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Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) (U.S.)
Destination: Mars. Launched: June 10, 2003 (Spirit) and July 7 (Opportunity). Arrival: Jan. 2004. Mission: To deploy, in two different locations, Spirit and Opportunity, two identical long-range…Mars Express (European Space Agency)
Destination: Mars. Launched: June 2, 2003. Arrival: Dec. 26, 2003. Mission: To search for subsurface water from orbit and drop a lander on the Martian surface. Instruments on the orbiting…Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter (MRO) (U.S.)
Destination: Mars orbit. Launched: Aug. 12, 2005. Arrival: March 2006. Mission: To study the history of water on Mars. From its Mars orbit, the mission will take pictures, analyze minerals,…Lairesse, Gerard de
(Encyclopedia) Lairesse, Gerard deLairesse, Gerard degāˈrärt də lārĕsˈ [key], 1641–1711, Flemish painter of allegorical and religious subjects, b. Liège. Most of his life was spent in Holland, where…Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio
(Encyclopedia) Schiaparelli, Giovanni VirginioSchiaparelli, Giovanni Virginiojōvänˈnē vērjēˈnyō [key]Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio skyäpärĕlˈlē [key], 1835–1910, Italian astronomer. He was director…Bode's law
(Encyclopedia) Bode's law [for J. E. Bode], also known as Titius's law or the Titius-Bode law, empirical relationship between the mean distances of the planets from the sun. If each number in the…Flammarion, Camille
(Encyclopedia) Flammarion, CamilleFlammarion, Camillekämēˈyə flämäryôNˈ [key], 1842–1925, French astronomer and author. He served for some years at the Paris Observatory and the Bureau of Longitudes…exobiology
(Encyclopedia) exobiology or astrobiology, search for extraterrestrial life within the solar system and throughout the universe. Philosophical speculation that there might be other worlds similar to…September 2016: Elon Musk's Mission to Mars
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of September 2016. 1. Philae Was Lost…Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Opened: 1/97 at the Gershwin TheaterWith: John Gray It might have been preferable to fight with your lover than attend Gray's flinchingly embarrassing stage version of his best-selling guide…Trending
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