Joy after seven minutes of terror at NASA lab
After years of hard work and seven minutes of terror, workers of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory here let out their tears of joy.
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2012
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NMSU graduate student looks for indications of life on Mars in possible trace methane gas
An astronomy graduate student at New Mexico State University is looking for possible signs of life on Mars by studying the possible detection of methane gas on the planet.
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2012
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Mars water find boosts quest for extra-terrestrial life
The search for extra-terrestrial life just got a big boost from NASA's stunning announcement that it now has its strongest evidence yet of liquid water on Mars.
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2015
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NASA's Mars rover zeroes in on August landing (Update)
NASA's Mars rover, nicknamed Curiosity, is zeroing in on its August landing on the Red Planet and aims to touch down closer than expected to its mountain target, the US space agency said Monday.
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2012
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Earthly lava tubes may offer insights into extraterrestrial life
Since 1997, NASA has successfully landed five rovers on Mars. The rovers have beamed back data that indicate life cannot survive on the Martian surface; we do not know whether life persists below the ground, however. For ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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Curiosity hammers into Mars rock in historic feat
A robot from Earth has successfully drilled into a Martian rock for the first time ever and exposed pristine alien material for high powered science analysis.
Space Exploration
Feb 5, 2013
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Surprising insights about debris flows on Mars
The period that liquid water was present on the surface of Mars may have been shorter than previously thought. Channel landforms called gullies, previously thought to be formed exclusively by liquid water, can also be formed ...
Planetary Sciences
Mar 14, 2024
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Life as we do not know it: Astrobiology and the Mars 2020 mission
Life as we know it has never been found anywhere in our solar system or universe, other than on Earth. But that does not necessarily mean it is not out there.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2021
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Professor will use an array of colors to study the Red Planet
A Purdue University professor is part of the team of scientists preparing the next rover to visit Mars in 2020 to pave the way for future human missions.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2015
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Searching for organics in a nibble of soil
You might call it a high-tech panhandler, with its design for sifting through sprinkles of dirt to find tiny specks of organic material. Or you might think of it as a soil-eating-micro-espresso machine that could potentially ...
Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2013
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