News tagged with phobos

Pioneering images of both martian moons (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 11, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (17) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the very first time, the martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been caught on camera together. ESA's Mars Express orbiter took these pioneering images last month. Apart from their ‘wow’ ...

Europe and Russia sign Mars exploration deal

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 19, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 1

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

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 06, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

China's first satellite to probe Mars has been transported to Russia for a launch later this year, state media reported Thursday.

New Views of Martian Moon and Surface

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 09, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (10) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from two observations of the Martian moon Deimos and more than 600 observations of Mars, acquired by the high-resolution camera (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, became ...

The 'e-Nose': Scientists try to develop an electronic sniffer

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Nov 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

Sniff, sniff, sniff -- Yum! Sniff, sniff, sniff -- Oh, yuck!!! For almost 25 years, chemists and other scientists have tried to build a machine that can do exactly that.

Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 29, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (33) | 36

(AP) -- Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday.

Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere (Update)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 23, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (12) | 23

(AP) -- NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday.

Fear of being laughed at crosses cultural boundaries

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 14, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon. However, the fear of being laughed at causes some people enormous ...

Water Bears to Travel to Martian Moon, Test Theory of Transpermia

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 13, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (14) | 22

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny microscopic creatures commonly known as water bears (also called Tardigrades), along with a few other life forms, will be sent to the Martian moon Phobos to test whether organisms can ...

Russia delays Mars probe launch until 2012: report

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 16, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 2

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.

Apollo 11 astronauts look beyond moon, toward Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 20, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- The astronauts who first landed on the moon aren't dwelling on their small lunar steps. Instead, two of them on Sunday urged mankind to take a giant leap to Mars.

ESA extends key missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth’s magnetosphere

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Feb 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

ESA’s Science Programme Committee has extended the operations of ESA’s Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions until 31 December 2009.

Scientists close in on the origin of Mars' larger moon

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 16, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European space scientists are getting closer to unravelling the origin of Mars’ larger moon, Phobos. Thanks to a series of close encounters by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, the moon looks ...

Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 30, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (23) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Express closed in on the intriguing martian moon Phobos at 6:49 CEST on 23 July, flying past at 3 km/s, only 93 km from the moon. The ESA spacecraft’s fly-bys of the moon have returned ...

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