Posted in space, tagged frozen, liquid, mars, martin, northern, phoenix, sheet, spacecraft on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported Monday.
With summer waning, less sunlight is reaching the spacecraft’s solar panels on Mars.
Soil experiments revealed the presence of two minerals known to be formed in liquid water. Scientists identified the minerals [...]
Posted in space, tagged composition, mission, organic, permafrost, rover on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NASA’s planning to spend another month and $2 million on its Mars robotic rover mission to obtain more icy soil samples, study the weather, and size up the planet’s suitability for human life.
NASA scientists said that the Mars Phoenix Lander mission has been going so well that it plans to extend the rover’s stay through [...]
Posted in space, tagged nasa, rings, saturn on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NASA says it is extending the international Cassini mission that is touring Saturn and its moons for another two years.
The space agency announced the extension Tuesday. Since 2004, the unmanned probe has beamed back about 140,000 images. Its prime mission is slated to end in July.
The agency says the $160 million extension will allow Cassini [...]
