Hope Fading for Phobos-Grunt
The news on Phobos-Grunt’s situation is not at all good I’m afraid. The spacecraft malfunctioned after its launch on November the 8th. Its engines failed to ignite, stranding the probe in a somewhat...
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Magnificent Mars – Recovered
Mars is the fourth planet out from the sun and is one of Earth’s close neighbours. Mars is around half the size of the Earth and has a similar internal structure – a solid crust with a hot nickel-iron...
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Curiosity’s Power Source
This article was produced by JansenP for the Young Astronomers NASA has just launched the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) from the Kennedy Space Center, in the United States. The new rover, a car-sized...
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Astronomy Tech – Mars Exploration Rovers – Recovered
This is an article by JansenP for the Young Astronomers Artist's concept of a rover working on Mars. Credit: NASA Apart from the Earth, Mars is the most explored planet in our Solar System. Since the...
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Image of the Year 2011
Its that time of year again when we have a look back at all the wondrous astronomical images that have been released over the past twelve months and pick our favourites. Obviously there are going to be...
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Curiosity On Course
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity has successfully completed the largest course correction planed for its journey to the Red Planet. Curiosity en route and operational on Mars Credit:...
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Opportunity from Orbit – Recovered
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), has used its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (or HiRISE – and yes I know what you are thinking, and yes they did do that deliberately), to capture...
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Image of the Week – Martian Dust Devil Goes for a Spin – 09/04/12
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has produced a truly stunning image of a Martian dust devil using its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument. The Martian Dust Devil Credit:...
View ArticleCuriosity’s Coming to Mars
In around eight hours at 06:31 am, (I’m not counting, honest) the Mars Curiosity Rover will begin her descent into the Martian atmosphere and, if all of the many stages of descent and landing go...
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Image of the Week – The Ladon Basin – 05/08/2012
The ESA’s Mars Express orbiter has captured this fantastic image of the Ladon Basin, specifically of this spectacular double impact crater: Sigli and Shambe Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) The...
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