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Strategies for Mars Survival
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| Topic: Mars |
03/14/13 |
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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 |
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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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Aerial Survey Confirms Ancient Impact
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
03/12/13 |
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Airborne geophysical surveys have been used to identify a 470-million-year-old meteorite crater near Decorah, Iowa in the United States. |
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Assessing the Damage of the Russian Meteor
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
03/11/13 |
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Scientists have used the the "NEOImpactor" tool to analyze the recent Russian meteor event. This tool is designed to investigate the risks faced by the Earth from asteroid impacts. |
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Working at the Extreme Edge of Cosmic Ice
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
03/10/13 |
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Scientists are creating ice in the laboratory under extreme cold and low temperatures. The study is helping astrobiologists study the chemistry of ice below the surface of planets and moons as well as ice in space. |
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Thriving in Battery Acid and Toxic Metals
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
03/10/13 |
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Scientists are trying to understand how a single-celled alga can thrive in different extreme environments using multiple strategies to survive. The organism uses photosynthesis when living in the hot springs of Yellowstone, but feeds on bacteria when inhabiting dark, caustic mineshaft drainage. |
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Curiosity Shuts Down for Solar Storm
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| Topic: Mars |
03/09/13 |
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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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Developing Technologies to Save the Earth From Asteroids
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
03/09/13 |
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On April 17, scientists will venture to Washington D.C. to present research as part of NASA's Technology Day on the Hill. One project focuses on protecting the Earth from asteroids using a 'one-two' nuclear punch. |
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Modeling the Origins of Jupiter and Saturn
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| Topic: Jupiter |
03/08/13 |
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A new theoretical model is providing clues to how the gas giant planets in our solar system -- Jupiter and Saturn -- might have formed and evolved. |
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