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Postcards from Mars: NASA Displays Images From the Curiosity Rover

August 6, 2012, 2:10 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed successfully on Mars Sunday night, has started beaming back its first photos. The Ames center in Mountain View designed  the robot's chemical and mineralogy (CheMin) instrument and made other key contributions. NASA engineers, who were … Continue reading »

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NASA Robot Approaches Mars

August 2, 2012, 3:37 pm • Posted by Amy Standen
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If all goes well, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Sunday, NASA’s Curiosity Lander will touch down on the surface of Mars, ending a 352-million-mile journey that began last November. That’s a big “if.” NASA engineers have half-jokingly referred to … Continue reading »

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A.M. Splash: Cal State Mulls More Tuition Hikes; Berkeley Aims to Boost Tourism; Bald Eagles Returning; Los Altos Man's Device Goes to Mars

July 17, 2012, 8:42 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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CSU looks to limit enrollment or increase cost to bridge potential budget gaps (SF Examiner) Attending one of the university systems’ 23 campuses could be more expensive, tougher to get in to or tuition could even be reduced, depending on … Continue reading »

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