Russia still unable to communicate with Mars probe
Russian space engineers are still struggling to fix a probe bound for a moon of Mars that instead got stuck in Earth's orbit.
Nov 13, 2011
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Russia Mars probe considered lost: report
Efforts to resume contact with a Russian space mission to Mars stuck in Earth orbit after launch have failed and the probe must be considered lost, Interfax news agency reported Saturday.
Nov 12, 2011
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Chance of Russia Mars probe rescue 'very small'
The chances of rescuing a Russian probe that is stuck in an Earth orbit after failing to set out on its planned mission for Mars are very small, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday.
Nov 11, 2011
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Moscow 'Mars mission' ends after 520 days
Six volunteers on Friday stepped out into the outside world after spending the last one-and-a-half-years locked away in an isolation module in Moscow to simulate the effects of a return trip to Mars.
Nov 04, 2011
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Study of clays suggests watery Mars underground
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet's surface.
Nov 02, 2011
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Mars rover Opportunity on verge of new discovery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after Labor Day 2011, the Mars rover Opportunity was poised on the rim of the 22,000 meter-wide Endeavour Crater, preparing to sample a novel rock type. Much older than the sedimentary ...
Sep 14, 2011
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Crew of simulated Mars flight exhausted after 15 months in isolation
Six men who have been isolated together since June 2010 in a simulated mission to Mars are reaching their mental limits, with only two months left to go in the experiment, researchers said Sunday.
Sep 12, 2011
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Microbe risk when rover wheels hit martian dirt
Earth microbes trying to make it to Mars must survive sterilization in NASA's clean rooms, harsh cosmic rays during months of space travel, and the Red Planet's unforgiving surface environment. But any bacteria ...
Sep 06, 2011
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Endeavour crater provides possible evidence of past water
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Mars rover Opportunity is a senior citizen, but still spry, and as it peers over the rim of the giant impact crater called Endeavour, it's embarking on what could be called a new mission, ...
Sep 04, 2011
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Mission possible or impossible? UA space systems engineer has the answer
Scientists have endless ideas for extraterrestrial exploration. Some are feasible, some not. In a two-part series, we look at how UA engineer Roberto Furfaro gives the red or green light to space missions. ...
Sep 02, 2011
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Mars rover Opportunity studying new surroundings (Update)
The Mars rover Opportunity is snapping pictures like a tourist since arriving at its latest crater destination, much to the delight of scientists many millions of miles away.
Sep 01, 2011
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Epic search for evidence of life on Mars heats up with focus on high-tech instruments
Scientists are expressing confidence that questions about life on Mars, which have captured human imagination for centuries, finally may be answered, thanks in part to new life-detection tools up to 1,000 times more sensitive ...
Aug 30, 2011
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Filling the pantry for the first voyages to the Red Planet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A green thumb and a little flair as a gourmet chef may be among the key skills for the first men and women who travel to the Red Planet later this century, according to a scientist who reported ...
Aug 29, 2011
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Out of thin Martian air
A wet Mars is just a memory, but where did the water go?
Aug 23, 2011
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Image: Opportunity's heat shield
This image from 2005 shows the remains of the heat shield from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, broken into two key pieces, the main piece on the left side and a broken-off flank piece near the middle ...
Aug 17, 2011
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