Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2024 - The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh conditions lethal to most life forms. The moss is well known for
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 01, 2024 - NASA's longest-lived Mars robot is about to mark a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since launching 23 years ago. During that time, the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has bee
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 - An international team of researchers, co-led by ETH Zurich and Imperial College London, has derived the first estimate of global meteorite impacts on Mars using seismic data. Their findings indicate
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 - NASA's Mars InSight Lander may have completed its mission, but data from the robotic explorer continues to reveal new seismic discoveries. Recent findings suggest that Mars experiences meteoroid imp
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 - Landing rovers and helicopters on Mars is a challenge. It's an even bigger challenge when you don't have enough information about how the parachutes are enduring strain during the descent to the sur
London, UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 - Seismic signals indicate that Mars is hit by approximately 300 basketball-sized meteorites annually, offering a new method for dating planetary surfaces. New research led by scientists at Impe
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 - NASA has unveiled two significant white papers as part of its Moon to Mars architecture initiatives. These documents, focusing on lunar mobility drivers and lunar surface cargo, outline NASA's recen
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2024 - Mars rovers uncover new discoveries through careful decision-making by scientists. The Mars 2020 mission focuses on Jezero Crater's geology and searching for signs of ancient microbial life with the
Paris (AFP) June 28, 2024 - Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024 - After six months of diligent effort, the SHERLOC instrument on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is operational again, enabling the rover to continue its search for ancient microbial life. The SH
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024 - Atmospheric scientists are eager to analyze the air enclosed with each rock and soil sample collected by NASA's Perseverance rover, viewing it as a treasure trove for atmospheric studies. With
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2024 - If liquid water exists on Mars today, it might be too deep underground for traditional detection methods used on Earth. However, a new approach involving marsquakes could offer a solution, according
University Park PA (SPX) Jun 21, 2024 - If liquid water exists today on Mars, it may be too deep underground to detect with traditional methods used on Earth. But listening to earthquakes that occur on Mars - or marsquakes - could offer a
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024 - Initially considered a simple route free of obstructions, Neretva Vallis has presented numerous geological opportunities for the science team. After navigating through a dune field to avoid ch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 - In addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more detail on how much radiation future astronauts could encounter on the Red Planet. Mars scientists have been anticipating
Paris (AFP) June 10, 2024 - Early morning frost has been detected on the peaks of massive volcanoes on Mars, an unexpected discovery about the dispersal of water on Mars that could one day prove essential for human exploration, scientists said.
