Origins of magnetite nanocrystals in Martian meteorite ALH84001, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 73, Issue 21, 1 November 2009, Pages 6631-6677 “We conclude that the vast majority of the nanocrystal […]
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ESA/NASA Mars Agreement Signed (Update)
Nasa and Esa sign Mars agreement, BBC “The agreement, which was penned in Washington DC, gives the green light to scientists and engineers to begin the joint planning of Red […]
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Government-sponsored SETI — In The 1920's
Prepare for Contact, Letters of Note “Here’s a 1924 telegram from then Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, Edward W. Eberle, instructing all Naval stations to monitor the airwaves for any […]
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MRO Still in Safe Mode After 6 Weeks
Mars orbiter reported facing a potentially fatal scenario, Arizona Star “While the engineers have not been able to find the root cause of why the orbiter did so on Aug. […]
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Missions To Mars – All Of Them
Infographic of the Day: We’re Getting Good at Going to Mars, Fast Company “Maybe ever since the Moon landing, it’s been pretty easy to overestimate the success of our space […]
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Seeing Boulders From Orbit
Bouncing Boulders on The Far Side of the Moon “Southwest of Rowland crater on the Moon’s farside, a 15 km diameter unnamed crater exhibits many boulder trails on the crater […]
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Going To Mars – To Stay
Travel to Mars – on a one-way ticket?, Houston Chronicle “A blue-ribbon panel on human spaceflight recently declared Mars to be NASA’s ultimate objective, but admitted humans aren’t going there […]
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Wind-Painted Dunes on Mars
This image was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. USGS Dune Database Entry (ESP_014426_2070) Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Larger image and further […]
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Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars
“This is an image of Earth and the Moon, acquired at 5:20 a.m. MST on 3 October 2007, at a range of 142 million kilometers, which gives the HiRISE image […]
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Another âMajorâ Mars Discovery to be Announced by NASA
According to a NASA press release, âImaging scientists Dr. Michael Malin and Dr. Ken Edgett from NASAâs Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft will present what they describe as their most significant […]