News articles tagged with 'exploration'
Microscopic worms could hold the key to living life on Mars
— 2 Dec 2011 10:26 | BiologyThe astrophysicist Stephen Hawking believes that if humanity is to survive we will have up sticks and colonise space. But is the human body up to the challenge?…
Tool makes search for Martian life easier
— 9 Feb 2011 17:02 | AstronomyFinding life on Mars could get easier with a creative adaption to a common analytical tool that can be installed directly on the robotic arm of a space rover…
Mars rover Opportunity approaching possible meteorite
— 22 Sep 2010 09:34 | AstronomyImages that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took at the end of an 81-metre (266-foot) drive on Sept. 16 reveal a dark rock about 31 metres (102 feet) away. The rover's science…
Oil drilling suspension should top agenda at arctic emergencies meeting
— 16 Jun 2010 13:20 | EnvironmentAs oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico from a sunken BP drilling rig, a key meeting of arctic countries starting today needs to push for a suspension of all arctic drilling…
NASA helps in upcoming asteroid mission homecoming
— 10 Jun 2010 10:00 | AstronomyThe space and astronomy worlds have June 13 circled on the calendar. That's when the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) expects the sample return capsule of the agency's technology…
Scientists select new species for top 10 list; issue SOS
— 22 May 2010 09:35 | BiologyThe International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists - scientists responsible for species exploration and classification…
Satellites show the way to new oil finds
— 27 Feb 2009 14:20 | TechnologyA new map of the Earth's gravitational force based on satellite measurements makes it much less resource intensive to find new oil deposits. The map will be particularly useful as the…
Second ATV named after Johannes Kepler
— 20 Feb 2009 14:20 | AstronomyESA's second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been named Johannes Kepler after the German astronomer and mathematician. Europe's next unmanned logistics spacecraft is scheduled…
NASA and ESA prioritise outer planet missions
— 19 Feb 2009 10:10 | AstronomyAt a meeting in Washington last week, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency officials decided to continue pursuing studies of a mission to Jupiter…
Spirit gets energy boost from cleaner solar panels
— 13 Feb 2009 10:00 | AstronomyA small but important uptick in electrical output from the solar panels on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit this month indicates a beneficial Martian wind has blown away some of…