Tag Archives: Mars

Public Star Party Saturday, June 11

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

The CAA will host a public star party for the Medina County Park District at 9:00 PM at Letha House Park West. See Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and more! A cloudy night alternative program will be offered should weather conditions be … Continue reading →

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Mornings bring planetary possibilities

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

Over recent weeks we have watched as several planets have appeared close together in our morning sky — when clear, that is — and even seen them shift their positions as the days passed! Beginning this frigid week and continuing into mid-February, … Continue reading →

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A new pockmark on the face of Mars

Posted on February 5, 2014 by

NASA-JPL: Space rocks hitting Mars excavate fresh craters at a pace of more than 200 per year, but few new Mars scars pack as much visual punch as one seen in a NASA image released February 5, 2014. The image … Continue reading →

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Saturn: rings, moons, Earth, and more

Posted on November 12, 2013 by

On July 19, 2013 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn’s shadow and turned to image the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings — and, in the background, our home planet, Earth. Wait, there’s more! With the sun’s powerful … Continue reading →

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Confirmed: Earth’s “Martian meteorites” really are from Mars

Posted on October 17, 2013 by

PASADENA, Calif. — Examination of the Martian atmosphere by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover confirms that some meteorites that have dropped to Earth really are from the Red Planet. A key new measurement of the inert gas argon in Mars’ atmosphere … Continue reading →

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Curiosity result: Mars could have supported microbial life

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

PASADENA, Calif. — An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have {emphasis added — ed.} supported living microbes. Scientists identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon — some of the key … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: New evidence of a formerly wet Mars

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Curiosity rover mission has found evidence a stream once ran vigorously across the area on Mars where the rover is driving. There is earlier evidence for the presence of water on Mars, but this evidence — … Continue reading →

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