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Curiosity Rover Recovering From Computer Glitch

March 5, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The Curiosity rover is now out of “safe mode” following a memory problem with its main computer, and the Mars Science Laboratory team expects the rover to resume full operations next week. Controllers switched the rover to a redundant onboard computer, [...]

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Super Good at Collecting Data, Massive Science Balloon Breaks Records

February 5, 2013

Super-TIGER prepares for launch from Antarctica. NASA’s Super-TIGER science balloon landed Friday at a frigid and remote base in Antarctica after setting two duration records while gathering data about cosmic rays. There’s so much data that it will take scientists about two years to analyze, according to NASA. Remove this ad

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New Study Shows Cosmic Rays Could Cause Alzheimer’s

January 1, 2013

Humans explore Mars in “Distant Shores,” an illustration by NASA artist Pat Rawlins Cosmic rays from deep space could pose serious health risks to future astronauts on long-duration missions to Mars — even bringing on the memory-destroying symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the results of a new study from the University of Rochester Medical [...]

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ERGO – Students Sign up to Build the World’s Largest Telescope!

June 28, 2012

Inspired by SETI Chief, Jill Tarter’s 2009 TED ‘Prize Wish’ to “Empower Earthlings everywhere to become active participants in the ultimate search for cosmic company” the Energetic Ray Global Observatory or ERGO is an exciting new to project that aims to enlist students around the world to turn our whole planet into one massive cosmic-ray [...]

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A Rare Type of Solar Storm Spotted by Satellite

June 1, 2012

When a moderate-sized M-class flare erupted from the Sun on May 17, it sent out a barrage of high-energy solar particles that belied its initial intensity. These particles traveled at nearly the speed of light, crossing the 93 million miles between the Sun and Earth in a mere 20 minutes and impacting our atmosphere, causing [...]

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