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NASA Finds Strong Evidence for Liquid Water on Mars
Dec 29, 2015U.S. space agency NASA announced on Monday it has found "strong" evidence that there is liquid water intermittently flowing on present-day Mars. Images taken from the Mars orbit showed dark, finger-like markings that, typically less than ...
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Numerous Microorganisms Are Able to Obtain The Energy
Feb 27, 2014The 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 ...
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OIPT Received an Order From Nanoplus in Germany for an Ion Beam Deposition System
Sep 4, 2013UK-based etch, deposition and growth system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), part of Oxford Instruments plc, has received an order from Nanoplus in Germany for an ion beam deposition and a plasma etch system for use on ...
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TriQuint Semiconductor Reflected on Its Role in Helping Land NASA's Curiosity
Jul 3, 2013RF 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 ...
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Rover Curiosity Wrapped up Its First Full Day and Is Functioning Perfectly
Dec 31, 2012The 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 ...
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NASA's Rover Curiosity Searched for The Next Route to Travel on Mars
Dec 31, 2012NASA's rover Curiosity is set to spend the next several days using the camera on its mast in a search for the next route to travel on Mars. Scientists are already on the lookout for a rock on the surface of Mars to try out the rover's ...
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NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Is Set to Begin a Very Busy Weekend
Dec 28, 2012NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is set to begin a very busy weekend. The rover is slated to scoop up its first sample of Martian soil on Saturday, NASA reported. Curiosity on Wednesday came across a sandy area that NASA scientists decided ...
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IBM to Provide Free Programmes, Training Courses and Resources for IT Students
Dec 27, 2012IBM is set to provide free programmes, training courses and resources for IT professionals and educators in a bid to narrow the skills gap. With the mission of preparing students for real-world business challenges, IBM will be offering ...
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NASA Programmers and Engineers Will Begin Upgrading The Mars Curiosity Rover's Software
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - 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 ...
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One of The Most Complicated Missions Ever Attempted by NASA
Dec 26, 2012IDG News Service - One of the most complicated missions ever attempted by NASA, the landing of the one-ton rover Curiosity inside a crater on Mars after a 500 million kilometer journey, has apparently gone without a hitch. Curiosity ...
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The Curiosity Rover Found Evidence of a "Vigorous" Thousand-Year Water Flow on The Mars
Dec 25, 2012Less than two months into its mission, NASA scientists say the Curiosity rover has found evidence of a "vigorous" thousand-year water flow on the surface of Mars. This is exciting news for NASA scientists who sent the nuclear-powered, ...
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NASA's Control Room The Curiosity Rover Successfully Landed on Mars
Dec 24, 2012NASA's control room erupted with cheers as confirmation reached Earth that the Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars. Scientists and engineers hugged, sobbed and punched the air as the first images from the rover's cameras came down. ...
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The Mars Science Will Soon Finished All Being Well The Exploration Vehicle
Dec 24, 2012The Mars Science Laboratory space-probe successfully delivered the Curiosity rover onto the surface of Mars as scheduled on August 6th 2012, and all being well the exploration vehicle will soon be about its business. Curiosity's agenda ...
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NASA Rover Curiosity Has Driven More Than The Length of a Football Field
Dec 24, 2012After a month on the surface of Mars, NASA rover Curiosity has driven more than the length of a football field and has started gearing for some real scientific work. "We've been on the surface of Mars for about a month and Curiosity ...
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The Mars Curiosity Rover Uses Many Technologies
Dec 24, 2012The Mars Curiosity Rover, a robot sent to Mars by Nasa principally to investigate the possibility of extra-terrestrial life on the planet, uses many technologies which will be familiar to those in the tech industry. It landed in a crater ...
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