Near miss: Alert scientists help NASA orbiter avoid collision with Mars moon

8 years, 1 month ago

Near miss: Alert scientists help NASA orbiter avoid collision with Mars moon

A timely alert by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, prompted an unscheduled manoeuvre by the MAVEN spacecraft that helped it avoid a potentially catastrophic collision with Mars’ moon Phobos. Notably, NASA said that this is the first collision avoidance manoeuvre that the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN spacecraft has performed at Mars to steer clear of Phobos. MAVEN, with an elliptical orbit around Mars, has an orbit that crosses those of other spacecraft and the moon Phobos many times over the course of a year. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, sounded the alert regarding the possibility of MAVEN's collision with Phobos on March 6.

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Nasa orbiter Maven spacecraft avoids collision with Mars moon

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Nasa orbiter Maven spacecraft avoids collision with Mars moon

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Mars, the Red Planet, is home to two intriguing moons, Phobos and Deimos. Unlike Earth's Moon, whose origin is fairly well understood as the result of a collision with a …

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Mars moons Phobos and Deimos could be debris from a shredded asteroid, suggests study

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Mars moons Phobos and Deimos could be debris from a shredded asteroid, suggests study

As per the recent study, Mars’ moons, may have originated from debris left behind after an asteroid was torn apart by the planet’s gravity. He theorizes that an asteroid was …

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Perseverance Captures Intriguing 'Googly Eye' on Mars During Solar Eclipse

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Perseverance Captures Intriguing 'Googly Eye' on Mars

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Perseverance Captures Intriguing 'Googly Eye' on Mars

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How Mars recent solar storm could put astronauts at risk

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How Mars recent solar storm could put astronauts at risk

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The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

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The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

The two small moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate. Giveaways If an impact origin did indeed …

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Mangalyaan captures stunning pictures of Phobos, the Martian Moon | Watch Video

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Mangalyaan captures stunning pictures of Phobos, the Martian Moon | Watch Video

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India's Mangalyaan captured Martian moon Phobos passing over Red Planet | Video

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India's Mangalyaan captured Martian moon Phobos passing over Red Planet | Video

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Nasa DART mission live: Nasa successfully smashes spacecraft into asteroid in first major test

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Nasa DART mission live: Nasa successfully smashes spacecraft into asteroid in first major test

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Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in historic defense test | WATCH

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Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in historic defense test | WATCH

A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. Launched last November, the vending machine-size Dart …

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NASA on track to smash a spacecraft into a giant asteroid at 15,000mph next month

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NASA on track to smash a spacecraft into a giant asteroid at 15,000mph next month

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Huge asteroid TWICE the size of the Burj Khalifa will pass Earth on Friday

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Huge asteroid TWICE the size of the Burj Khalifa will pass Earth on Friday

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NASA’s Perseverance rover watches eclipse of Mars’ doomed ‘potato’ moon

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NASA’s Perseverance rover watches eclipse of Mars’ doomed ‘potato’ moon

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. And although it looks like the rover was watching the shadow of a potato cross the red Martian surface, that’s actually Phobos, …

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Sun block: NASA's Mars missions will halt communication

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Sun block: NASA's Mars missions will halt communication

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Orbiting and landing on an asteroid

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Phobos and Deimos are the remnants of a much larger Martian moon

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Phobos and Deimos are the remnants of a much larger Martian moon

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Japan’s Martian moon mission may reveal clues to Mars’ past

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Japan’s Martian moon mission may reveal clues to Mars’ past

CNN — Mars has long been a point of fascination for scientists as they try to uncover the planet’s past and determine if it ever supported life. “Phobos has been …

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NASA Missed the Closest Ever Asteroid to Earth Which Visited on Friday the 13th

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NASA Missed the Closest Ever Asteroid to Earth Which Visited on Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th is considered an ominous date in many cultural superstitions, however, NASA discovered something quite exciting which transpired on Friday, November 13, 2020. The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert …

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Why 'Super Weird' Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Fascinate Scientists Despite Being Tiny Space Potatoes

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ISRO's Orbiter Mission captures image of Mars' biggest moon

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ISRO's Orbiter Mission captures image of Mars' biggest moon

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Mars's moon Phobos was once a ring of rubble around the Red Planet

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The largest Martian moon, Phobos, was once a ring of rubble surrounding the Red Planet - until rocks clumped together to form the misshapen body we know today. Astronomers from …

