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February 12, 2009 Spirit Gets Energy Boost from Cleaner Solar PanelsA small but important uptick in electrical output from the solar panels on Spirit this month indicates a beneficial Martian wind has blown away some of the dust that has accumulated on the panels. |
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February 12, 2009 NASA Spacecraft Falling For MarsThe gravity of Mars will change the Dawn spacecraft's path about the sun, helping send the probe toward its 2011 encounter with the asteroid Vesta. |
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February 12, 2009 JPL to Host 21st High-Tech Conference for Small BusinessThe March 3-4 annual High-Tech Conference for Small Business, held by JPL, can help small-business owners improve their knowledge and skills to compete in the federal/state government and prime contractor marketplace. |
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February 10, 2009 NASA Receives Shorty Twitter AwardNASA's activities in social networking media will be recognized Wednesday in New York, when the agency receives an award for its presence on the popular Web site Twitter. |
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February 10, 2009 NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of AstronomyGalileo first turned his telescope to the heavens in 1609, marking the dawn of modern astronomy. |
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February 10, 2009 NASA Mission Meets the Carbon Dioxide Measurement ChallengeThe challenge: very precisely measure carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere all over the world, especially near Earth's surface. |
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February 9, 2009 Santa Monica High Rules the Day at Science BowlIn an annual "battle of the brains," Santa Monica High School placed first in the regional Science Bowl held on Saturday, Feb. 7, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. |
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February 6, 2009 NASA-JPL Scientist Elected to National Academy of EngineeringIn one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers and scientists, the National Academy of Engineering has elected Moustafa T. Chahine, a senior research scientist at JPL as a member of its organization. |
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February 6, 2009 Stardust Logs A Decade Under The StarsSaturday, Feb. 7, marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of NASA's well-traveled Stardust spacecraft. |
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February 6, 2009 Ocean-Observing Satellites Begin Tandem TangoTwo NASA oceanography satellites have begun a long-distance orbital dance that will double the amount of data on ocean features that was previously available. |
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NASA Mission Will Help Unravel Climate Mysteries |
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Socializing on Mars |
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Understanding the Sources of Carbon Dioxide |
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Launch Nears for Planet-Hunting Kepler |
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Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming |
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