NASA aims to return Mars samples to Earth in 2033
NASA has finished the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual ...
Tag: Mars
Sol 3544: Bye-Bye Bolivar
We have come to the end of our detour to image the "Bolivar" butte and are starting back to the ...
Sols 3541-3543: Teamwork? Sure!
Some planning days are more complicated than others, not because Mars throws us a curve ball, that happens, too, as ...
Study: Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars
Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA's Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of Technology have an answer to a ...
Lava caves of Hawaii Island contain thousands of unknown bacterial species
The lava caves, lava tubes and geothermal vents on the big island of Hawai?i have higher bacterial diversity than scientists ...
Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space station
Astronauts entered the new lab module of China's space station for the first time Monday, in a major step towards ...
`theory: NASA Mars rover discovers mystery object
Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti? A tangled object discovered by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has intrigued ...
New method increases lunar mapping accuracy to unprecedented levels
TOPOGRAPHY: The surface of the moon and rocky planets, Mars in particular, are of huge interest to anyone trying to ...
Laser marking on Mars
If your name begins with "L" you will like this post about the first letter to be laser engraved on ...
When Mars throws you a curveball Sol 3539-3540
The rover has been making its way along the "Bolivar" ridge, dodging small boulders and rocks that have apparently eroded ...