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Rosetta blog: CometWatch 6 March Posted: 09 Mar 2015 09:13 AM PDT Today’s CometWatch entry is a single frame NAVCAM image obtained on 6 March from a distance of 82.9 The post Rosetta blog: CometWatch 6 March has been published on Technology Org.

Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power life on Mars Posted: 09 Mar 2015 05:10 AM PDT Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to research pioneered The post Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power life on Mars has been published on Technology Org.

Space Time Warp Allows Scientists to Watch the Same Star Explode Four Times Posted: 09 Mar 2015 02:59 AM PDT Thanks to a rare cosmic phenomenon, astronomers were able to observe the same ancient, distant star explode as The post Space Time Warp Allows Scientists to Watch the Same Star Explode Four Times has been published onTechnology Org.

‘Habitable’ planet GJ 581d previously dismissed as noise probably does exist Posted: 09 Mar 2015 01:47 AM PDT Researchers are confident the planet named GJ 581d, identified in 2009 orbiting the star Gliese 581, does exist, The post ‘Habitable’ planet GJ 581d previously dismissed as noise probably does exist has been published onTechnology Org.

Dawn in orbit around icy Ceres Posted: 09 Mar 2015 01:28 AM PDT NASA’s Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres on 6 March 2015 at 13:39 CET. In The post Dawn in orbit around icy Ceres has been published on Technology Org.

Have you ever used a camera on board an interplanetary spacecraft? Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:48 PM PDT In May, the ‘webcam’ on board Mars Express will be available for public imaging requests. ESA is inviting schools, The post Have you ever used a camera on board an interplanetary spacecraft? has been published on Technology Org.

Proba-V: Scanning Earth, saving lives Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:42 PM PDT A high-speed camera for monitoring vegetation from space and combating famine in Africa is being adapted to spot The post Proba-V: Scanning Earth, saving lives has been published on Technology Org.

Mars Loses an Ocean But Gains the Potential for Life Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:32 PM PDT It’s hard to believe it now looking at Mars’ dusty, dessicated landscape that it once possessed a vast The post Mars Loses an Ocean But Gains the Potential for Life has been published on Technology Org.

Scientists in Orbit Over Dawn’s Arrival at Ceres Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:27 PM PDT Dawn made it! After a 14-month tour of the asteroid Vesta and 2 1/2 years en route to The post Scientists in Orbit Over Dawn’s Arrival at Ceres has been published on Technology Org.

How Long Does It Take to Get to Pluto? Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:23 PM PDT It’s a long way out to the dwarf planet Pluto. So, just how fast could we get there? The post How Long Does It Take to Get to Pluto? has been published on Technology Org.

Freeze! Watching alloys change from liquid to solid could lead to better metals Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:19 PM PDT If you put a camera in the ice machine and watched water turn into ice, the process would The post Freeze! Watching alloys change from liquid to solid could lead to better metals has been published onTechnology Org.

Use of Curiosity Rover Arm Expected to Resume in a Few Days Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:12 PM PDT Managers of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover mission expect to approve resumption of rover arm movements as early as The post Use of Curiosity Rover Arm Expected to Resume in a Few Days has been published on Technology Org.

NASA Launches 2015 Space Apps Challenge to Spark Innovation Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:11 PM PDT NASA and other space agencies around the world are preparing for the fourth annual International Space Apps Challenge, The post NASA Launches 2015 Space Apps Challenge to Spark Innovation has been published on Technology Org.

Dawn Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:10 PM PDT NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spacecraft was The post Dawn Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet has been published on Technology Org.