Overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, during Phoenix's 57th Martian day, or sol, since landing, Phoenix used its robotic arm to scrape the top of the hard layer in…
In a similar way that a fisherman would wear polarised sunglasses to help get rid of the glare from the water surface and allow him to see more clearly under…
Quasars are the brilliant cores of remote galaxies, at the hearts of which lie supermassive black holes that can generate enough power to outshine the Sun a…
In science fiction stories it is either the inexhaustible energy source of the future or a superweapon of galactic magnitude: antimaterial. In fact,…
Originally, the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission had been scheduled for launch in May 2008, but as a result of…
Phoenix is using its weather station, stereo camera and conductivity probe to monitor changes in the lower atmosphere and ground surface at the same time…
The report, defines key elements of the future internationally-funded mission involving the cooperation of ESA, NASA and other national agencies.iMARS, which…
The planned test is a preparation for putting a similar sample into one of Phoenix's laboratory ovens in coming days. The instrument with the oven, the Thermal…
Duke University engineers believe that an image of two tree canopies touching top-to-top can guide their efforts to most efficiently control the flow of…
The first super-resolution images from this novel microscope will be published online July 18, 2008 in the journal Science. “Researchers have been working on…
This will be Fuglesang’s second flight after being a Mission Specialist on the 13-day STS-116 mission to the ISS in December 2006 in which he undertook three…
By using a new grain mapping technique it was possible to determine the internal 3D structure of the material without destroying the sample. Afterwards, a…
As part of their discussions, they noted the significantly expanded capability the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities…
The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush want NASA to begin work on the new Constellation Program now. Yet NASA cannot expand its 18,000-member…
Images and data sent from Phoenix early Wednesday indicated the shaved material in the scoop had changed slightly over time during the hours after it was…
The time series shows the passage of the “Red Spot Jr.” in a band of clouds below (south) of the Great Red Spot (GRS). “Red Spot Jr.” first appeared on Jupiter…
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