News tagged with phoenix lander

NASA's proposed 'InSight' lander would peer to the center of Mars in 2016

A Phoenix-like lander that would mine the deepest hole yet into Mars- to a depth of 5 meters – and unveil the nature of the mysterious deep interior and central core of the Red Planet is under consideration ...

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New views show old NASA Mars landers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recorded a scene on Jan. 29, 2012, that includes the first color image from orbit showing ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

UA eyes $30 million Google Lunar X prize

In the second article [first story] about the research of UA space systems engineer Roberto Furfaro, we look at his work with Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation company that plans a pinpoin ...

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created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In Brief: Martian soil oxidation-reduction potential not too extreme for life

Ever since the NASA Viking mission, which reached Mars in 1976, there has been considerable interest in the composition of Martian soils.

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created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Microbial life on Mars: Could saltwater make it possible?

(PhysOrg.com) -- How common are droplets of saltwater on Mars? Could microbial life survive and reproduce in them? A new million-dollar NASA project led by the University of Michigan aims to answer those questions.

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created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Viking landers did detect organics on Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1976 the NASA Viking landers took samples of soil on Mars and tested them for signs of organic carbon. A reinterpretation of the results now suggests the samples did contain organic compounds, ...

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created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (48) | comments 33 | with audio podcast report

NASA's Odyssey spacecraft sets exploration record on Mars

NASA's Mars Odyssey, which launched in 2001, will break the record Wednesday for longest-serving spacecraft at the Red Planet. The probe begins its 3,340th day in Martian orbit at 5:55 p.m. PST (8:55 p.m. ...

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created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New project manager for long-lived Mars odyssey

The new project manager for the longest-working spacecraft currently active at Mars, NASA's Mars Odyssey, has a long track record himself.

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created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Phoenix Mars Lander finds surprises about red planet's watery past

(PhysOrg.com) -- Liquid water has interacted with the Martian surface throughout Mars' history, measurements by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suggest.

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created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Missing piece inspires new look at Mars puzzle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Experiments prompted by a 2008 surprise from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suggest that soil examined by NASA's Viking Mars landers in 1976 may have contained carbon-based chemical building blocks ...

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created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Mars Odyssey Orbiter Puts Itself Into Standby Safe Mode

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode, and the mission team has begun steps to resume the spacecraft's science and relay operations this week.

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created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drilling Down into Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix lander revealed water ice mere inches beneath the martian surface, and chemical evidence from the landing site strongly hints that the region is habitable. But learning whether ...

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created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Phoenix Mars Lander is Silent, New Image Shows Damage

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful. A new image transmitted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows signs ...

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created May 24, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Final Attempts to Hear from Mars Phoenix Scheduled

(PhysOrg.com) -- From May 17 to 21, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter will conduct a fourth and final campaign to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has come back to life.

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created May 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No Peep from Phoenix in Third Odyssey Listening Stint

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter heard no signal from the Phoenix Mars Lander when it listened from orbit while passing over Phoenix 60 times last week.

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created Apr 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0