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Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars
Jul 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time ever, nanostructures have been measured on another planet. On July 9, the NASA "Phoenix" Mars Probe recorded images with nanometer resolution (one nanometer roughly corresponds ...
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Russia delays Mars probe launch until 2012: report
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Russia will pushed back its flagship satellite mission to Mars' moon until 2011 in a move which will delay the joint launch of China's first Mars probe, space sources were cited as saying Wednesday.
Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night
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Jul 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To coordinate with observations made by an orbiter flying repeatedly overhead, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is working a schedule Monday that includes staying awake all night for the first time. ...
Europe and Russia sign Mars exploration deal
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Aug 19, 2009 |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday signed a deal with its Russian counterpart Roscosmos to cooperate on two Mars exploration projects, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.
China's first Mars orbiter in Russia for launch: state media
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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China's first satellite to probe Mars has been transported to Russia for a launch later this year, state media reported Thursday.
Rare Scottish mineral may indicate life on Mars
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) scientists is looking for clues about life on Mars in an earthy clay mineral found only in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.
Unique mass spectrometer to explore Mars
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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A group of U.S. biomedical scientists has won a $750,000 NASA grant to design a mini mass spectrometer to aid in the search for life on Mars.
China and Russia aiming for Mars
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May 23, 2007 |
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China and Russia aim to send an unmanned spacecraft to Mars in 28 months, it was reported Tuesday.
Many characteristics of Mars, including ice, are similar to Earth
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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Mars gets as far as 250 million miles away, but many parts of it closely resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a Texas A&M University researcher ...
Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary
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Sep 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ...
Looking for water on Mars
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Sep 28, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Scout Lander reached Mars on May 25,, opened a soils lab, and started looking for water. Phoenix uses a robotic scoop arm to deliver regolith samples to the suite of instruments aboard the Lander--with one ...
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