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NASA Rover Curiosity Lands on Mars

August 6, 2012, 8:30 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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by Alicia Chang PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet … Continue reading »

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NASA’s New Mars "Curiosity" Rover Launching Saturday

November 23, 2011, 10:31 am • Posted by Amy Miller
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NASA’s newest astrobiology mission to Mars called the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is set to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Saturday, November 26th. The one hour and 43 minute launch window opens at 10:02 a.m. … Continue reading »

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NASA Announces Evidence of Possible Flowing Water on Mars; Images, Narrated Presentation

August 4, 2011, 10:58 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Update 11:45 a.m.: Today's NASA announcement concerned evidence of "possible flowing water during the warmest months of Mars." Read the NASA press release here. The findings were published in today's edition of the journal Science. Space.com and ScienceNOW have reports. … Continue reading »

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NASA and Google Team Up for Zero-Emissions Flight Contest

August 3, 2011, 10:30 am • Posted by Gretchen Weber
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Google’s made all kinds of headlines with its investments in clean energy recently: $280 million for a California residential solar company, $55 million for a wind project in Kern County, more than $10 million for geothermal R&D projects, and $168 … Continue reading »

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