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The promise and peril of a crewed Mars mission
Jun 06, 2025 (AFP)
That political momentum, coupled with SpaceX chief Elon Musk's zeal, has breathed new life into a cause long championed by Red Planet advocates -- even as major...
Why Elon Musk Believes Mars is Humanity's Only Long-Term Option
Jun 05, 2025 (SPX)
He has repeatedly emphasized that humanity must become a multi-planetary species to ensure its long-term continuity. In this article, we explore the motivations...
Why Elon Musk sees Mars as the only long term option for humanity
Jun 05, 2025 (SPX)
He has repeatedly emphasized that humanity must become a multi-planetary species to ensure its long-term continuity. In this article, we explore the motivations...
NASA's MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars
Jun 02, 2025 (SPX)
Scientists have known for a long time, through an abundance of evidence, that water was present on Mars' surface billions of years ago, but are still asking the...
NASA discovers phenomenon that could have led to water loss on Mars
May 29, 2025 (UPI)
The new research comes after a decade of exploration by NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric Volatile Evolution) mission shows evidence of an escape process known as ...
China opens international call for instruments on Tianwen-3 Mars mission
May 22, 2025 (SPX)
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has issued a global call for proposals, welcoming submissions from institutions abroad, including those in Hong K...
Martian dust devil photobombs NASA Perseverance rover in milestone selfie
May 22, 2025 (JPL)
According to Justin Maki, imaging lead at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the selfie offers a detailed glimpse of both the rugged Martian terrain and th...
Rocky road geology reveals billion year story inside Martian crater
May 22, 2025 (SPX)
This nearly circular formation is thought to have originated as an impact crater 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago, during an era when Mars was heavily bombarded by ...
UT Austin Researchers Uncover Key Link in Early Martian Water Cycle
May 20, 2025 (SPX)
Mohammad Afzal Shadab and Eric Hiatt developed a computer model that calculates the time it took for water to move from the Martian surface to deep underground ...
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover to Take Bite Out of 'Krokodillen'`
May 20, 2025 (JPL)
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is exploring a new region of interest the team is calling "Krokodillen" that may contain some of the oldest rocks on Mars. The ar...
Streak Patterns on Mars Likely Formed by Dust Rather Than Water Flow
May 20, 2025 (SPX)
For decades, scientists have debated the nature of these dark streaks, which extend down Martian cliffsides and crater walls. Some researchers have proposed tha...
Is Terraforming Mars a Realistic Goal?
May 19, 2025 (SPX)
In a perspective paper published in Nature Astronomy, the authors examine the practical steps required to make the Martian surface more Earth-like. This include...
What Martian Craters Reveal About the Red Planet's Subsurface
May 19, 2025 (SPX)
Traditionally, researchers have studied crater shapes and sizes to infer subsurface properties. However, new findings suggest that the dimensions of ejecta blan...
A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill
May 15, 2025 (JPL)
The target? A rock containing spherules, which could shed a light on volcanic- or impact-related processes occurring in Mars' most ancient past. After a search ...
What Martian Craters Reveal About Subsurface Composition
May 15, 2025 (SPX)
"Historically, researchers have used the size and shape of impact craters to infer the properties of materials in the subsurface," said Aleksandra Sokolowska, a...
NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars
May 15, 2025 (SPX)
On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion...
Sols 4541-4542: Boxwork Structure, or Just Box-Like Structure?
May 14, 2025 (JPL)
But before repositioning, Curiosity will start off by taking a huge Mastcam mosaic of all terrain around the rover to help us document how it is changing along ...
Europa Clipper Conducts Critical Mars Flyby for Instrument Calibration
May 13, 2025 (SPX)
The flyby provided a valuable opportunity for the mission team to test the Europa Thermal Imaging System (E-THEMIS), the spacecraft's primary thermal mapping in...
Martian Atmosphere Enables Advanced In-Situ Thermoelectric Power Generation
May 13, 2025 (SPX)
In addition to electricity production, this approach can be integrated with Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC) for oxygen generation and thermal management o...
Martian Seismic Data Suggests Potential Liquid Water Reserves at Depth
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
Liquid water once flowed abundantly on Mars during the Noachian and Hesperian periods, up to about 3 billion years ago. However, it disappeared from the surface...
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