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December 23, 2024
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NASA Mars Orbiter captures dust-covered InSight Lander



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently captured an image of the retired InSight lander, offering insights into dust accumulation on Mars. Taken on Oct. 23 using the orbiter's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the image reveals InSight's solar panels now share the same reddish-brown hue as the Martian surface. InSight, which landed in November 2018, was the first mission to detect "marsquakes" and provide detailed data about Mars' crust, mantle, and core. Over i ... read more

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Perseverance blasts past the top of Jezero Crater rim
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 23, 2024
I have always loved the mountains. Growing up on the flat plains of Midwestern USA, every summer I looked forward to spending a few days on alpine trails while on vacation. Climbing upward from the ... more
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Frosty landscape captured at Mars' South Pole
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
The latest image from ESA's Mars Express offers a stunning glimpse of Mars' south pole, resembling a winter wonderland with its icy hilltops and snow-like layers. However, this scenic view belies th ... more
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Evidence exists for hidden water reservoirs and rare magmas on ancient Mars
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems. The research, published in Ear ... more
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University of Houston scientists solving meteorological mysteries on Mars
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
A groundbreaking achievement by scientists at the University of Houston is changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into Earth's atmospheric processe ... more
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Webb Telescope detects new population of small Main Belt Asteroids
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has expanded its role in solar system research, revealing a previously undetectable population of small asteroids within the main asteroid belt between Mars and ... more
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NASA honours Algerian parks with Martian namesakes
Algiers (AFP) Dec 19, 2024
NASA's mapping of Mars now bears the names of three iconic Algerian national parks, Algerian physicist Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the US space agency's largest Mars probe mission, has told AFP. ... more
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Anthropologists urge preservation of human artifacts on Mars
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Are the spacecraft, rovers, and debris from human exploration of Mars merely trash cluttering the Red Planet, or are they invaluable artifacts chronicling humanity's steps into interplanetary explor ... more
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New study questions the potential for liquid brines on Mars
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
More than a century after astronomer Percival Lowell speculated about water canals on Mars, researchers continue to grapple with the question of liquid water on the red planet. Liquid water is essen ... more

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NASA Outlines Latest Moon to Mars Plans in 2024 Architecture Update
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
As NASA develops a blueprint for space exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released several new documents Friday updating its Moon to Mars architecture. T ... more
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NASA performs first aircraft accident investigation on another world
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2024
Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which ... more
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NASA rover surmounts Jezero crater rim to begin next science campaign
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully climbed to the top of Jezero Crater's rim, reaching a landmark location called "Lookout Hill." This achievement follows months of challenging terrain navig ... more
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Mars dust storms may be linked to warming weather patterns
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
A team of planetary scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder has shed new light on the dynamics behind Mars' infamous dust storms. These events, which sometimes enshroud the entire planet ... more
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Liquid on Mars was not necessarily all water
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Dry river channels and lake beds on Mars point to the long-ago presence of a liquid on the planet's surface, and the minerals observed from orbit and from landers seem ... more
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PSI researchers confirm new main-belt comet
Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
A mysterious object discovered in the main asteroid belt in 2021 was determined to be a main-belt comet by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Henry Hsieh, Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie In ... more
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Purdue scientist expecting new world to reveal itself to Mars rover
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission and Purdue University planetary scientist Briony Horgan are approaching a new phase in the search for details about the red planet's history and potential for previous ... more
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China's Tianwen-1 probe reveals new insights into Martian internal gravity waves
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2024
Internal gravity waves, key drivers of energy and momentum transfer within planetary atmospheres, significantly shape atmospheric dynamics on Mars. These waves, which propagate vertically from the l ... more
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Mars Ocean Analogs Completes Winter Solstice Voyage and Plans Future Expeditions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 01, 2024
The Mars Ocean Analogs (MOA) team has successfully concluded its Winter Solstice Voyage, an ambitious North Atlantic expedition that ran from November 15 to November 24. This marked MOA's fifth majo ... more
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China aims to return Mars samples to Earth by 2031
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2024
China is targeting 2031 for the return of Martian samples to Earth, a mission set to advance the search for life on Mars. The Deep Space Exploration Laboratory announced that this ambitious project, ... more
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Scientists map complete energy spectrum of solar high-energy protons near Mars
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Scientists have achieved a major milestone in Martian space research by constructing the first complete energy spectrum of high-energy solar protons during a solar eruptive event. This effort sheds ... more
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Ancient water on Mars suggests potential for past life
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
New research led by Curtin University has identified what may be the earliest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, highlighting the planet's potential habitability in its distant p ... more
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Making Mars' Moons: Supercomputers Offer 'Disruptive' New Explanation
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
A NASA study using a series of supercomputer simulations reveals a potential new solution to a longstanding Martian mystery: How did Mars get its moons? The first step, the findings say, may have in ... more
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Have We Been Searching for Life on Mars in the Wrong Way
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
In a provocative recent article published in Nature, astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes that the ongoing quest to detect life on Mars may need a complete rethinking. His comment underscores ... more
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Curiosity prepares to leave sulfur stones behind for boxwork exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024
NASA's Curiosity rover is set to embark on a new chapter of its mission, heading toward a distinctive geological formation called the boxwork, after concluding its investigations at Gediz Vallis cha ... more
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USF research delves into volcanic caves for Mars life insights
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024
An international research team, led by Bogdan P. Onac from the USF School of Geosciences, has conducted an in-depth study of volcanic caves called lava tubes. This investigation sheds light on how s ... more
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Plates and Polygons Sols 4362-4363
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
After a successful 23-meter (about 75 feet) drive today in pre-planning we found ourselves in front of some rocks with a curious dark, platy topping. This is similar to material we have seen previou ... more
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Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742M years ago
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2024
An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth somewhere near Purdue and is one ... more
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Peculiar Pale Pebbles
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 13, 2024
During its recent exploration of the crater rim, Perseverance diverted to explore a strange, scattered field of bright white rocks which sparked the interest of the team scientists. Perseveran ... more
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Off-the-shelf thermoelectric generators could enable CO2 conversion on Mars
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024
Readily accessible thermoelectric generators (TEGs), operating with modest temperature differences, can drive CO2 conversion, according to new proof-of-concept research by chemists at the University ... more
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3D-printed rovers challenge students in Mars exploration training
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 07, 2024
University students participated in a hands-on ESA Academy training course at ESA's ESTEC technical center in the Netherlands last week, where they worked with 3D-printed rovers to develop autonomou ... more
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Hera initiates journey to mars with key deep-space burn
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 09, 2024
ESA's Hera mission has completed its first major trajectory correction since its October 7 launch, positioning it for a vital Mars gravity assist scheduled for March 2025. On October 23, Hera' ... more
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Chinese rover finds signs of ancient ocean on Mars
Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2024
A Chinese rover has found new evidence to support the theory that Mars was once home to a vast ocean, including tracing some ancient coastline where water may once have lapped, a study said Thursday. ... more
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