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Western geologists test instrument for Mars rover mission in search for life
May 30, 2024 (SPX)
Western planetary geologists Livio Tornabene and Gordon Osinski lead an international team to study clay formation on Mars. Supported by a three-year Canadian S...
RNA study reveals potential for life in Mars' extreme environments
May 23, 2024 (SPX)
In recent years, NASA missions have found evidence of abundant perchlorate salts on the Martian surface. Perchlorate salts can collect and combine with water fr...
Redwire to lead Mars imaging study for NASA
May 22, 2024 (SPX)
"This presents an exciting opportunity to advance scientific discovery and exploration and we are proud to be recognized as a key commercial partner for future ...
Astrobotic to conduct NASA JPL studies for Mars missions
May 21, 2024 (SPX)
The two studies will focus on large payload delivery and hosting services, and Mars surface-imaging services. These studies will analyze how Astrobotic can adap...
NASA and ESA Collaborate on ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover
May 20, 2024 (SPX)
With this memorandum of understanding, NASA's Launch Services Program will secure a U.S. commercial launch provider for the Rosalind Franklin rover. NASA will a...
NASA, ESA will search for 'signs of life' on Mars
May 16, 2024 (UPI)
They will collaborate on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission that will launch in 2028 to explore Mars. Under terms of the deal, NASA will pr...
Tracing organic matter origins in Martian sediments
May 14, 2024 (SPX)
A study in Nature Geoscience on May 9, 2024, led by Professor Yuichiro Ueno from Tokyo Institute of Technology and Professor Matthew Johnson from the University...
Mars agriculture simulations show promise and challenges
May 02, 2024 (SPX)
Rovers have initially scoped Martian terrains, setting the stage for human researchers who are better suited for complex tasks. The necessity for fresh food on ...
Manganese discovery on Mars suggests ancient Earth-like conditions
May 02, 2024 (SPX)
"It is difficult for manganese oxide to form on the surface of Mars, so we didn't expect to find it in such high concentrations in a shoreline deposit," said Pa...
NASA launches commercial studies to facilitate Mars robotic science
May 02, 2024 (SPX)
The initiative began with a request for proposals issued on January 29, targeting U.S. industries to support the Mars Exploration Program's goal of advancing hi...
NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars
Apr 30, 2024 (SPX)
In the months ahead, two of NASA's Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how solar flares - giant explosions on the Sun's surface - co...
China aims to retrieve Martian soil samples by 2030
Apr 26, 2024 (SPX)
Wu Weiren, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a leading figure at the China National Space Administration, remarked this week in Wuhan, the capi...
Hera mission plans Mars flyby en route to asteroid study
Apr 26, 2024 (SPX)
The flyby details were discussed at the Hera Science Community Workshop at the ESTEC center in the Netherlands. "This swingby is part of the scheduled manoeuvre...
NASA Mars Analog Crew Approaches Mission Conclusion
Apr 25, 2024 (SPX)
This team, consisting of four volunteers, has been immersed in a series of activities designed to simulate Mars exploration. Over the duration, they conducted v...
Exploring methane mysteries on Mars: Curiosity Rover's new findings
Apr 23, 2024 (SPX)
However, SAM has also observed that the methane's presence is transient and variable. It emerges at night and vanishes by day, with seasonal fluctuations and oc...
NASA Mars helicopter sends last message to Earth
Apr 17, 2024 (AFP)
The tissue box-sized aircraft made history by achieving the first powered flight on another planet after hitching a ride under the belly of the Perseverance rov...
Comet Geyser: Perseverance's 24th Rock Core
Apr 17, 2024 (JPL)
Bunsen Peak is named after a prominent peak in Yellowstone National, Park, Wyoming, USA, and the namesake for Comet Geyser is the silica-sintered cone geyser al...
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter transitions to stationary role on Red Planet
Apr 17, 2024 (SPX)
On April 16, engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory bid farewell to active missions of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a pioneering aircraft on Mars. Alth...
NASA Aims for Cost-Effective Mars Sample Return by 2030s
Apr 16, 2024 (SPX)
Over the past 25 years, NASA has been methodically researching Mars' early history to shed light on the development of potentially habitable worlds, including o...
NASA gears up for another Mars simulation mission
Apr 16, 2024 (SPX)
Participants Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara will immerse themselves in this rigorous experiment starting May 10, with ...
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