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Professor To Predict Weather On Mars
Is there such a thing as
"weather" on Mars? There are
some doubts, considering the
planet's atmosphere is only
1 percent as dense as that
of the Earth. Mars, however,
definitely has clouds,
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Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns On Mars Rover Spirit
Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars
Exploration Rover had gone
more than six months without
an episode of amnesia-like
symptoms like those that
appeared on four occasions
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees Channels From Hale Crater
A new image from NASA's Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter shows
channels to the southeast of
Hale crater on southern
Mars. Taken by the orbiter's
High Resolution Imaging Scie ... > full story
Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds
An armada of robots may one
day fly above the mountain
tops of Saturn's moon Titan,
cross its vast dunes and
sail in its liquid lakes. ... > full story
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Exploring The Final Frontier: Disease Proposed As Major Barrier To Mars And Beyond
October 30, 2009 — Scientists argue that human missions to Mars, as well as all other long-term space flights might be compromised by microbial hitchhikers, such as bacteria. That's because long-term space travel packs ... > full story -
Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride
October 29, 2009 — During flights simulating the moon's low gravity, researchers find that sifters can separate soil particles and produce the best feedstock for an oxygen generator. Scientists are designing and ... > full story -
Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings
October 23, 2009 — As Saturn's rings orbit the planet, a section is typically in the planet's shadow, experiencing a brief night lasting from 6 to 14 hours. However, once approximately every 15 years, night falls over ... > full story -
How The Moon Produces Its Own Water
October 19, 2009 — The Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present in some dust grains on the lunar surface, producing water. ... > full story -
New View Of The Heliosphere: Cassini Helps Redraw Shape Of Solar System
October 18, 2009 — The solar system, as defined by the heliosphere, the region of the sun's influence, may have a quite different shape than scientists had ... > full story -
New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication
October 16, 2009 — Direct communication between Earth and Mars can be strongly disturbed and even blocked by the Sun for weeks at a time, cutting off any future human mission to the Red Planet. An European Space Agency ... > full story -
Catching The Interstellar Wind: Spacecraft Finds Ribbon-like Structure At Edge Of Heliosphere
October 16, 2009 — NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft has made it possible for scientists to construct the first comprehensive sky map of our solar system and its location in the Milky Way ... > full story -
First IBEX Maps Reveal Fascinating Interactions Occurring At The Edge Of The Solar System
October 16, 2009 — The first all-sky maps developed by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, the first mission to examine the global interactions occurring at the edge of the solar system, reveal ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft LCROSS Impacts Lunar Crater In Search Of Water Ice
October 9, 2009 — NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's ... > full story -
NASA Goddard Visualization Team Previews Lunar Impact
October 8, 2009 — At 7:30 a.m. EDT on Oct. 9, a two-ton rocket body will slam into a crater near the moon's south pole. By studying the resulting plume of gas and dust, scientists hope this grand experiment will ... > full story
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