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New NASA app can tell time on Mars

Aug 13, 1:25 pm

Washington, August 13 (ANI): We can know what time it right now on Mars, thanks to an application created at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

And you can download the app from weblog Boing Boing, for Mac, Windows, Linux, OS/2, and other open operating systems

Mars24 is a Java application, which displays a Mars sunclock, a graphical representation of the planet Mars showing its current sun- and nightsides, along with a numerical readout of the time in 24-hour format.

Other displays include a plot showing the relative orbital positions of Mars and Earth and a diagram showing the solar angle and path for a given location on Mars. (ANI)

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Climate change after cosmic impact may have wiped out wooly mammoths May 21, 11:45 am

Washington, May 21 (ANI): A new research has found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age, which resulted in a climate change that forced many species, including wooly mammoths, to die.

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Venus, Jupiter and Mercury will dance in spring twilight May 21, 11:07 am

Washington, May 21 (ANI): Three planets - Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will present a spectacular sky show during the last week of May.

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Mice and lizard return after a month in space May 20, 11:34 am

Washington, May 20 (ANI): A Russian capsule, which had mice and lizards as its occupants, returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space.

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Asteroid 9 times larger than Queen Elizabeth 2 ship to sail past Earth on May 31 May 19, 3:57 pm

Washington, May 19 (ANI): Asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail past Earth on May 31, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon.

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