 Phoenix Mars Lander Working With Sticky Soil July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and engineers on NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission spent the weekend examining how the icy soil on Mars interacts with the scoop on the lander's robotic arm, while trying different techniques ... | |
 Martian soil may contain detrimental substance August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy. | |
 Cuneiform clay tablet translated for the first time March 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 96 vote(s)
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A cuneiform clay tablet that has puzzled scholars for over 150 years has been translated for the first time. The tablet is now known to be a contemporary Sumerian observation of an asteroid impact at Köfels, ... | |
 Missions to Mars: GSI will investigate radiation risks for astronauts April 14, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen the GSI accelerator facility to assess radiation risks that astronauts will be exposed to on a Mars mission. GSI was selected because its accelerator is the only ... | |
 GLAST Observatory in Orbit June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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At 12:05 p.m. EDT, the Delta II rocket easily lifted the GLAST spacecraft off the launch pad, out of smoke and clouds and into a beautiful Florida sky headed for space. | |
 Scientists feel sure of ice on Mars June 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Analysis of images from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has scientists increasingly convinced of ice near the Red Planet's North Pole, a NASA statement said Friday. | |
 Researchers reveal widespread, hardworking water on ancient Mars July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, scientists have theorized – romanticized, even – that Mars has harbored water. The evidence has grown stronger as recent missions to the Red Planet have revealed in stunning detail ... | |
 Phoenix Rasps Frozen Layer, Collects Sample July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A powered rasp on the back of the robotic arm scoop of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander successfully drilled into the frozen soil and loosened material that was collected in the lander's scoop. | |
 New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon. | |
 Rocket Racing Could be Futuristic NASCAR Sport July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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With its first demonstration of a rocket-powered plane, the Rocket Racing League is hoping to have invented a new sport. Thousands of spectators witnessed the league´s first flight, held at the Experimental ... | |
NASA to speed up shuttle launch schedule January 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 5
NASA officials in Washington plan to double the number of shuttle flights to hasten the completion of the International Space Station amid safety concerns. | |
 Missing Black Hole Report: Hundreds Found! October 25, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Astronomers have unmasked hundreds of black holes hiding deep inside dusty galaxies billions of light-years away. | |
Some scientists doubt Bush space plan February 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Scientists and space policy experts say they will debate whether President George Bush's call for a return to the moon and voyage to Mars is feasible. | |
 Mars Orbiter Photographs Avalanches March 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows tan clouds billowing away from the foot of a towering slope, where ... | |
Experts prepare for lunar 'Doomsday Ark' March 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Plans are being made for the installation of an information storage bank on the moon, experts said at a science meeting Strasbourg, France. | |
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