Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 - Within the next decade, space agencies aim to bring back rock samples from Mars for examination on Earth. A major concern surrounding these missions is the potential presence of extraterrestrial mic
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 - Channels carved by rivers, lava, and ice all exhibit winding, sinuous patterns, yet a new study from The University of Texas at Austin has identified a fundamental difference in the way rivers bend
Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once been the site of an ancient sea, providing further evidence that the plane
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 26, 2025 - Over the past week, Perseverance has been parked at a location called Tablelands, an area containing the Serpentine Lake abrasion patch acquired a few weeks ago. The Mars 2020 team has been dili
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 26, 2025 - Over the past week, Perseverance has been parked at a location called Tablelands, an area containing the Serpentine Lake abrasion patch acquired a few weeks ago. The Mars 2020 team has been dili
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - New research combining spacecraft data from the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA with advanced laboratory experiments suggests that Mars developed its distinctive red hue much earlier in its his
University Park PA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). An intern
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - The possibility that microbial life once thrived in ancient Martian waters has intrigued scientists for years. Now, researchers have demonstrated a method to detect fossilized microbes in gypsum dep
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2025 - A research collaboration between the University of Bern and the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria has yielded significant progress in astrobiology. Their recent study
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 - A team of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology has introduced a cutting-edge dual-mode robot designed to enhance planetary exploration capabilities. The prototype, which weighs approx
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2025 - Earth planning date: Monday, Feb. 3, 2025: Another successful weekend plan left us about 23 meters (about 75 feet) farther down our Mount Sharp Ascent Route (MSAR), with all our science data downlin
Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 - NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully collected its first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples, marking a historic step in Martian exploration. A new study highlights these early sampl
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 - A space rock crashed into the martian surface in February 2021, generating seismic waves that extended 1640 km to reach NASA's InSight lander. The collision carved out a crater about 21 m wide and d
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 - By leveraging artificial intelligence, researchers have identified a newly formed crater on Mars, revealing that the impact event propelled vibrations deep into the planet's mantle. Recent fin
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 - Sand dunes on the Red Planet may provide critical clues about Mars' puzzling environment, and Lauren Berger, a Ph.D. candidate in Texas A and M's Department of Geology and Geophysics, is prepared to
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 - Rootless cones, small volcanic landforms typically ranging from several meters to a few hundred meters in diameter, form through explosive interactions between surface lava and water bodies such as
