Outer Space Blog

The mysterious cosmic force should leave an imprint on the big bang’s afterglow – astronomers think they’ve seen it in the best detail yet


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Mars was never like Earth, in fact it’s more alien than anyone ever imagined, discovers


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It’s not too soon to start thinking about how to keep extrasolar planets free of terrestrial life, a new paper argues


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Now, Jupiter has a third red spot, again produced from a smaller whitish storm.

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After years of planning followed by a ten-month journey, the Mars Phoenix Lander is slated to touch down Sunday near the red planet’s north pole.If successful, the probe will be the first lander to reach a Martian pole and the first to actually touch the planet’s water ice.

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In what’s beginning to look like a case of planetary measles, a third red spot has appeared alongside its cousins — the Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr. — in the turbulent Jovian atmosphere.

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This Sunday, NASA’s Phoenix lander will touch down on the surface of Mars. If everything proceeds according to plan, it will then start sending images and data back to Earth via one of two Mars orbiters and NASA’s Deep Space Network.

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One day before the Phoenix spacecraft attempts to land on Mars, anxious mission members take comfort in good luck charms and hopeful rock lyrics


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