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Earth Photography: It's Harder Than It Looks
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| Topic: Missions |
09/24/12 |
| Summary: In this installment of his diaries from the Expedition 31 crew, astronaut Don Pettit talks about the difficulties of photographing Earth from orbit. Viewing our planet from above provides important information about our planet, including the effects of climate change on the land and oceans. |
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Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Vesta
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
09/23/12 |
| Summary: NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed that the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta has volatile materials in a broad swath around its equator. |
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Robot Tuna
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
09/23/12 |
| Summary: Inspired by tuna, a new unmanned underwater vehicle could help researchers explore harsh, aqueous environments. |
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Cavenauts Return to Earth
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
09/22/12 |
| Summary: The international team of astronauts taking part in ESA's caving adventure have returned to Earth after spending six days underground conducting research in areas including geology, biology and microbiology. |
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Did an Ancient Meteor Have an Icy Double Punch?
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
09/22/12 |
| Summary: A new study suggests that a large meteor impact 2.5 million years ago could have caused massive tsunamis and kick started the world's Ice Ages. |
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Curiosity Targets its First Rock
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| Topic: Mars |
09/21/12 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has driven up to a football-size rock that will be the first for the rover's arm to examine. |
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Organics on Ice
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
09/21/12 |
| Summary: In order to understand how life began on Earth, researchers are creating concoctions of organics on ice and zapping them with lasers. The study provides the first look at organic chemistry on icy particles in the frigid reaches of our solar system. |
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More Evidence for the Clovis Impact
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
09/20/12 |
| Summary: New findings support the theory that a climate-altering cosmic impact that occurred some 13,000 years ago. |
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Curious About Life: Interview with David Blake
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| Topic: Mars |
09/20/12 |
| Summary: In this interview, David Blake talks about how the Curiosity Rover's CheMin instrument will allow us to better understand the history of Mars's environment. |
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Protection for Humans on Mars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
09/19/12 |
| Summary: By simulating cosmic rays on Earth, scientists are studying methods for using Moon and Mars regolith to protect future explorers from harmful radiation. |
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