Mars
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Space
China’s Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
Happy Martian New Year! Today marks the start of a new year on the Red Planet, the 38th since humans…
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Discoveries & Research
Off-the-shelf thermoelectric generators can upgrade CO2 into chemicals: The combination could help us colonize Mars
Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists…
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Space
Mars 2020 Perseverance Joins NASA’s Here to Observe Program
To help kick off the program and our new partnership, I traveled to Kutztown along with the Perseverance Deputy Project…
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Space
Sols 4352-4354: Halloween Fright Night on Mars
Mastcam is taking several mosaics this weekend (must have gotten extra energy from the Halloween sugar!). Close to the rover,…
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Space
Boost for Mars life? Red Planet’s magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought
Mars’ magnetic field may have survived 200 million years longer than scientists had thought — crucially, long enough for it…
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Blog
Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan: Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and Mars
“We chose the second option. We reduced the number of thrusters from 16 to eight and pressure tanks and batteries…
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Space
From Mars Rovers to Factory Assembly Lines
NASA-funded AI technology enabling autonomous rovers and drones now keeps an eye on conveyor belts Artificial intelligence software initially designed…
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Space
‘Alien signal’ sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team
In 2023, a coded message was beamed at Earth from Mars. After over a year, this simulated extraterrestrial signal was…
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Space
Perseverance rover watches ‘googly eye’ solar eclipse from Mars (video)
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a “googly eye” solar eclipse as the planet’s moon Phobos passed in front…
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Music
See ‘Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird’ Trailer: Mars Volta Doc
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird, which first premiered at South by Southwest in March, is heading to…
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