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First EVER mission to bring back pieces of the Martian moon Phobos will launch in 2024

5 years, 1 month ago

First EVER mission to bring back pieces of the Martian moon Phobos will launch in 2024

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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft beams back selfie to mark four years orbiting Mars

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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft beams back selfie to mark four years orbiting Mars

The selfie was captured by the instrument imaging UV emissions from the Martian upper atmosphere. NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has beamed back a selfie to mark its four years orbiting Mars …

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NASA's Mars probe beams back selfie to mark four years in orbit

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NASA's Mars probe beams back selfie to mark four years in orbit

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has beamed back a selfie to mark its four years orbiting Mars and studying the upper atmosphere of the red planet. The image was obtained with the …

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Previously unseen asteroid skims past Earth in 'near miss'

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A newly-found bus-sized asteroid came 'close' to Earth today - at speeds of more than 21,000mph. Scroll down for video A previously unseen asteroid brushed past Earth today - at …

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Solar activity can electrically charge the moons of Mars, making it difficult for future missions

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Solar activity can electrically charge the moons of Mars, making it difficult for future missions

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Nasa reveals infrared look at Mars's Phobos moon

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Nasa reveals infrared look at Mars's Phobos moon

NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has captured its first images of the ‘Death Star’ moon Phobos – a region that could one day host a human-mission outpost. Using the Thermal Emission …

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Tiny Martian moon Phobos captured by NASA's Hubble telescope

7 years, 8 months ago

Tiny Martian moon Phobos captured by NASA's Hubble telescope

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Water escaping Mars has its ups and downs, NASA's MAVEN mission finds

8 years, 5 months ago

Water escaping Mars has its ups and downs, NASA's MAVEN mission finds

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Watch: Nasa's Maven captures ultraviolet pictures of Mars displaying its ‘nightglow’

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European Mars satellite enters orbit to cheers, but fate of lander is unclear

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Isro to perform key manoeuvre on Mars Orbiter next year

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With the Mars Orbiter Mission completing two years, Isro on Sunday said it will be doing a “major event” of effecting a manoeuvre on the Orbiter next year to reduce …

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NASA scientists closer to solving mystery surrounding origin of Mars moon Phobos

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NASA scientists closer to solving mystery surrounding origin of Mars moon Phobos

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NASA could land humans on Phobos and then Mars by 2039

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Mars missions to rest as Red Planet hides behind Sun- India TV News

9 years, 9 months ago

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Washington: From June 7 to June 21, NASA's Mars Missions will not beam any new data to the Earth as the Red Planet goes behind the Sun and the spacecraft …

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Mars orbiter crossed comet hurdle: ISRO

10 years, 5 months ago

Mars orbiter crossed comet hurdle: ISRO

Bangalore: After the Mars orbiter spacecraft's successful encounter with comet Siding Spring last week, a major hurdle was over and the satellite is now in a normal phase of the …

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More Siding Spring images shooting past Mars captured by orbiter

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More images of the remarkable once-in-a-million-year event, that saw a comet hurtle past Mars, have emerged. These images were taken of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring by Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance …

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Comet Siding Spring: ISRO re-positions its Mars Orbiter

10 years, 5 months ago

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Nasa's Maven spacecraft provides first look at Mars' upper atmosphere

10 years, 5 months ago

Nasa's Maven spacecraft provides first look at Mars' upper atmosphere

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MAVEN beams first images from Martian atmosphere

10 years, 5 months ago

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NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft has provided scientists their first look at a storm of Solar Energetic Particles in the Red Planet. MAVEN has clicked unprecedented ultraviolet images …

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Mangalyaan sends pictures of Mars moon Phobos

10 years, 5 months ago

Mangalyaan sends pictures of Mars moon Phobos

Almost 20 days after it successfully entered the orbit of the Red Planet, ISRO’s Mars Orbiter on Tuesday sent pictures of Phobos — the largest of the two natural satellites …

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NASA's Maven spacecraft gets first look at Mars' atmosphere

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NASA's Maven spacecraft gets first look at Mars' atmosphere

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NASA ready for date with rare Mars comet flyby Oct 19

10 years, 5 months ago

NASA ready for date with rare Mars comet flyby Oct 19

Washington: NASA's extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, are all set to to click and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby Oct 19. Comet C/2013 A1, …

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