Salt? On Mars?
That's correct...well, at least the potential that salt at one time existed on the planet. NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has found evidence of salt deposits, which point to places where water was once abundant...
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Two Additional NASA Space Spectaculars
NASA has even more solid info to pass along... the agency's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon, Titan. Plus, a powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye.
Read MoreHubahuba, Hubble’s Organic Molecule Discovery
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying signs of life on a planet outside our Solar System.
Read MoreMartian Upheaval Noted By Mars Express
A new analysis of impact cratering data from Mars reveals the planet has undergone a series of global volcanic upheavals.
Read MoreLunar SMARTs For ESA
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) has now collected a number of images of the lunar south-polar region.
Read MoreCarbon Observations Made Easier by GMV
GMV has received final acceptance of their Flight Dynamics System (FDS) for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission.
Read MoreAn Eye On The Weather — On Venus
The European Space Agency reports the Venus Express has revealed a planet of extraordinarily changeable and extremely large scale weather.
Read MoreThe ICESat Continueth For Ball Aerospace
The Ice, Cloud and Land Satellite (ICESat) built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will continue operations until at least 2010, following a NASA mission extension contract.
Read MoreMore From Ball—Another Milestone Makegood
On February 13th, the Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. free-flying atmospheric lidar aboard NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) mission fired its one billionth laser pulse over the Ivory Coast.
Read MoreIranian Space Probe Sends Signals Successfully
According to reports, Iran has indicated their Kavoshgar (Explorer) space probe that reached space on the back of rocket earlier this month is now sending data back to Earth.
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