Items tagged with mars

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NASA Selects Next Mars Mission Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 - 16:51:57 - Iddo Genuth NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the Red Planet's atmosphere, climate history and potential habitability... read more

Phoenix Lander Sees, Feels Martian Whirlwind Monday, September 15th, 2008 - 09:57:31 - Ehud Rattner NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed several dust devils dancing across the arctic plain this week and sensed a dip in air pressure as one... read more

Valley Networks On Mars Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 - 12:19:26 - Ehud Rattner A new study suggests that ancient features on the surface of Mars called valley networks were carved by recurrent floods during a long period when... read more

Theory of the Sun’s Role in Solar System Saturday, September 6th, 2008 - 17:43:35 - Anuradha Menon A strange mix of oxygen found in a stony meteorite that exploded over Pueblito de Allende, Mexico nearly 40 years ago has puzzled scientists ever... read more

NASA Mars Rover Ascends To Level Ground Sunday, August 31st, 2008 - 18:37:35 - Anuradha Menon NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity is heading back out to the Red Planet's surrounding plains nearly a year after descending into a large... read more

Mars Robots Begin Test Campaign Sunday, August 17th, 2008 - 14:01:48 - Ehud Rattner Engineers have unveiled the latest prototypes for a European rover that is due to land on Mars in 2015. BBC News has had exclusive access to the test... read more

Phoenix Takes Image of Martian Dust Particle Saturday, August 16th, 2008 - 20:48:57 - Anuradha Menon NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has taken the first-ever image of a single particle of Mars' ubiquitous dust, using its atomic force microscope. The... read more

Phoenix Lander Confirms Ice on Mars Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 - 14:30:49 - Anuradha Menon Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to... read more

Solar-Powered Asteroids Make Their Own Moons Thursday, July 10th, 2008 - 10:10:31 - Ehud Rattner Most asteroids with moonlets started off as solitary bodies that split in two while sunbathing, new computer simulations suggest. Once thought to be... read more

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