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  • September 2007

    • Opportunity Knocks on Mars

      Associated Press  |  Sep 28, 07 10:47 AM CDT

      Opportunity Knocks on Mars

      (Newser) - NASA’s Martian explorer Opportunity reached its first destination inside the cavernous Victoria Crater yesterday and prepared to get to work drilling into bright rock layers to collect data. The six-wheeled robot last month began the precarious decline into the crater, headed for a shiny piece of bedrock that scientists think is a relic of the ancient Martian surface, the AP reports. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • robot  • rover  • Opportunity  • Spirit

    • Russia Tests 'Real World: Mars'

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 14, 07 2:25 PM CDT

      Russia Tests 'Real World: Mars'

      (Newser) - In a sort of extraterrestrial edition of MTV's "Real World," Russia will lock six would-be cosmonauts in a "spaceship" for 520 days in a simulated voyage to Mars. As Russian scientists test the effects of extended isolation, participants will spend 2 years growing their own vegetables, breathing "spaceship air," and drinking reprocessed urine, Der Spiegel reports. More »

    • Mars Rover Steps Into Crater

      Wired  |  Sep 13, 07 6:00 PM CDT

      Mars Rover Steps Into Crater

      (Newser) - The dust has finally settled on Mars, and NASA's Mars rover Opportunity took its first steps Tuesday 13 feet into the half-mile-wide Victoria Crater—and then backed out after slipping beyond acceptable levels. With Opportunity's six wheels perched over the lip of the crater, researchers paused the operation in order to analyze data collected in the foray, Wired reports. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • space exploration  • rover  • Opportunity

    • Russia Shoots For the Moon

      ABC News  |  Sep 3, 07 12:10 PM CDT

      Russia Shoots For the Moon

      (Newser) - Russia has announced a plan to put a man (or woman) on the moon by 2025, reports ABC. The cash-strapped Russian space agency also plans a permanent moon base and a Mars mission. "The Russians have some big ideas, but their space program is coming up slowly from being in a position (of) bankruptcy," says one former astronaut. More »

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      Russia  • NASA  • space  • Mars  • space exploration  • moon  • Russian Space Agency

  • August 2007

    • Dark Chocolate Gets Sweeter Every Day

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 22, 07 1:10 PM CDT

      Dark Chocolate Gets Sweeter Every Day

      (Newser) - Overall chocolate sales are down, but Americans are increasingly indulging their sweet tooth with dark chocolate. The bitter, coffee-flavored treat is on the rise: Last year, dark chocolate sales surged 15% while sales of more popular milk chocolate dipped 5.5%. And boosted by claims of health benefits, dark chocolate accounted for 63% of all new chocolate products in 2006. More »

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      FDA  • Mars  • chocolate  • antioxidants  • Hershey  • flavonoids  • Nestle

    • Comet Dust Will Light Sky

      Discovery Channel  |  Aug 11, 07 1:46 PM CDT

      Comet Dust Will Light Sky

      (Newser) - Comet debris will light up the sky tomorrow night and Monday morning with shooting stars as Earth passes through the Perseid meteor shower. For the best view, pick a dark spot away from city lights and look east, says the Discovery Channel. "It's going to be a great show," a NASA expert advises. The showers will start around 9 PM EDT tomorrow night and peak at 2 AM Monday morning. More »

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      space  • Mars  • stars  • atmosphere  • meteor shower  • comet  • Perseids

    • Frozen DNA Survives After 8 Million Years

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 7, 07 9:15 PM CDT

      Frozen DNA Survives After 8 Million Years

      (Newser) - Scientists have nixed the notion that glaciers are lifeless blocks of ice by thawing chunks containing Antarctic organisms and watching them successfully divide on their own, the Los Angeles Times reports. The study suggests that these microorganisms, ranging from 100,000 to 8 million years old, could yield DNA and spark an entirely new phase of bacterial evolution if warming continues to melt the glaciers. More »

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      global warming  • DNA  • Mars  • evolution  • Antarctica  • bacteria  • glacier  • life  • microorganisms

    • Robot Geologist Heads to Mars

      Associated Press  |  Aug 4, 07 7:05 AM CDT

      Robot Geologist Heads to Mars

      (Newser) - An unmanned rocket carrying a robotic excavation machine is on its way to Mars following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral this morning. The AP reports that the Phoenix Mars Lander should arrive on Mars in May, 2008, when it will collect and analyze soil and ice in search of organic compounds on the red planet. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • space exploration  • Phoenix Mars Lander  • robot

  • July 2007

    • Martian Dust Imperils Rover Mission

      Reuters  |  Jul 22, 07 9:20 AM CDT

      Martian Dust Imperils Rover Mission

      (Newser) - The violent dust storm that has immobilized NASA's Mars rovers for three weeks shows no signs of letting up, and is now threatening the future of the mission. "This is by far the worst storm the rovers have ever seen,"  the rovers project manager told reporters.  "Now it's all about saving power." More »

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      NASA  • storm  • Mars  • rover

    • Mars Rover Crater Descent Delayed by Dust Storm

      Fox News  |  Jul 6, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Mars Rover Crater Descent Delayed by Dust Storm

      (Newser) - Mars Opportunity Rover has been perched on the edge of Victoria Crater on Mars for nine months waiting to descend and explore the crater. Then, this week, when scientists were to send it down, a dust storm thousands of miles wide partially blocked the sunlight Opportunity needs to recharge its batteries. Until the dust abates the mission is on hold. More »

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      Mars  • rover  • Opportunity  • Spirit

  • June 2007
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