Article ID: 707966 Early “Fossils” Formed by Tectonics, not LifeDepartment of Energy, Office of ScienceThe 3.7-billion-year-old structures were considered the first evidence for life on the planet; new evidence suggests differently. Released:19-Feb-2019 3:05 PM EST |
Article ID: 708319 Weather on Mars: Chilly with a chance of ‘dust devils’Cornell UniversityBeginning today, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will provide daily weather reports for Mars, courtesy of the red planet’s newest robotic resident, InSight. Released:19-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST |
Article ID: 708115 Rest in Peace, Mars Exploration Rover-B, AKA Opportunity: Jan. 25, 2004-Feb. 13, 2019Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University planetary scientist Mark Salvatore eulogizes NASA's Opportunity rover after the mission was declared ended on Feb. 13, months after the rover went silent during a dust storm and 15 years after it landed on Mars. Released:14-Feb-2019 12:05 PM ESTChannels: Particle Physics, Physics, Space, Mars MARS, Opportunity rover, NASA, Mars Exploration Rover Mission |
Article ID: 708037 Israel’s First Moon Mission Will Conduct Scientific MeasurementsWeizmann Institute of ScienceThe Weizmann Institute's Prof. Oded Aharonson, who is head of the SpaceIL international science team, has designed a project to measure and examine the Moon's magnetic field. The moon landing will make Israel the fourth country to reach the rocky outpost. Released:13-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST |
Article ID: 706194 Meet Catherine Trewhella: Mapping Terrestrial Analogs for Martian SamplesBrookhaven National LaboratoryCatherine Trewhella, a recent graduate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and current intern at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, is taking a microscopic look at rocks at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a DOE Office of Science user facility. Her research will help prepare scientists for analyzing samples brought back from outer space, specifically Mars. Released:9-Jan-2019 9:00 AM ESTChannels: Energy, Engineering, Geology, Mars, Space, DOE Science News, Local - New York, Local - New York Metro |
Article ID: 704503 With InSight on Mars, Scientists Feel Earthly Relief, Get to WorkCornell UniversityAfter cruising for 205 days over 301 million miles, NASA’s InSight spacecraft – a mission designed to probe beneath the surface of Mars – landed flawlessly Nov. 26 at Elysium Planitia. Cornell University’s Don Banfield felt earthly relief. Released:27-Nov-2018 4:05 PM EST
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Article ID: 704252 Planetary Geologist and Undergrads Embedded at JPL for NASA’s InSight Mars LandingState University of New York at GeneseoTwo undergraduate researchers will join Geneseo planetary geologist Nick Warner at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Nov. 26 in Pasadena, Calif., for the scheduled 3 p.m. ET landing of InSight, NASA’s latest mission to Mars. The team will work for several weeks to characterize the area around the lander and make recommendations to NASA engineers on where to place the sensitive geological instruments that will explore the planet's crust, mantle and core. Released:20-Nov-2018 7:05 AM ESTChannels: Particle Physics, Physics, Space, Mars, Local - New York Mars, , MARS, InSight Mission, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Article ID: 703224 NASA Pushes Exploration of Oceans in Our Solar SystemGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEnvision a yellow submarine on a rocket to Europa as a future culmination in the search for extraterrestrial life. A new $7 million NASA Astrobiology grant is fueling an alliance of oceanic astrobiology researchers who will unify their focus to probe oceans on our solar system neighbors for signs of life. Released:1-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EDTChannels: Particle Physics, Physics, Space, Technology, Mars, Local - Georgia, Local - Atlanta Metro, Cell Biology, Chemistry NASA Astrobiology Program, Astrobiology, Astrobiology Institute, astrobiologist , Oceans Across Space and Time , OAST, Oceans, Neptune, MARS, Jupiter, Jupiter moons, Enceladus, NFoLD, Network for Life Detection, research coordination network, rcn, Geochemistry, Biochemistry, Antarctic |
Article ID: 703206 Naturally Occurring “Batteries” Fueled Organic Carbon Synthesis on MarsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)A natural “battery” of briny liquids and volcanic minerals may have produced Mars’ organic carbon, according to new analysis of three Martian meteorites by a team including researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Released:1-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EDTChannels: All Journal News, Particle Physics, Physics, Space, Mars, Local - New York, Engineering, Materials Science |