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  • May 2008

    • Martian Arctic Says Cheese

      CNN  |  May 26, 08 1:39 PM CDT

      Martian Arctic Says Cheese

      (Newser) - The Mars Phoenix Lander is sending NASA the first photos of the red planet's northern polar region, CNN reports. On its 3-month mission, the lander will “taste and sniff the northern polar site’s soil and ice,” the agency said. The photos show brown polygons checkering the landscape as far as the eye can see. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • Phoenix Mars Lander  • Mars rover

    • Phoenix Touches Down on Mars

      Space.com  |  May 25, 08 7:14 PM CDT

      Phoenix Touches Down on Mars

      (Newser) - The Phoenix probe has landed safely on Mars' icy surface and begun its search for life, Space.com reports. Exultant NASA scientists are now awaiting a second radio signal to see how much power it has left—a critical element of the mission. And they await the probe's first snapshots. "I can't wait for even that first look at the surface," the mission's main investigator said. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • extraterrestrial life  • Phoenix Mars Lander

    • 7 Minutes of Danger in Mars Quest

      Christian Science Monitor  |  May 23, 08 2:52 AM CDT

      7 Minutes of Danger in Mars Quest

      (Newser) - The latest NASA mission searching for signs of life on Mars comes to a heart-pounding climax Sunday as the Phoenix Lander attempts to touch down at the red planet's pole in a hunt for water. The lander must perform complex maneuvers in which the whole mission is at risk for a full 7 minutes, reports the Christian Science Monitor . More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • Arctic  • water  • Phoenix Mars Lander  • life  • Opportunity  • Spirit  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory  • University of Arizona  • Tufts University  • polar region

    • Asteroids Could Reseed a Devastated Earth

      Astrobiology Magazine  |  May 18, 08 3:13 PM CDT

      Asteroids Could Reseed a Devastated Earth

      (Newser) - If a comet ever obliterates life on Earth, don't worry—space rocks could later fall in and reseed a few basic life forms. A new study shows that organisms can survive being hit by a meteor, ejected into space, and hurtled back to Earth on the face of a rock—which is good news should we ever go the way of the dinosaurs, Astrobiology reports. More »

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      space  • Mars  • Earth  • asteroid  • life  • space debris  • microorganisms  • meteorites

  • April 2008

    • Mars Buys Wrigley, With Assist From Buffett

      New York Times  |  Apr 28, 08 8:05 AM CDT

      Mars Buys Wrigley, With Assist From Buffett

      (Newser) - M&Ms-maker Mars, backed by Warren Buffett, has made a deal to buy Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for about $23 billion, reports the New York Times . The acquisition is likely to force other candy makers like Hershey and Cadbury Schweppes into mergers to maintain market share against a powerful conglomerate of recognized brands with global presence. More »

    • Mars Photos Suggest Ancient Hot Springs

      Washington Post  |  Apr 28, 08 3:45 AM CDT

      Mars Photos Suggest Ancient Hot Springs

      (Newser) - Scientists have found what look like the remains of hot springs on Mars—a sign life could have existed there, reports the Washington Post . Sophisticated equipment returned images of “mounds” that appear remarkably similar to springs found in Australia, according to scientists. They appear to have dried up tens of millions of years ago--fairly recently, in planetary terms. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • geology  • images

    • Red Planet of the Apes?

      BBC  |  Apr 14, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Red Planet of the Apes?

      (Newser) - The first mammal on Mars may be a monkey. Russia is testing radiation and weightlessness effects on macaques for a possible trip to the red planet. Scientists also want to see how the animals react to isolation and the special diet the 520-day mission would require, reports the BBC. Twelve monkeys have been passengers on previous Soviet and Russian space flights. More »

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      Russia  • Mars  • monkey  • Russian space program  • macaque

    • Google Gets Into the Spirit

      CNET  |  Apr 1, 08 3:44 PM CDT

      Google Gets Into the Spirit

      (Newser) - Google continued a time-honored tradition of April Fools’ Day pranks today with foolish new email features and a mission to Mars, cNet reports. Gmail users found a new feature, “Custom Time,” which would allow emails to be sent back in time. And not to worry in case of problems, the site said—an “e-flux capacitor is on hand to resolve issues of causality.” More »

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      Google  • Mars  • prank  • Gmail  • April Fools' Day

  • March 2008

    • Mars Rovers Dodge NASA Cuts

      Washington Post  |  Mar 26, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      Mars Rovers Dodge NASA Cuts

      (Newser) - NASA has spared its far-flung Mars rovers from budget cuts, reports the Washington Post, after its administrator got wind of the plan to hibernate Spirit and roll Opportunity back to part time. "Closing down either of the rovers is not on the table," his spokesman said, and underlings are looking elsewhere for cuts. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • budget  • rover  • Opportunity  • Spirit  • Mars rover  • NASA administrator

    • $4M NASA Cut May Strand Mars Rover

      CNN  |  Mar 24, 08 8:38 PM CDT

      $4M NASA Cut May Strand Mars Rover

      (Newser) - NASA confirmed and denied plans today to scuttle a Mars rover and fire 300 employees, CNN reports. The space agency first announced a $4 million cut to the Mars program's $20 million budget and vowed to unplug one of two rovers roaming the red planet. Then a NASA spokesman told CNN that "the cancellation of the Mars Exploration Rovers is not under consideration." More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • space exploration  • job cuts  • rover  • Opportunity  • Spirit  • budget cuts

    • Hidden Ocean Found on Saturn Moon

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Mar 21, 08 4:13 AM CDT

      Hidden Ocean Found on Saturn Moon

      (Newser) - NASA has unlocked two more of the solar system's secrets, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Cassini orbiter discovered evidence of an underground ocean churning deep below the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and the Mars Odyssey spacecraft has found ancient salt deposits on the red planet. Both discoveries have scientists excited about fresh possibilities of finding extraterrestrial life. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • extraterrestrial life  • Saturn  • Cassini  • Titan

  • February 2008

    • EU Probes Chocolate Price Fixing

      Associated Press  |  Feb 20, 08 6:22 AM CST

      EU Probes Chocolate Price Fixing

      (Newser) - The European Commission suspects candy giant Hershey of conspiring with other chocolate and candy manufacturers in an industry-wide price-fixing scheme, AP reports. Both Hershey and rival Mars recently received requests for information from the commission after some 50 civil lawsuits in the US have alleged price fixing. The two companies say they are cooperating. More »

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      Germany  • Canada  • Mars  • conspiracy  • European Commission  • chocolate  • candy  • price fixing  • Hershey  • Nestle  • Cadbury Schweppes  • Kraft

    • Mars Was Too Salty for Life

      BBC  |  Feb 16, 08 7:58 AM CST

      Mars Was Too Salty for Life

      (Newser) - Hopes that Mars may once have supported life have taken a blow with the discovery that the planet has been too salty for life for much of its history, the BBC reports. "It was salty enough that only a handful of known terrestrial organisms would have a ghost of a chance of surviving there when conditions were at their best," a member of NASA's Mars rover team said. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • extraterrestrial life  • salt  • rover  • microbe

  • January 2008

    • Asteroid to Whiz Past Earth

      LiveScience  |  Jan 25, 08 9:49 AM CST

      Asteroid to Whiz Past Earth

      (Newser) - A big asteroid is set to speed past Earth on Tuesday night, and those with amateur telescopes will get a peek. NASA discovered the object in October, and scientists believe it's between 500 and 2,000 feet in diameter, LiveScience reports. It won't come closer than 334,000 miles to Earth; the impact of an asteroid of its size would be disastrous. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • astronomy  •