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Mars mission details revealed

February 28, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

The Inspiration Mars Foundation came out with details about their 2018 mission, and boy, do they have a lot to do before then. The mission, which will send two people […]

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Science News, Space, Technology

Space travel becomes a multi-millionaires’ game

February 22, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 2 Comments

The U.S. Government doesn’t have the funds for more manned launches at NASA, so why not get the filthy rich to throw money at space exploration? That certainly seems to […]

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Science News, Space, Technology

Curiosity shows off its spiffy new drill

February 11, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

A 2.5 inch-deep hole may seem like a small accomplishment, but it’s a first in space exploration. NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled its first hole on Mars, taking a sample from […]

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Science News, Space, Uncategorized

So, what exactly did Curiosity find?

December 4, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

In short, carbon. Specifically, chlorinated methane gas, which contains carbon. Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument also found traces of water, sulfur, and perchlorate salts, but naturally the building blocks […]

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Chemistry, Geology, Science News, Space

Google Maps is taking an interest in nature

October 24, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Google’s new initiative is to explore those places on Earth that you can’t get to using a car for their Street View feature on Google Maps. Plenty of the places […]

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Nature, Science News

More evidence of water from the Mars rover

September 28, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Curiosity is sending evidence of a new discovery home to NASA. Images from the rover’s camera show what could be an ancient stream bed. Outcroppings of rock, named “Hottah” by NASA […]

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Science News, Space

Let it snow… on Mars

September 18, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

NASA made another discovery about Mars recently, and it’s not from that little vehicle rolling around the rocks and craters at the moment. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has found […]

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