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The Martian VR Experience Lets You Roam Mars with Matt Damon

Nov 16, 2016

Now Elon Musk has floated the possibility of moving us all to Mars, you might want to start checking out the real estate options on The Red Planet. Assuring you’re rocking a PSVR or HTC Vive headset, you can temporarily become a ...

Tags: VR Experience, HTC Vive headset

NASA Suspends 2016 Launch of Mars Lander due to Instrument Leak

Dec 25, 2015

U.S. space agency NASA said Tuesday it has suspended the planned launch of a Mars lander called InSight in March 2016 due to unsuccessful attempts to repair a leak in a French-built seismological instrument. "The bottom line is that we're ...

Tags: NASA, Mars Lander, Instrument Leak

Producer on 'the Martian', 'X-Men' and Role of China

Nov 25, 2015

Actor Matt Damon arrives for the UK premiere of "The Martian" at Leicester Square in London, Britain, Sept 24, 2015. [Photo/Agencies] In the latest sci-fi blockbuster "The Martian," China plays a critical role in aiding an American ...

Tags: science fiction movies, 'the Martian', Kinberg

How Astronauts Might be Able to Grow Martian Potatoes with NASA Lighting Technology

Oct 14, 2015

Stranded on the barren red planet Mars with few supplies available, astronaut Mark Watney played by Hollywood actor Matt Damon in The Martian is fighting for survival against harsh natural elements. To sustain himself, Damon’s ...

Tags: NASA, LED grow lights, space

Numerous Microorganisms Are Able to Obtain The Energy

Feb 27, 2014

The Sun was once thought to provide energy for all life on Earth - meaning that life could not survive without it. In the 20th century, as astrobiologists began to explore the Earth's most remote and harsh environments, scientists began to ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics

Humans Cannot Hope to Survive Life on Mars Without Plenty of Protection

Jan 20, 2014

Humans cannot hope to survive life on Mars without plenty of protection from the surface radiation, freezing night temperatures and dust storms on the red planet. So they could be excused for marveling at humble Antarctic lichen that has ...

Tags: Lichen on Mars, Lichen

Images Beamed Back by The Opportunity Rover Show a Rock Sitting in a Place Nearby

Jan 17, 2014

The lead scientist for NASA's Mars rover exploration team (Steve Squyres) has announced that recent images beamed back by the Opportunity rover show a rock sitting in a place nearby where there wasn't one just twelve days prior. The image, ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

Ten Years After NASA Landed Two Rovers on Mars on a 90-Day Mission

Jan 8, 2014

Ten years after NASA landed two rovers on Mars on a 90-day mission, one rover is still exploring, and the project has generated hundreds of thousands of images from the Martian surface. Now the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum ...

Tags: NASA, Mars, rovers, Martian surface, images

The Surface of Mars Is Full of Activity

Dec 24, 2013

The surface of Mars is full of activity, with dust storms, dust devils, and drifting dunes in constant motion. Scientists suspect that similarly rich activity may exist underneath the surface, even though it has never been seen. Now in a ...

Tags: Giant Planetary Pump, Pump, Components

TriQuint Semiconductor Reflected on Its Role in Helping Land NASA's Curiosity

Jul 3, 2013

RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA reflected on its role in helping land NASA's Curiosity rover safely on Mars as program managers say the mission is reaching a key ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

NASA Is Sending Back Evidence That a Deep Crater on Mars Once Held a Groundwater-Fed Lake

Jan 24, 2013

A NASA spacecraft is sending back evidence that a deep crater on Mars once held a groundwater-fed lake. The information is further evidence that the Red Planet has a history of water. Last fall, NASA scientists discovered evidence ...

Tags: NASA spacecraft, groundwater-fed lake, water flow

Rover Curiosity Wrapped up Its First Full Day and Is Functioning Perfectly

Dec 31, 2012

The rover Curiosity wrapped up its first full day on the Martian surface and is functioning perfectly,NASA officials said Tuesday. "Curiosity is asleep right now getting ready for tomorrow,"said Michael Watkins,a mission systems manager ...

Tags: NASA, curiosity

The Rover Curiosity Has Found Complex Chemicals on The Surface of The Planet

Dec 31, 2012

A week after downplaying reports of a major discovery on Mars, NASA on Monday announced that the rover Curiosity has found complex chemicals on the surface of the planet. The space agency noted that it has yet to find definitive evidence ...

Tags: NASA, Mars, rover Curiosity, complex chemicals

Mars Curiosity Extends Its Robotic Arm

Dec 28, 2012

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Monday flexed its 7-foot-long robotic arm for the first time since it landed on Mars. Monday's robotics maneuver had the rover checking its motors and joints by unstowing the arm, extending it using all five ...

Tags: NASA, Mars rover Curiosity, robotic arm, Mars

NASA Programmers and Engineers Will Begin Upgrading The Mars Curiosity Rover's Software

Dec 26, 2012

Computerworld - NASA programmers and engineers will begin upgrading the Mars Curiosity rover's software Saturday, increasing its ability to move and use its robotic arm. The software upgrade, dubbed R10, was uploaded to the rover during ...

Tags: NASA, Mars Curiosity, software, robotic arm

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