Archives for the 'Astronomy' Category
Phoenix Probe Lands on Mars
Published on 25 May 2008 at 10:19 pm.
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Filed under Astrobiology, Astronomy, Exploration, Mars, Robotics, Space.
At 4:53:44 p.m. Pacific Time (7:53:44 p.m. Eastern Time) NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory received radio signals from the Mars Phoenix Lander confirming that it survived its landing in the north polar region of Mars.
The probe enters the Martian atmosphere at about 78 miles above the surface and begins decelerating from its space cruise velocity of [...]
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Avalanche on Mars!
Published on 11 Mar 2008 at 3:00 pm.
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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured for the first time ever an avalanche in progress on another world!
These images were taken with the Hi Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) flying on the MRO. This image was taken at 34° latitude and 235.8° longitude, which is in Mars’ north polar region. The geology of this region is that [...]
MESSENGER Flyby of Mercury
Published on 16 Jan 2008 at 11:36 pm.
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The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) probe is approaching Mercury and is sending back the best images of the planet’s surface ever recorded!
The last spacecraft to visit Merury was Mariner 10 in 1975. The MESSENGER probe will flyby Mercury twice and eventually go into orbit around the planet in 2011. Once in orbit, [...]
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NASA Astrobiology Institute Cooperative Agreement Notice (Cycle-5)
Published on 13 Jan 2008 at 1:20 am.
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NASA Astrobiology Institute
Cooperative Agreement Notice (Cycle-5)
The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) announces, through the release of this Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN), an opportunity for the submission of team-based proposals for membership in the Institute. Proposals should clearly articulate an innovative, interdisciplinary, astrobiology research program, together with plans to advance the full scope of NAI objectives [...]
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Large Asteriod May Collide with Mars
Published on 28 Dec 2007 at 11:37 pm.
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There is now a 4 percent chance that the large asteriod 2007 WD5 may collide with the planet Mars in January 2008. While there is a 96% chance that the asteriod will miss, these odds are much larger than usual for large asteriod impacts. If the impact is to occur, it will be on 2008 [...]
