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February 26, 2024
MARSDAILY
NASA seeks candidates for yearlong simulated Mars mission
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 16, 2024

NASA said Friday it is seeking applicants for a simulated yearlong Mars mission. ... more

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MARSDAILY
Partial Cover Malfunction on Perseverance's SHERLOC Instrument Impacts Mars Research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has encountered a hiccup in its quest to uncover the secrets of the Red Planet. The rover's team is currently assessing an issue with the SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable E ... more

TECTONICS
Mars' volcanic activity suggests Early crust recycling
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 20, 2024

In a groundbreaking study led by Professor Joseph Michalski of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), new light has been shed on the volcanic landscape of Mars, revealing a complexity and diversity prev ... more

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MARSDAILY
Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars builds excitement for Perseverance rover's samples
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2024

If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover's verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that traces might be found in the crater. In new rese ... more

MARSDAILY
New Year, New images from Perseverance on Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 26, 2024

Since parking at Airey Hill during Solar Conjunction back in November, Perseverance has been busy exploring. We drove north from Airey Hill to Flat Point, where we had the best views to conduct imag ... more

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MARSDAILY
Polka Dots and Sunbeams: Sol 4078
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 26, 2024

Earth planning date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024: We arrived at a workspace with bedrock delightfully dotted with resistant features whose granular appearance and gray color were intriguing enough t ... more

MARSDAILY
NASA helicopter's mission ends after three years on Mars
Washington DC (AFP) Jan 26, 2024

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after sustaining rotor damage during i ... more

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ROBO SPACE
ESA Astronaut Commands Robots in Space-to-Earth Avatar Experiment
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 26, 2024

In the high-tech Mars laboratory of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen, a silence of concentration prevails as a remarkable experiment unfolds, bridging the vast expanse between t ... more

MARSDAILY
Fun Math and a New Butte: Sols 4096-4097
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 15, 2024

One side effect of enjoying a very long mission is reaching fun number milestones. Usually that is "Sol 3000" or some other nice round number, but today we are planning the mathematically fun sol 2^ ... more

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MARSDAILY
NASA engineers trying to fix stuck dust cover on Perseverance Mars rover camera
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2024

NASA engineers are working to close one of two dust covers, stuck open on a camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, to help scientists resume collecting crucial data on the Red Planet, the space agency announced Tuesday. ... more

MARSDAILY
A Feast of Images: Sols 4093-4094
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2024

Earth planning date: Friday, February 9, 2024: We are found Curiosity at full energy and ready to go this morning. And go we did! We are at a very interesting location with lots of textures in the r ... more

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MARSDAILY
Ripple Me This: Sols 4089-4090
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 12, 2024

Earth planning date: Monday, February 05, 2024: Curiosity had a successful imaging-based weekend and us geologists were excited to look at the new mosaics of Gediz Vallis Ridge and surrounding butte ... more

MARSDAILY
NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?
Perth (SPX) Feb 07, 2024

Mars has been a source of myth, lore and inspiration since antiquity. It is also an interesting place to research - a legitimate candidate for us to find some form of alien life. Since the 196 ... more

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MARSDAILY
Sols 4086-4088: Groundhog Day in Gale
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 06, 2024

Earth planning date: Friday, February 2, 2024: Happy Groundhog Day, Earthlings! Punxsutawney Phil must've seen his shadow all the way to Mars, because right now it's spring in Gale crater. Luckily, ... more

MARSDAILY
Lake deposits in Idaho give scientists insight into ancient traces of life on Mars
Smithfield RI (SPX) Feb 06, 2024

Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? If so, how do scientists search for and identify it? Finding life beyond Earth is extremely difficult, partly because other planets are so far away and par ... more

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MARSDAILY
Bright Rocks on the Horizon: An Exciting Glimpse of Uncharted Territory
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 02, 2024

Perseverance is deep within the ongoing Margin Unit campaign, where orbital signatures of carbonate minerals appear strongest. After collection of a drilled rock core from the Margin Unit, followed ... more

MARSDAILY
A Drive With a View: Sols 4084-4085
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 02, 2024

Earth planning date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Curiosity continues her investigation of the light and dark banded sulfate terrain and started this two-sol planning day with several beautiful rock ... more


MARSDAILY
As Ingenuity's mission ends a news era in flight on other planets and moons begins
Oxford UK (SPX) Feb 01, 2024

It is difficult to emphasise the significance of the milestone surpassed by Nasa's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity. The little (1.8kg) helicopter touched down with the Perseverance rover in 2021. O ... more

MARSDAILY
A New Perspective Sols 4082-4083
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 31, 2024

Earth planning date: January 29, 2023: Curiosity is continuing to climb - our weekend drive delivered us to a new location with lots new to see for today's two sol plan. This includes views of the u ... more

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MARSDAILY
After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 29, 2024

NASA's history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains uprigh ... more

MARSDAILY
Study predicts best times for 'Curiosity' to sample Mars' methane
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 25, 2024

Since methane was first detected in Mars' atmosphere 20 years ago, scientists have struggled to uncover its origins and how it is transported around the Red Planet. Measurements from atmospheric sam ... more

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MARSDAILY
Sols 4076-4077: Driving Into Springtime
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 24, 2024

Earth planning date: Monday, January 22, 2024: Here in Toronto (along with much of Canada and the United States), we've spent the last few weeks bathed in an icy blast of arctic air, which has been ... more

MOON DAILY
NASA unveils progress in Moon to Mars Strategy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2024

NASA has released the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review. This significant step reflects the agency's ongoing commitment to advancing humanity's exploration of the solar s ... more

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MARSDAILY
A Fractured Filled Plan: Sols 4073-4075
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 21, 2024

Earth planning date: Friday, January 19, 2024: This 3 sol weekend plan, like many of our recent plans (for example: here and here), focuses heavily on the fractures and cracks in this area. We are i ... more

MARSDAILY
Ingenious Flying Robot Phones Home From Mars
Washington (AFP) Jan 21, 2024

NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end. ... more

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