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Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA Explanation: Deep shadows create dramatic contrasts between light and dark in this high-resolution close-up of the martian surface. Recorded on January 24 by the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the scene spans about 1.5 … Continue reading
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(Huffington Post Science) A NASA spacecraft has spotted a big gully on Mars, a feature that appears to have formed only within the last three years. The powerful HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) imaged the channel, which … Continue reading
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(Huffington Post Science) After decades of searching, NASA scientists have detected the veil of dust kicked up by tiny meteoroid impacts on the moon. The Apollo astronauts and many spacecraft had tried to detect sunlight reflected from the dust and … Continue reading
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(Spaceflight now) The first test flight of NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle has been delayed to early December to accommodate a U.S. military payload in United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 launch manifest, officials announced late Friday. The unmanned Orion test … Continue reading
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