January 16, 2009 Deadline Nears for Student Contest to Name NASA's Next Mars RoverWASHINGTON -- NASA is issuing a last call to the nation's youth for entries in a contest to name the agency's next Mars rover. |
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January 15, 2009 Socializing on MarsMars Exploration Rovers have new life on the likes of "Second Life," "YouTube," "Unmannedspaceflight.com," and "Facebook." |
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January 15, 2009 Spitzer Finds Dust Around Primitive StarNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has observed dust forming around a dying star in a nearby galaxy, enlivening a debate about the origins of all cosmic dust. |
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January 15, 2009 Watch, Listen and Celebrate Five Years on MarsCatch up with the rovers via several videos and podcasts. |
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January 14, 2009 Stardust Spacecraft Passes Close to EarthThe NASA/JPL Stardust spacecraft flew within 9,000 kilometers (5,600 miles) of Earth today. The Stardust-NExT mission is scheduled for an encounter with comet Tempel 1 in Feb. 2011. |
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January 13, 2009 Tune Into Mars Rover Anniversary ProgramVideos, talks from mission leaders and a keynote from former CNN correspondent Miles O'Brien will be part of a program carried on NASA TV for the rover five-year anniversary. |
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January 13, 2009 The Human Factor: Understanding the Sources of Rising Carbon DioxideEvery time we get into our car, turn the key and drive somewhere, we burn gasoline, a fossil fuel derived from crude oil. |
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January 12, 2009 Public Events Mark Mars Rovers' Five-Year AnniversaryPublic events during the next two weeks will share the adventures of the still-active NASA Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. |
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January 7, 2009 Hubble Finds Stars That 'Go Ballistic'JPLer Raghvendra Sahai and colleagues found several runaway stars, racing through space like bullets. |
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January 7, 2009 Latest Astronomy Conference Update: Balloon MissionNews from the 213th meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Long Beach, Calif. |
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