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»» Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen in Winter Images
[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] Winter images of NASA's Phoenix Lander showing the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars have been captured with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE camera, aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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»» Texas A&M prof to predict weather on Mars
[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] Istvan Szunyogh, a Texas A&M professor of atmospheric sciences, has been awarded a NASA grant to analyze and forecast Martian weather.
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»» Beyond Augustine II
[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] In August of this year I wrote a missive concerning what happens after the Augustine report is released. Well, now that has happened, so what is next?
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»» Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns on Spirit
[Monday, November 2, 2009] Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover had gone more than six months without an episode of amnesia-like symptoms like those that appeared on four occasions earlier this year.
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»» Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds
[Monday, November 2, 2009] An armada of robots may one day fly above the mountain tops of Saturn's moon Titan, cross its vast dunes and sail in its liquid lakes.
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»» Exploring the final frontier: Disease proposed as major barrier to Mars and beyond
[Thursday, October 29, 2009] New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that prolific virulence and growth of bacteria, coupled with reduced production of antibodies could limit future space travel.
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»» NASA Selects 18 University Proposals for Ralph Steckler Space Grant Colonization Space Grants
[Wednesday, October 28, 2009] NASA has chosen 18 proposals from universities around the country to receive up to $70,000 for Phase One of the NASA Ralph Steckler Space Grant Colonization Research and Technology Development Opportunity.
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»» Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission
[Tuesday, October 27, 2009] Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface.
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»» DLR Simulates Mars' Atmosphere in Göttingen For ExoMars Capsule Test
[Tuesday, October 27, 2009] Is the Earth the only place in our Solar System on which living organisms exist? Is there, for example, life on Mars? The goal of the European space mission ExoMars is to resolve this question.
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»» Human Spaceflight Committee Releases Its Report
[Thursday, October 22, 2009] After an extended period of writing and editing, the Augustine Committee's final report was delivered to the White House yesterday. Today it was released to the public at a media briefing held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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»» Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite on Mars
[Tuesday, October 20, 2009] NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found a rock that apparently is another meteorite, less than three weeks after driving away from a larger meteorite that the rover examined for six weeks.
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»» Team Runs Operational Test to Prepare for Extracting Spirit
[Tuesday, October 20, 2009] Engineers using test rovers on Earth to prepare for extracting the sand-trapped Spirit rover on Mars have added a new challenge to their preparations.
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»» Human Space Flight Review Committee Report Available Thursday
[Monday, October 19, 2009] Human Space Flight Review Committee Chairman Norman Augustine will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EDT, on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, in Washington.
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»» Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Image: Bouncing Boulder Blocks a Slope Streak
[Monday, October 19, 2009] A boulder track is visible in the center of this subimage. The track formed on the sloping wall of an impact crater when a rock bounced or rolled downhill leaving behind marks on the surface.
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»» Wind-Painted Dunes on Mars
[Thursday, October 15, 2009] This image was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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