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The Supernova that Shaped the Solar System
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
08/04/12 |
| Summary: A new 3-D model is helping scientists understand how a supernova explosion may have triggered the formation of our solar system. |
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Newest Mars Mission Connects Past and Future
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| Topic: Mars |
08/04/12 |
| Summary: NASA's newest Mars mission is a bold step forward in our study of life's past and present potential on Mars. However, to accomplish its goals, the Curiosity rover will also draw on support from previous missions sent to Mars years ago. |
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Mars Successes and Failures
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| Topic: Mars |
08/03/12 |
| Summary: Fewer than half of the attempts by global space agencies to reach Mars have succeeded since 1960. Now, NASA is hoping for another success in the coming days. |
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Vaporizing the Earth
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
08/03/12 |
| Summary: Simulations of the vaporization of Earth-like planets tell planet-hunting astronomers what to look for in the atmospheres of candidate super-Earths. |
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Curiosity’s Search for Organics
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| Topic: Mars |
08/02/12 |
| Summary: Soon the rover Curiosity will land on Mars. By design it won't involve life-detection, but it was assembled to look for the carbon-based building blocks of Martian life and to explore the possible habitats where life might once have existed. |
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On Track for a Mars Landing
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| Topic: Mars |
08/01/12 |
| Summary: This past Saturday, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory completed what may be the last flight-path adjustment needed before landing day. |
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Ice Avalanches on Iaputus
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| Topic: Saturn system |
08/01/12 |
| Summary: Scientists have revealed new information about the fluid-like motion of landslides on Saturn's moon Iapetus. |
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Mars Polygons Evidence of an Ancient Ocean?
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| Topic: Mars |
07/31/12 |
| Summary: A new study indicates that large polygon features on Mars may have been formed in the same way as similar structures on Earth - at the bottom of an ocean. |
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High Pressure Proteins
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
07/31/12 |
| Summary: By performing high-pressure studies of proteins, scientists are learning how deep-sea bacteria adapt to the environment in which they live. |
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