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Rocket Lab wins NASA contract to study martian rock sample return mission
Oct 08, 2024 (SPX)
The NASA Rapid Mission Design Studies for Mars Sample Return initiative calls for proposals to examine mission designs that could bring samples collected by the...
Evidence of volcanic spatter cone on Mars
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
Flynn conducted a comparative study, analyzing a volcanic vent on Mars and comparing it with a spatter cone formed during the 2021 eruption of Fagradalsfjall in...
NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s
Oct 01, 2024 (SPX)
NASA's Artemis program plans to return humans to the Moon this decade to practice and prepare for a Mars mission as early as the 2030s. While NASA has several r...
Crew completes simulated Mars Mission at JSC
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
The HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) missions are part of NASA's effort to study how humans cope with the unique challenges of deep space exploration, i...
Martian rocks shed light on planet's ancient climate
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
Led by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Matthew Chojnacki, a research team recently mapped and characterized these paleo-bedforms to better understa...
Mars' missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
Where exactly did Mars' atmosphere go? This question has been a central mystery of Mars' 4.6-billion-year history. For two MIT geologists, the answer may lie in...
A Striped Surprise
Sep 25, 2024 (JPL)
It has now nearly been a month since the rover began its climb up the steep slopes leading to the crater rim, on the hunt for ancient rocks that could teach us ...
Solar Wind effects on Mars' nightside magnetic field revealed
Sep 20, 2024 (SPX)
Published in 'Earth and Planetary Physics', this research explores how variations in upstream solar wind conditions affect the low-altitude magnetic field on Ma...
Organic molecules on Mars linked to atmospheric formaldehyde
Sep 20, 2024 (SPX)
Organic matter, which can originate from living organisms or chemical processes, contains carbon isotopes that give clues about its formation. NASA's Curiosity ...
Study reveals surprising behavior of Mars' induced magnetosphere
Sep 19, 2024 (SPX)
Mars, lacking a natural internal magnetic field, forms an induced magnetosphere as its atmosphere interacts directly with the solar wind. This solar wind, compo...
Reaching New Heights to Unravel Deep Martian History!
Sep 17, 2024 (JPL)
Impact craters like Jezero may be the key to piecing together the early geologic history of Mars, as they provide a window into the history of the ancient crust...
Gravity study of Mars reveals hidden structures and activity beneath Olympus Mons
Sep 16, 2024 (SPX)
While Mars has long been known to harbor hidden structures, such as ice deposits, the newly discovered features beneath the northern polar plains remain enigmat...
NASA recreates Mars' Spider formations in lab for the first time
Sep 15, 2024 (SPX)
First discovered in 2003 through orbiter images, these formations - known as araneiform terrain - have puzzled scientists. Located primarily in Mars' southern h...
Mars Cloud Atlas offers key insights into atmospheric dynamics
Sep 12, 2024 (SPX)
The images in the atlas were captured by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), which has been orbiting Mars on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Expres...
ChemCam Laser Hits 1 Million Zaps on Mars, Continues Data Collection
Sep 12, 2024 (SPX)
"Not only is this a remarkable technical accomplishment for our instrument, but it also represents a staggering amount of chemistry data from the surface of Mar...
Mars mission: Wurzburg researchers orchestrate swarm of robots
Sep 12, 2024 (SPX)
Since 2012, this largest known canyon in the solar system has received special attention from the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). The ...
Rover trials demonstrate autonomous sampling capabilities in UK quarry
Sep 11, 2024 (SPX)
Codi drove to the sample locations with a remarkable accuracy of 10 cm, continuously mapping the surrounding terrain. The rover utilized four cameras to locate ...
Hubble and MAVEN collaborate to uncover Mars' water loss
Sep 06, 2024 (SPX)
"There are only two places water can go. It can freeze into the ground, or the water molecule can break into atoms, and the atoms can escape from the top of the...
China targets Mars sample-return mission by 2028
Sep 06, 2024 (SPX)
Liu Jizhong, the chief designer of the Mars sample-return mission, provided details during the 2nd International Deep Space Exploration Conference held in Tunxi...
Why the Martian polar caps show significant differences
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
In a recent paper published in 'Icarus', PSI Senior Scientist Candice Hansen, along with her team, delves into these complexities. The research integrates decad...
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