Sentences with phrase «finding habitable environments»

«This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,» Zurbuchen stated during the news conference.

«This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,» said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

And that's a step closer to finding a habitable environment beyond the solar system.

«Really, the big thing in this package of six papers is that we've accomplished the mission goal of finding a habitable environment,» Caltech's John Grotzinger, the principal investigator for Curiosity's $ 2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission, told NBC News.

Not exact matches

We went to Mars seeking evidence concerning whether or not it once had liquid water and a habitable environment, and I think we've found a definitive answer to that question.

The Martian volcano Arsia Mons may have been home to one of the most recent habitable environments yet found on the Red Planet, geologists say.

The success of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity in finding tell - tale signs of past water at its Meridiani Planum landing site has left some researchers believing the region could have once been a habitable, albeit still hostile, environment.

At Kimberley, the scientists hope to wield the rover's drill if they find the right kind of rock that could yield signs of habitable environments.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University]-- The slopes of a giant Martian volcano, once covered in glacial ice, may have been home to one of the most recent habitable environments yet found on the Red Planet, according to new research led by Brown University geologists.