MARS

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Newest NASA Mars Mission Connects Past and Future
Aug 03, 2012 (SPX)
NASA's newest Mars mission, landing in three days, will draw on support from missions sent to Mars years ago and will contribute to missions envisioned for futu...
UC Davis scientist prepares for Mars rover landing
Aug 03, 2012 (SPX)
As the Mars rover Curiosity prepares for landing on Aug. 5 after its nine-month, 352-million mile journey through space, UC Davis geology professor Dawn Sumner ...
NASA confident ahead of nail-biter Mars landing
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
NASA said Thursday all was well ahead of its nail-biting mission to Mars, with its most advanced robotic rover poised to hunt for clues about past life and wate...
India set to launch Mars mission in 2013
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
India plans to launch a mission to Mars next year, putting an orbital probe around the red planet to study its climate and geology, top space department officia...
Stretching Our Robotic Reach On Mars
Aug 02, 2012 (SPX)
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Robert Browning asked in his 19th Century poem. This idea is what drives humankind to e...
Mars Landing Sky Show
Aug 01, 2012 (SPX)
Every time NASA lands a rover on Mars--or even makes the attempt--it is cause for celebration. On August 5th, the heavens themselves are aligning to mark the ev...
NASA braces for 'terror' in Mars landing
Aug 01, 2012 (AFP)
The biggest, baddest space rover ever built for exploring an alien planet is nearing its August 6 landing on Mars, and the US space agency is anxious for succes...
Strange but True: Curiosity's Sky Crane
Aug 01, 2012 (SPX)
On August 5th at 10:31 p.m. Pacific Time, NASA will gently deposit their new, 2000-pound Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, wheels-first and ready to roll....
Successes and failures in past Mars attempts
Aug 01, 2012 (AFP)
Fewer than half of the attempts by global space agencies to reach Mars have succeeded since 1960, with the United States in the clear lead. Here is a list of pa...
Driving on Mars, There's an App for That
Aug 01, 2012 (SPX)
Upon entering the Land of Oz, Dorothy Gale met several creatures along the way who needed her help to find what they were missing. One of those, the Scarecrow, ...
New York's Times Square to broadcast Mars landing
Jul 31, 2012 (AFP)
The highly anticipated landing of NASA's sophisticated $2.5 billion rover on Mars will be broadcast on a large screen in New York City's Times Square, NASA said...
Martian polygons and deep-sea polygons on Earth: More evidence for ancient Martian oceans?
Jul 30, 2012 (SPX)
Debate over the origin of large-scale polygons (hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter) on Mars remains active even after several decades of detailed obse...
Sending Our Curiosity to Mars
Jul 30, 2012 (SPX)
After more than eight months en route to the red planet, NASA's nuclear-powered Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL, is nearing final approach for a touchdown on th...
Mars Orbiter Repositioned to Phone Home Mars Landing
Jul 27, 2012 (JPL)
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of...
Opportunity Picks up the Pace With Several Drives This Week
Jul 27, 2012 (JPL)
Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Progress was again impacted by a second safe mode entry by the Mars Odyssey ...
ESA's Mars Express supports dramatic landing on Mars
Jul 27, 2012 (ESA)
On 6 August, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will make a spectacular landing to deliver the Curiosity rover to the Red Planet. ESA's Mars Express will track the ...
Taking the Heat Lockheed Martin Aeroshell Will Protect Mars Science Lab Descent
Jul 27, 2012 (SPX)
After a journey of 245 days across 352 million miles, the moment of truth for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) begins late in the evening of August 5 when the ...
Mystery of missing Mars signals solved
Jul 25, 2012 (UPI)
A spacecraft sending data from Mars to Earth had its signal repeatedly interrupted in 2005 and scientists say they've learned the culprit -- the sun. In August ...
Slow-Going at Cape York for Opportunity
Jul 25, 2012 (JPL)
Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. However, her progress has been impacted by the recent safe mode entry by the...
ExoMars program gathers strength
Jul 23, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) are expected to sign an agreement on the implementation of the second stage of th...
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