How will Mars Curiosity land – Video
Click to see video of how Mars Curiosity will decend. The new Mars rover has a complex and challenging sequence of events that must happen properly in the 7 minutes…
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Debate to begin on smallest NASA budget since 2006
On May 8 the U.S. House of Representatives will begin debate on a 2013 appropriations bill that could cut NASA’s budget by more than $200 million, gives NASA some NOAA…
Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high
Mars’ Whirling Dust Devil A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles (20 kilometers) high was captured winding its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March…
Mars Curiosity Rover nears half way point to Mars
These computer simulations show the Mars Science Laboratory’s current position on the journey between Earth and Mars. NASA’s next Mars rover, Curiosity, is slated to land on the Red…
NASA 2013 Budget to be the lowest in four years.
NASA Budget to be proposed Monday On Capitol Hill Feb. 13, President Obama will ask for a $17.7 billion NASA’s 2013 budget sources said Friday. The proposal represents only a…
Phobos Grunt Mars Probe killed by a software glitch…maybe
The ambitious Russian Mars probe which was supposed to place a lander on Phobos was doomed by a software glitch say Russian officials. “a programming error which led to a…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Old Mars Landers
MRO HiRISE has taken 21,000 images in its life, recent images show older landers. (NASA) The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently captured images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment…
Why did Phobos Grunt really fail?
Recent headlines were filled with a plethora of information about the reentry of the doomed Russian Spacecraft Phobos Grunt. There have been many rumors and speculation as to why it…
