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Curiosity Sees a Watery Trend
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| Topic: Mars |
03/19/13 |
| Summary: When Curiosity drilled into a mudstone rock, the rover found evidence that past environmental conditions on Mars could have been favorable for life. New data from Curiosity shows that these conditions extended beyond the site of the drilling. |
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Strategies for Mars Survival
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| Topic: Mars |
03/14/13 |
| Summary: New research has revealed key features in proteins needed for life to function on Mars and other extreme environments. Scientists found subtle but significant differences between the core proteins in ordinary organisms and organisms that survive in the extreme conditions of Antarctica. |
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Curiosity Rover Finds Conditions Were Suited for Life on Ancient Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
03/13/13 |
| Summary: An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. The sample came from sedimentary rock near an ancient stream bed and contained some of the key chemical ingredients for life. |
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Curiosity Shuts Down for Solar Storm
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| Topic: Mars |
03/09/13 |
| Summary: Due to a fast approaching solar storm, NASA has temporarily shut down surface operations of the Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover. |
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Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover
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| Topic: Mars |
03/05/13 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has switched to a redundant onboard computer in response to a memory issue on the computer that had been active. |
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Curious About Life: Interview with Dawn Sumner
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| Topic: Mars |
02/28/13 |
| Summary: Dawn Sumner helps interpret the visual data that Curiosity rover sees with its cameras. In this interview, she reveals why Curiosity's first images of Mount Sharp made her cry. |
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Curiosity's First Drill Sample
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| Topic: Mars |
02/23/13 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has successfully obtained the first sample ever collected from the interior of a rock on another planet. The rock selected for the first sample drilling may hold evidence of wet environmental conditions long ago. |
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Curious about Life: Interview with Jeff Moersch
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| Topic: Mars |
02/21/13 |
| Summary: In this interview, Jeff Moersch describes the DAN instrument on the Mars Curiosity rover. Donated by the Russian Federal Space Agency, this instrument will search for underground water without any need for digging. |
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Scientists Explain Shiny Object on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
02/13/13 |
| Summary: Scientists have explained what looks like a piece of shiny metal sticking out of a rock on Mars in a photograph from the Curiosity rover. |
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Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample
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| Topic: Mars |
02/12/13 |
| Summary: Curiosity has used its drill to bore into a flat rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. The rock could hold evidence about long-gone wet environments, providing astrobiologists with new insight into the potential for past life on the red plant. |
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