News articles tagged with 'spectrometer' (Page 2)
WHOI scientists map and confirm origin of large, underwater hydrocarbon plume in Gulf
— 20 Aug 2010 10:21 | EnvironmentScientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the…
Cassini hunting Enceladus 'tigers' with night vision
— 13 Aug 2010 08:09 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft will be hunting for heat signatures at the 'tiger stripes' in the dim south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Friday, Aug. 13. The closest approach…
UA-operated stereo camera selected for Mars mission
— 4 Aug 2010 10:49 | AstronomyNASA and the European Space Agency, or ESA, have embarked on a joint program to explore Mars in the coming decades and have selected five science instruments - including one from the…
What is consuming hydrogen and acetylene on Titan?
— 4 Jun 2010 17:52 | AstronomyTwo new papers based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft scrutinise the complex chemical activity on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. While non-biological chemistry offers one…
NASA rover finds clue to Mars' past and environment for life
— 4 Jun 2010 17:46 | AstronomyRocks examined by NASA's Spirit Mars Rover hold evidence of a wet, non-acidic ancient environment that may have been favourable for life. Confirming this mineral clue took four years…
ASU instrument on NASA rover helps identify outcrop of long-sought rare rock on Mars
— 4 Jun 2010 16:07 | AstronomyIt's amazing what cleaning your glasses can reveal. A mineral-scouting instrument developed at Arizona State University has found an outcrop of rock rich in carbonates in the Columbia…
New INL invention could aid Mars probes' search for life
— 24 May 2010 16:27 | TechnologyThe next generation of Mars rovers could have smaller, cheaper, more robust and more sensitive life-detecting instruments, thanks to a new invention by scientists at the U.S. Department…
Microbe detective seeks out germs
— 20 Mar 2010 14:26 | TechnologyWe are surrounded by microorganisms. They inhabit our skin, the air we breathe, the surfaces we touch. In most cases this is not a problem, but there are situations in which these constant…
Proposed mission would return sample from asteroid 'time capsule'
— 19 Mar 2010 14:32 | AstronomyMeet asteroid 1999 RQ36, a chunk of rock and dust about 1,900 feet in diameter that could tell us how the solar system was born, and perhaps, shed light on how life began. It also might…
Cassini finds plethora of plumes, hotspots at Enceladus
— 24 Feb 2010 12:59 | AstronomyNewly released images from last November's swoop over Saturn's icy moon Enceladus by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal a forest of new jets spraying from prominent fractures crossing…