New technique to determine age will open new era of planetary science
The coming decade is expected to bring a veritable bonanza for the science of planets: space missions are scheduled to ...
Tag: Mars
Trying to Avoid Nodules: Sols 3633-3634
The long Sol 3631 drive went well, leaving the rover near exposures of nodule-rich bedrock. Because we have examined the ...
Considerations for microbial survivability of ionizing radiation on Mars for sample returns
As the goals of Mars exploration expand to include sample return, it becomes important to protect Earth from potential extraterrestrial ...
Ancient bacteria might lurk beneath Mars' surface
When Mars' first samples return to Earth, scientists should be on the lookout for ancient sleeping bacteria, a new study ...
Balancing risk and reward in planetary exploration
NASA's Mars rovers strive for groundbreaking scientific discoveries as they traverse the Martian landscape. At the same time, the crews ...
Driving on the Sidewalk, MARDI-Style: Sols 3630-3632
We continue our drive through "Marker Band valley", an area of high interest scientifically, due to strong evidence of sulfates ...
NASA to increase Artemis fleet, orders 3 more crew capsules
NASA is furthering its plans to set up a space station on the moon and send the first astronauts to ...
A hydrogen-rich first atmosphere for Mars inferred from clays on its surface
According to new research, Mars may have been born a blue and water-covered world, long before the Earth had even ...
Celebrating Halloween and investigating ghoulish rocks from the Red Planet
Have you ever seen faces on Mars? What about weirdly shaped rocks resembling animals and bones? Rocks with spooky holes ...
Why NASA is trying to crash land on Mars
Like a car's crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact. NASA has successfully touched ...