MARS

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This transforming rover can explore the toughest terrain
Oct 14, 2020 (JPL)
The rover is actually made of a pair of two-wheeled rovers, each called Axel. To divide and conquer, the rover stops, lowers its chassis and anchors it to the g...
NASA, JAXA to Send Sampling Technology to Moon and Phobos
Oct 13, 2020 (SPX)
PlanetVac, developed by Altadena, California-based Honeybee Robotics and funded partially by Planetary Society members and supporters, is scheduled to fly to th...
China's Mars probe completes deep-space maneuver
Oct 11, 2020 (XNA)
The probe completed the maneuver at 11 p.m. after its main engine worked for over 480 seconds. The maneuver took place 29.4 million km from Earth, aiming to hel...
NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Peer Beneath Mars' Surface
Oct 09, 2020 (JPL)
Unlike similar instruments aboard Mars orbiters, which study the planet from space, RIMFAX will be the first ground-penetrating radar set on the surface of Mars...
Mars at its biggest and brightest until 2035
Oct 08, 2020 (SPX)
Because of the shapes and orientations of the planets' orbits, however, Mars and Earth were actually closest on Tuesday, October 6th, separated by just 62 milli...
Preserved dune fields offer insights into Martian history
Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)
Mapping extensive sedimentary rock deposits in the Valles Marineris region of Mars show clear evidence for preserved lithification and burial of dune fields, a ...
The way forward to Mars
Oct 05, 2020 (ESA)
The weather at Mars, the type of launcher and the laws of physics governing the planets determined a 12-day launch window starting on 20 September 2022. Efficie...
AI helps scientists discover fresh craters on Mars
Oct 05, 2020 (JPL)
It's a milestone for planetary scientists and AI researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, who worked together to develop the mach...
The topography of the Jezero crater landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 mission
Oct 01, 2020 (SPX)
Precise maps showing the geographical conditions are essential both for the selection of the landing site and for planning exploration on the ground. A topograp...
ExoMars moves on
Sep 30, 2020 (ESA)
The journey took less than a day. Besides stringent controls in dedicated clean rooms and tents - amongst the cleanest places on Earth - to avoid any biological...
Study: Mars has four bodies of water underneath surface
Sep 29, 2020 (UPI)
After finding one location where water may be buried in 2018, researchers did a more detailed analysis of the region using radar data from the spacecraft Mars E...
NASA's New Mars Rover Is Ready for Space Lasers
Sep 29, 2020 (JPL)
Research with these Apollo-era lunar retroreflectors continues to this day, and scientists want to perform similar experiments on Mars. NASA's Perseverance rove...
Could life exist deep underground on Mars
Sep 24, 2020 (SPX)
While the search for life typically focuses on water found on the surface and in the atmosphere of objects, Dr. Avi Loeb, Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Scienc...
Perseverance will use x-rays to hunt fossils
Sep 23, 2020 (JPL)
Short for Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry, PIXL is a lunchbox-size instrument located on the end of Perseverance's 7-foot-long (2-meter-long) robo...
China's Mars probe completes second orbital correction
Sep 22, 2020 (XNA)
The probe conducted the orbital correction at 11 p.m. on Sunday (Beijing Time) after four of its 120N engines were in operation for 20 seconds. The performance ...
AFRL technology traveling to Mars
Sep 18, 2020 (SPX)
The Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has three important technologies being using on Perseverance and Ingenuity, launched toget...
Using chitin to manufacture tools and shelters on Mars
Sep 17, 2020 (SPX)
With plans to revisit the lunar surface and eventually send a crewed mission to Mars, future space exploration missions are likely to involve an extended stay. ...
Study shows difficulty in finding evidence of life on Mars
Sep 16, 2020 (SPX)
The researchers conducted simulations involving clay and amino acids to draw conclusions regarding the likely degradation of biological material on Mars. Their ...
China's Mars probe travels 137 mln km
Sep 14, 2020 (XNA)
As of 9 a.m. Friday, the probe was in stable condition at a distance of more than 15.3 million km away from Earth, according to a center statement. The probe ca...
ERC Space and Robotics Event 2020
Sep 09, 2020 (SPX)
The grand finale of the sixth edition of the ERC Space and Robotics Event will take place between the 11th and 13th of September 2020. The three-day competition...
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