News tagged with phoenix
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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 02, 2012 |
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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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Michigan scientists bring special expertise to new rover mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two University of Michigan planetary scientists are vital members of the science team of the Mars Science Laboratory, which will study whether the Red Planet was ever capable of harboring ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2011 |
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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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 02, 2011 |
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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.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2011 |
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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.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Apocalyptic time-lapse video of massive Phoenix dust storm
This isn’t space and astronomy-related, but this video of the massive dust storm that swept through the Phoenix area yesterday is just amazing, if not apocalyptic! Mike Olbinski, a photographer from the area shot this ...
Jul 07, 2011 |
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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, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 06, 2011 |
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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. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Breaking Antarctica's ice
Over the course of the past decade, NASA spacecraft have identified several sites on Mars where conditions capable of supporting life existed in the past. One of the most promising of these sites, and a good ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2010 |
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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.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2010 |
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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.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 09, 2010 |
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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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 03, 2010 |
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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.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2010 |
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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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 08, 2010 |
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