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It appears the dust storms on the Red Planet have resulted in the rovers being put into extreme survival mode. In a word, the Opportunity Rover is hanging on by a thread. If the dust storms do not let up soon so the rovers can get more energy into the batteries, good old Mars weather may spell the demise of
We could be in for a heck of a ride in about 2 billion years from now as the parking space we occupy in the galaxy is re-organized. SFGate.com
This story is going to get the conspiracy theorist talking big time. Nature very rarely creates complex shapes on it’s own. But the images coming back from Saturn are going to create a significant number of discussions.
Sadly the MRO is having some issues with camera sensors and some other scientific devices and the folks at NASA are very worried about the spacecraft. This is really bad news considering how well the Mars missions have been going. SpaceToday.net
NASA wants to launch the upcoming mission to the ISS at night while the risk are higher they benefits are a wider launch window and less pressure for NASA. [USA Today]