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 After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week Washington (AFP) May 23, 2025  SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket - key to CEO Elon Musk's long-term vision of colonizing Mars - after two consecutive in-flight explosions earlier this year. ... more | |
 Rocky road geology reveals billion year story inside Martian crater Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2025  A newly released image from the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission reveals a crater layered with geological history and sculpted by ancient martian forces. Captured in October 2024 by the ... more | |
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China opens international call for instruments on Tianwen-3 Mars mission Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025  China is encouraging international researchers to join its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission by proposing scientific payloads for inclusion on the spacecraft. The China National Space Admin ... more | |
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Martian dust devil photobombs NASA Perseverance rover in milestone selfie Pasadena CA (JPL) May 22, 2025  A swirling Martian dust devil made a surprise appearance in a selfie captured by NASA's Perseverance rover on May 10, commemorating its 1,500th sol on Mars. The photo was taken while the rover was p ... more | |
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Streak Patterns on Mars Likely Formed by Dust Rather Than Water Flow Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2025  New findings from Brown University and the University of Bern challenge the long-standing theory that certain streaks on Martian slopes are formed by flowing water. Using machine learning to analyze ... more | |
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UT Austin Researchers Uncover Key Link in Early Martian Water Cycle Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2025  Graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin have made a significant breakthrough in understanding Mars' ancient water cycle, filling a crucial gap in the link between surface water and ... more | |
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Is Terraforming Mars a Realistic Goal? Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025  The idea of transforming Mars into a habitable world has long captured the public imagination, but recent research led by Pioneer Research Labs and the University of Chicago, with contributions from ... more | |
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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover to Take Bite Out of 'Krokodillen'` Pasadena CA (JPL) May 20, 2025 Scientists expect the new area of interest on the lower slope of Jezero Crater's rim to offer up some of the oldest rocks on the Red Planet. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is exploring a new r ... more | |
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What Martian Craters Reveal About the Red Planet's Subsurface Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025  Planetary scientists have discovered a new way to investigate the Martian subsurface by analyzing the debris ejected from impact craters. This approach, which relies on measuring the size and distri ... more | |
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What Martian Craters Reveal About Subsurface Composition Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025  A team of planetary scientists has discovered a new approach to explore the Martian subsurface using debris layers created by impact craters. The study shows that ejecta blankets - layers of rock an ... more | |
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A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill Pasadena CA (JPL) May 15, 2025  After a busy few months exploring the outer slopes of the Jezero crater rim at an area named "Witch Hazel Hill," the Perseverance Science Team was eyeing another sample of these truly ancient rocks, ... more | |
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NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars Boulder CO (SPX) May 15, 2025  NASA's Perseverance Mars rover made history by detecting them for the first time from the surface of another planet, and MAVEN confirmed the detection. On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the ... more | |
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Sols 4541-4542: Boxwork Structure, or Just "Box-Like" Structure? Pasadena CA (JPL) May 14, 2025  On Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - we came into another strange and interesting workspace that is as exciting as the one we had on Monday. This is our first arrival at a potential box ... more | |
 3D Printing Technologies Pave the Way for Moon and Mars Construction Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2025  NASA is pushing the boundaries of construction technology to support long-term human exploration of the Moon and Mars. By focusing on in-situ resource utilization, the agency aims to reduce the need ... more | |
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Europa Clipper Conducts Critical Mars Flyby for Instrument Calibration Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 13, 2025  NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, currently en route to Jupiter's moon Europa, recently utilized a close flyby of Mars to calibrate its critical infrared imaging system. The maneuver, conducted on M ... more | |
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Martian Atmosphere Enables Advanced In-Situ Thermoelectric Power Generation Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 13, 2025 The thin, CO2-rich Martian atmosphere presents a novel opportunity for in-situ thermoelectric power generation. With a composition of 95.7% carbon dioxide, 2.7% nitrogen, and 1.6% argon, it offers s ... more | |
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Martian Seismic Data Suggests Potential Liquid Water Reserves at Depth Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025 Liquid water, a critical component for the habitability of Mars, may still be present beneath its surface, according to a recent study conducted by an international team of geophysicists and geologi ... more | |
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Ancient Mars may have had a carbon cycle - a new study suggests the red planet may have once been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life Las Vegas NV (SPX) May 07, 2025  Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to Earth. It is about the same size, contains similar rocks and minerals, a ... more | |
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Mars surface patterns resemble Earth, revealing secrets of its past Rochester NY (SPX) May 07, 2025  Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously thought. In a new study, researchers at the University of Rochester-in ... more | |
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Searching for Spherules to Sample Pasadena CA (JPL) May 06, 2025  Over the past few weeks, Perseverance has been investigating some curious spherules peppered across the "Witch Hazel Hill" region along the rim of Jezero crater. A striking cluster of the small bubb ... more | |
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Trump NASA budget prioritizes Moon, Mars missions over research Washington (AFP) May 2, 2025  President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget released Friday puts crewed missions to the Moon and Mars front and center - slashing science and climate programs as it seeks to shrink the agency's funding by nearly a quarter. ... more | |
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China opens international payload opportunities for Mars sample return mission Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2025  China has officially called for international participation in its upcoming Mars sample-return project, Tianwen 3, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Thursday. During ... more | |
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Searching for the Dark in the Light Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2025  Perseverance has been busy exploring lower "Witch Hazel Hill," an outcrop exposed on the edge of the Jezero crater rim. The outcrop is composed of alternating light and dark layers, and naturally, t ... more | |
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NASA's Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars' Missing Carbonate Mystery Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025  The discovery of a mineral called siderite may help solve the mystery of what happened to the Red Planet's carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. New findings from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover could p ... more | |
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New study unveils volcanic history and clues to ancient life on Mars College Station, TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2025  In a groundbreaking study co-authored by a Texas A and M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological history of Mars' Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA's P ... more | |
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