Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Mars' polar ice caps, initially identified in the 19th Century, have puzzled researchers due to their apparent lack of movement. Observations from Mariner 9 in 1971 sparked a decades-long debate abo
Space Coast FL (SPX) Jun 05, 2024 - NASA officials want a new Mars sample return mission plan that is faster, costs less and isn't as complex than one scrapped in April. The space agency doesn't want to wait until 2040 and spend
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 04, 2024 - To survive on other planets, water is, of course, critical. We need it to drink, sustain crops and even create rocket fuel. But on spaceflights, checked luggage is exorbitantly expensive. Anyt
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2024 - Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust, with identifiable reservoirs, as revealed by meteorites analyzed by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2024 - The search for life beyond Earth drives space exploration, and the discovery of clay minerals on Mars continues to captivate scientists. Clay formation, linked to rocks interacting with water, provi
Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2024 - South Korea aims to make a Mars landing by 2045, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday, outlining plans to spend about $70 billion over the coming decades on space exploration.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 23, 2024 - People might assume the search for life on Mars ended when NASA's first rovers sent back images of the planet's barren, inhospitable surface. However, as scientists broaden their understanding of th
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024 - Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure, has been awarded a NASA/JPL contract to study a Redwire-led commercial Mars spacecraft. The project will use Redwire's spacecraft t
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024 - Astrobotic has been selected by NASA's Mars Exploration Program for two studies of commercial services aimed at supporting cost-effective, frequent missions to Mars. The studies will explore commerc
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024 - NASA and ESA announced they signed an agreement to expand NASA's work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 to search for signs of ancient life on Mars.
Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2024 - NASA and the European Space Agency will search together for signs of life on Mars, the U.S. space administration announced Thursday.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 14, 2024 - Scientists are investigating Martian sediments to understand early environmental conditions and potential signs of past life. Sediments collected by the Curiosity rover from Gale Crater, an ancient
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 02, 2024 - The vision of a permanent human settlement on Mars is drawing closer to reality, and with it, the challenge of ensuring food security for Martian colonists. The reliance on Earth for resupplying foo
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 - NASA has commissioned 12 concept studies from nine U.S. companies to explore how commercial services could support scientific missions to Mars. These studies, funded between $200,000 and $300,000 ea
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2024 - Researchers using the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity rover have found significant amounts of manganese in the sedimentary rocks of Mars's Gale Crater. This discovery suggests that these mine
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 - The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the Red Planet. In the months ahead, two of N
