Beaming up on the way to space
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 08:34
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) -- Space may be the final frontier. But often a few trips to PML are necessary before things can get off the ground. One recent case in point is the test of an instrument called the Extreme Ultraviolet Monitor, which will soon be heading for Mars to help answer a vexing question in planetary science: Where did the Red Planets once-dense atmosphere go?