Archive for September, 2010
Mars Mission Led By Univ. Of Colorado Approved
Mars Mission Led By Univ. Of Colorado Approved
NASA has given the go-ahead to a $ 438 million mission led by the University of Colorado-Boulder to investigate Mars and the likelihood that it once harbored life. NASA said Tuesday a review team approved the plans and budget for the project, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN.
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Mission to Mars approved
The United States space agency Nasa announced yesterday that it has given the green light to a mission to Mars aimed at investigating the mystery of how the “red planet” lost its atmosphere. Nasa gave the approval for “the development…
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UC Berkeley team helps study Mars’ atmosphere
UC Berkeley team helps study Mars’ atmosphere
Once upon a time, the atmosphere of Mars was dense enough to hold life-giving liquid water on its surface, but almost all of it disappeared billions of years ago, and now UC Berkeley space scientists are designing and…
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NASA’s MAVEN Mission to Mars Passes Confirmation Review
DENVER, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ — NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) project passed its Mission Confirmation Review on Oct. 4. As a result, NASA has given approval for the development and 2013 launch of the MAVEN mission. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is the industry partner for the mission and will design and build the spacecraft and perform flight operations. This major milestone …
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NASA’S Mobile Mars Laboratory Almost Ready for Flight
The Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite has completed assembly at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and is nearly ready for a December delivery to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where it will be joined to the Curiosity rover.
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Find the latest in arts and crafts events, fundraisers, children and families events, dancing, exercise, music and more.
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Superintendent seeks power to move students
A proposal to give Palm Beach County School Superintendent Art Johnson the authority to transfer students to another school, in an effort to balance class size, has many teachers and parents upset.
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1 CommentStuck Mars rover gets new mission
Stuck Mars rover gets new mission
No one would begrudge NASA’s Mars rover Spirit — six years into a mission pegged for 90 days, stuck in sand and lacking power to phone home — retirement.
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Rover Takes Close-up Photo of Martian Meteorite
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has been investigating and imaging ‘Oilean Ruaidh,’ a nickel-iron meteorite found en route to Mars’ Endeavour Crater.
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Climate change remains a real threat to corals
Climate change remains a real threat to corals
(PhysOrg.com) — Hopes that coral reefs might be able to survive, and recover from, bleaching caused by climate change may have grown dimmer for certain coral species, according to new research by University at Buffalo marine biologists published online this week in PLoS One.
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10/08/10 Art
SIP N STROLL WINE AND ART WALK. 5-7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. Visit with the wineries’ featured artists. Locations: Cascade Wine Co., Donitelia Winery, Gilbert Cellars, Kana Winery, Tim’s Downtown Tasting Room and The Tasting Room Yakima (in Naches Heights).
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Water discovered on second asteroid, may be even more common
Water ice on asteroids may be more common than expected, according to a new study that will be presented today at the world’s largest gathering of planetary scientists.
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