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Curious About Life: Interview with David Blake 20 Sep 2012 | 11:26 pm
NASA's David Blake is the Principal Investigator for the CheMin instrument on the Curiosity rover. Credit: NASANASA’s David Blake is the principal investigator for the Chemistry and Mineralogy instrum...
Curious About Life: Interview with Chris McKay 20 Sep 2012 | 03:27 am
NASA astrobiologist Chris McKay is part of the ChemCam team. He also works with the Sample Analysis at Mars, or SAM, instrument, which will study the geological pieces of the red planet. Image Credit:...
Curious about Life: Interview with Danny Glavin 17 Sep 2012 | 04:40 pm
Danny Glavin is one of the scientists using the rover Curiosity to analyze samples of Martian rock and soil for hints of organic compounds. Credit: NASA In this interview, NASA astrobiologist Danny G...
Mystery Spheres on Mars 15 Sep 2012 | 02:05 am
Using its Microscopic Imager, Opportunity photographed these small spherical objects on Sept. 6, 2012. The view covers an area about 2.4 inches across at an outcrop called "Kirkwood" on the western ri...
Curiosity Update: Stretching Out 14 Sep 2012 | 07:18 pm
This view of the lower front and underbelly areas of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines nine images taken by the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) during the 34th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosi...
NAI Announces Selection of New Teams 6 Sep 2012 | 12:33 am
Please join the NAI in welcoming five new research teams into the Institute—the University of Washington; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; the University of...
Fresh Tracks on Mars 4 Sep 2012 | 08:00 pm
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove about 70 feet (about 21 meters) on sol 21. This image (made from combined Navigation Camera images) is centered toward the west-northwest and shows Curiosity's fresh ...
Opportunities for research on Zero-G and suborbital reusable launch vehicles 1 Sep 2012 | 01:18 am
Representation of a parabolic flight performed by the modified Boeing 727, G-FORCE ONE. Credit: Zero G Corp The deadline is approaching for flight opportunities (including microgravity research) avai...
Curiosity In It for the Long Haul 28 Aug 2012 | 04:21 pm
Tracks left in the martian soil by Curiosity’s first test drive. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In recent days, Curiosity has accomplished a number of firsts, including the first use of its laser to zap a ...
Life's First Taste of Phosphorus 23 Aug 2012 | 01:22 pm
Phosphorus is relatively rare on Earth, but is essential for life. The element P shows up in a surprisingly wide range of biological molecules. For instance, one of the best known molecules for carryi...
