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Arsenic-Eating Bacteria Points To New Types Of LifeMoffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 2, 2010 One of the basic assumptions about life on Earth may be due for a revision. Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that thrives on poisonous arsenic, potentially opening up a new pathway for life on Earth and other planets. If you thumb through an introductory biology textbook, you'll notice that six elements dominate the chemistry of life. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are the most common. After that comes phosphorus, then sulfur. Most biologists will tell you that these six elemen ... read more |
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  Cassini Returns Images Of Bright Jets At Enceladus NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30. NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus ... more | .. |
 From Toxicity To Life: Arsenic Proves To Be A Building Block Arsenic - an element that triggers death for most Earthly life forms - is actually allowing for bacterium to thrive and reproduce. In a study that may prompt the rewriting of textbooks, a team of as ... more | .. |
  Opportunity Imaging Small Craters On Way To Endeavour Opportunity continues to make good progress towards Endeavour crater while collecting remote-sensing science observations (imaging) of small craters along the way. The rover drove on Sols 2429 ... more | .. |
  NASA Seeks Nonprofit To Manage ISS National Lab Research As the International Space Station transitions from its assembly phase to full utilization as a unique scientific outpost, NASA is investing in the station's future use by ensuring a wide pool of or ... more |
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  First Super-Earth Atmosphere Analyzed The planet GJ 1214b was discovered in 2009 using the HARPS instrument on ESO's 3.6-metre telescope in Chile. Initial findings suggested that this planet had an atmosphere, which has now been confirm ... more | .. |
  Silicon-Germanium For Space Electronics Applications A five-year project led by the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a novel approach to space electronics that could change how space vehicles and instruments are designed. The new capabili ... more | .. |
 Pits, Flows, Other Scenes In New Set Of Mars Images Newly released images from 340 recent observations of Mars by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show details of a wide assortme ... more | .. |
 HYLAS Satellite Reaches Geostationary Orbit HYLAS (Highly Adaptable Satellite), which was launched successfully on November 27, 2010 by the European Ariane-5 V198 launch vehicle, has reached the geostationary orbit. It may be recalled t ... more |
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  US private rocket readies key demonstration launch American firm SpaceX readied Tuesday the first demonstration launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to low Earth orbit for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program next week. ... more | .. |
Super Earth Could Be Steaming Hot Or Full Of Gas A team of astronomers, including two NASA Sagan Fellows, has made the first characterizations of a super-Earth's atmosphere, by using a ground-based telescope. A super-Earth is a planet up to ... more | .. |
 Cassini Finds Warm Cracks On Enceladus New images and data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft give scientists a unique Saturn-lit view of active fissures through the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. They reveal a more complicat ... more | .. |
  Roster Of Runways Ready To Bring A Shuttle Home Long before a space shuttle crew spots its intended landing target, mission controllers closely monitor the spacecraft, the astronauts and the weather at a roster of runways around the globe. Meanwh ... more |
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  NSS Calls On Congress To Pass NASA Authorization Act Of 2010 In late September 2010, after many months of debate, Congress passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. This three-year authorization demonstrated a bipartisan, cooperative effort on the part of bo ... more | .. |
 Spain Supplies Weather Station For Next Mars Rover The first instrument from Spain for a mission to Mars will provide daily weather reports from the Red Planet. Expect extremes. Major goals for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory include assessing ... more | .. |
 NASA Sets Coverage For COTS 1 Launch The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is targeted for liftoff on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Liftoff will occur from Launch Complex 40 at ... more | .. |
 Opportunity Making Progress To Endeavour Crater Opportunity continues to make progress towards Endeavour crater while collecting remote-sensing science observations along the way. The rover drove on Sols 2424 (Nov. 18, 2010), and 2427 (Nov. ... more |
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  Beautiful and obsolete: the wristwatch boom mystery Charles Dupont bends with satisfaction over a watchmaker's table where 78 minuscule cogs, wheels and springs lie in a neat display. It took an hour to unpick the mystery at the watch's core. Now it's time to put it back together. ... more | .. |
 Demanding Design Boosts Shuttle Engine A space shuttle main engine burns at 6,000 degrees F, but the outside of the nozzle remains cool to the touch. Prior to launch, sometimes it even frosts over. The nozzle technology that allows ... more | .. |
 Cassini Back To Normal, Ready For Enceladus NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission mana ... more | .. |
 NASA To Announce Astrobiology Finding: Major Impact On Search For Life NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology is the study of ... more |
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 IceBite Blog: Remote Control On Thursday, Nov. 18th, we had a very exciting day. Our Mars drill was to be operated by a class of 5th grade students from Valley View School in Pleasanton, California. We got up early in the morni ... more | .. |
 Courting India In Space It's a busy time for watching international relations in space. Then again, given the current state of international relations on Earth, it's not surprising that spaceflight looks so dynamic. We hav ... more | .. |
 Can We Grow Crops On Other Planets Science fiction lovers aren't the only ones captivated by the possibility of colonizing another planet. Scientists are engaging in numerous research projects that focus on determining how habitable ... more | .. |
 Expedition 25 Returns Home Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock and Flight Engineers Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Thursday, wrapping up a five-month stay ... more |
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