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|  GMV technology links global habitats in record-breaking space analog mission Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 The World's Biggest Analog Mission (WBA) - the most extensive Moon and Mars simulation campaign ever conducted - has officially launched. Coordinated by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), the project ... more   Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice University Park PA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the Red Planet. By recreating Mars-like conditions in the lab, a team of researcher ... more   Blocks of dry ice carve gullies on Martian dunes through explosive sublimation Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Mysterious gullies carved into Martian sand dunes have long puzzled planetary scientists. Now, new experiments by Utrecht University Earth scientist Dr Lonneke Roelofs suggest they were dug not by f ... more   Yeast withstands Mars-like shocks and toxic salts in survival test Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Life on Mars, if it ever existed, would need to survive an environment defined by violence and toxicity - from meteorite impacts to soil laced with corrosive perchlorate salts. Now, scientists at th ... more |  |  Key ExoMars Rover part ships from Aberystwyth Aberystwyth, Wales (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 The search for life on Mars takes a leap forward today, as a key instrument for a major space mission begins its journey from Aberystwyth University to Italy for testing. The infrared spectrom ... more   Martian craters record repeated ice ages as planetary ice stores dwindle Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Scientists have long debated how much water Mars once held and how it faded to today's arid world. A new study in Geology mines "ice archives" preserved inside impact craters to reconstruct a climat ... more   Two decades of Mars images reveal fast moving dust devils and stronger winds Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Combing 20 years of Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter imagery, ESA-led researchers cataloged 1,039 dust devils to show how surface winds loft and transport dust across Mars. Published in Sc ... more   Mars dust devils point to planet wide gale force winds Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Despite Mars's tenuous air, winds there play a dominant role in climate and dust transport. An international team led by the University of Bern reports that dust devils and the winds enveloping them ... more | 
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|   Available on Amazon Books   Computer models point to crew diversity as key to resilient Mars missions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Simulation results from Stevens Institute of Technology researchers Iser Pena and Hao Chen indicate that who you send to Mars matters as much as what you send. Published October 8, 2025 in PLOS One, ... more |  |  Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near Mars Washington DC (UPI) Oct 7, 2025 NASA and the European Space Agency are tracking the 3I/ATLAS interstellar object as it travels past Mars on its way toward the Sun and through the solar system. ... more   Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmed Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. Space agencies are planning to send crews to Mars within decades but sustaini ... more   Curtin powers global push to find life on Mars and advance autonomy Perth, Australia (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Curtin University is helping unlock the secrets of life on Mars and advance next-generation robotics and autonomous systems, with two new international agreements signed this week at the Internation ... more   Martian skies reveal intricate atmospheric layers in new orbiter images Paris, France (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured the most detailed view yet of Mars's atmosphere, showing a fine layering of dust and ice particles that resembles a cosmic mille-feuille. The images reve ... more | 


|  Researchers ID new mineral on Mars, providing insight on potential early life Amherst MA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst are part of a team that has identified a unique mineral on Mars, described in Nature Communications. Named ferric hydroxysulfate, the mineral ... more    |  |  Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and Mars Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 With repeated strikes of a 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) sledgehammer, a team of NASA-supported researchers has demonstrated a low-tech but powerful method to locate caves that may one day provide shelter ... more   Wind driven rovers show promise for low cost Mars missions Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2025 Recent tests suggest that swarms of spherical tumbleweed rovers could offer an affordable and efficient way to explore Mars. Experiments conducted in a wind tunnel and on natural terrain show that t ... more   NASA's ESCAPADE craft returns to Florida for fall mission to Mars Washington DC (UPI) Sep 23, 2025 NASA officials say its Mars-bound ESCAPADE spacecraft is back in Florida and is being prepped for its scheduled launch this fall. ... more   Mars polar vortex traps cold and builds seasonal ozone layer Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 A rare look inside the wintry north polar vortex of Mars has revealed that conditions are far colder than outside its boundary, and that the months of complete darkness allow ozone to accumulate in ... more | 


|  Predicting Martian aurora to safeguard future explorers Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2025 Planetary scientists report progress in predicting when the Martian night sky will glow with green aurora, building on new visible-light images captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. The rover ... more   New Mars research reveals multiple episodes of habitability in Jezero Crater Houston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2025 New research using NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered strong evidence that Mars' Jezero Crater experienced multiple episodes of fluid activity - each with conditions that could have supported l ... more   Volcanic sulfur gases may have warmed early Mars and supported potential life Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 While the ancient Martian climate is still debated, new research indicates that volcanic emissions of sulfur gases could have created a warmer atmosphere capable of sustaining life. The study, publi ... more   Natural forces may deliver organics to ESA rover on Mars Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Science (EPSC-DPS2025) Press Release - The Rosalind Franklin rover's search for ancien ... more |  |  Clues to ancient Martian chemistry revealed by Perseverance rover Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence of long-ago chemical processes while exploring Jezero Crater, giving scientists fresh insight into how minerals, water, and possibly organics interac ... more   Perseverance Meets the Megabreccia Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2025 Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse range of boulders that the science team bel ... more   'Potential biosignatures' found in ancient Mars lake London, UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Led by NASA and featuring key analysis from Imperial College London, the work has uncovered a range of minerals and organic matter in Martian rocks that point to an ancient history of habitable conditions and potential biological processes on the Red Planet. ... more   Researchers uncover potential biosignatures on Mars College Station TX (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 A new study co-authored by Texas A and M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ancient Martian microbial life in rocks examined by NASA's Perseverance r ... more | 


|   Available on Amazon Books   NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission Simulation Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA's year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with ... more |  |  Over Soroya Ridge and onward Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 01, 2025 Perseverance has continued exploring beyond the rim of Jezero crater, spending time last week at Parnasset conducting a mini-campaign on aeolian bedforms. After wrapping up that work, three separate ... more   Mars mantle holds fragments from ancient giant impacts study finds Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 Rocky material buried deep within Mars has been traced to colossal impacts 4.5 billion years ago, according to new findings from NASA's retired InSight lander. The discovery points to lumps of mantl ... more   NASA's Artemis II lunar science operations to inform future missions Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 NASA's Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will advance the agency's goal to land astronauts at the Moon's south polar region and w ... more   SpaceX scrubs latest Starship launch due to bad weather Washington (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 Bad weather on Monday forced SpaceX to postpone the latest launch of its massive prototype Starship rocket, key to founder Elon Musk's dreams of colonizing Mars and NASA's plans to return astron ... more | 
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