranging from supplying astronauts with heat and air, to powering 3D printers that will be used for constructing buildings. ... more 
All instruments onboard Rosalind Franklin roverParis (ESA) Aug 21, 2019 The full suite of scientific instruments, including cameras that will give us our eyes on Mars, the drill that will retrieve pristine soil samples from below the surface, and the onboard laboratory ... more |
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 Robotic toolkit added to NASA's Mars 2020 Rover 
Ancient Mars was warm with occasional rain, turning coldBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Aug 20, 2019 Scientists have long known that water was abundant on ancient Mars, but there has been no consensus on whether liquid water was common, or whether it was largely frozen in ice. Was the temperature h ... more |
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Methane not released by wind on Mars, experts findNewcastle UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 Wind erosion has been ruled out as the primary cause of methane gas release on Mars, Newcastle University academics have shown. Methane can be produced over time through both geological and bi ... more 
NASA descends on Icelandic lava field to prepare for MarsThe Lambahraun Lava Field, Islande (AFP) Aug 14, 2019 To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job. ... more 
Optometrists verify Mars 2020 rover's perfect visionPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 07, 2019 Equipped with visionary science instruments, the Mars 2020 rover (https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020) underwent an "eye" exam after several cameras were installed on it. The rover contains an armada of ... more 
Dark meets light on MarsParis (ESA) Aug 09, 2019 ESA's Mars Express has captured the cosmic contrast of Terra Cimmeria, a region in the southern highlands of Mars marked by impact craters, water-carved valleys, and sand and dust in numerous chocol ... more 
New finds for Mars rover, seven years after landingPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 07, 2019 NASA's Curiosity rover has come a long way since touching down on Mars seven years ago. It has traveled a total of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and ascended 1,207 feet (368 meters) to its current locati ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 11, 2019 
The next few days will see a rare convergence of asteroid-related activity in Europe, as planetary defence and other experts meet in three locations to coordinate humanity's efforts to defend ourselves from hazardous space rocks.
Such intense levels of international scientific collaboration are driven in part by the fact that an asteroid impact could cause devastating effects on Earth. But ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 
Storm clouds rooted deep in Jupiter's atmosphere are affecting the planet's white zones and colorful belts, creating disturbances in their flow and even changing their color.
Thanks to coordinated observations of the planet in January 2017 by six ground-based optical and radio telescopes and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a University of California, Berkeley, astronomer and her colleagues ... more |
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