Tag: Mars

Mars Rover build to be unveiled at Missouri S&T

Posted by on April 8, 2015

The Mars Rover Design Team at Missouri University of Science and Technology will unveil this year’s rover, named Horizon, at a ceremony scheduled for noon Friday, April 17, on the Havener Center lawn.

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Missouri S&T students, recent graduate lead a Mars landing team

Posted by on December 5, 2014

Two Missouri University of Science and Technology students and one recent graduate are part of a team that has been selected as a finalist to design part of a Mars landing mission in 2018.

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S&T students form Mars Rover Design Team

Posted by on April 27, 2012

If all goes well, a rover designed and built by students at Missouri University of Science and Technology will be maneuvering through rocky red terrain in the summer of 2013.

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Missouri S&T physics department to hold Visitors’ Night at the

Posted by on April 7, 2008

The Missouri University of Science and Technology physics department is sponsoring the final Visitors’ Night for the spring 2008 semester at the Missouri S&T Observatory.

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View the moon, Mars and Saturn at UMR Observatory Friday

Posted by on April 5, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host a Visitors’ Night at UMR’s astronomical observatory at 9 p.m. Friday, April 7. The public is invited to view the moon, Mars and Saturn through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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UMR to host Visitors’ Night at observatory March 3

Posted by on February 27, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host a Visitors’ Night at UMR’s astronomical observatory at 8 p.m. Friday, March 3. The public is invited to view the moon, Mars and Saturn through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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View moon and planets at UMR Observatory

Posted by on January 25, 2006

For a good view of features on the moon or a sighting of Saturn’s rings, look no further than the University of Missouri-Rolla Observatory. The observatory will host three Visitors’ Nights during the current semester, including one at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3.        

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More than a grain of salt? UMR scientists to lead AAAS symposium on geomicrobiology

Posted by on January 17, 2006

Scientists scheduled to attend a symposium at the upcoming meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in St. Louis think it might be possible to discover evidence of life on Mars – especially if microbes or microfossils can be found in the most unlikely places on Earth.         

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