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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft prepares for orbital insertion
Posted in Science on 21st Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Achieving a stable orbit around the Red Planet would be the culmination of a 10-month voyage, during which the robotic explorer traveled 442 million miles.
Curiosity reaches Mount Sharp
Posted in Science on 13th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Mount Sharp will be the centerpiece of a new program of study to locate areas which could or once could have supported microbial life on Mars.
NASA Research Gives Guideline for Future Alien Life Search
Posted in Science on 12th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Methane and oxygen molecules together are a reliable sign of biological activity because methane doesn't last long in an atmosphere containing oxygen-bearing molecules.
Hints of elusive early stars found in our galaxy
Posted in Science on 23rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Astronomers may have discovered the signature of one of the Universe's earliest stars.
NASA will send a system to extract oxygen from the Mars Atmosphere in 2020
Posted in Science on 12th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
NASA plans to make oxygen, a central ingredient of rocket fuel, on Mars early in the next decade.