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Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial
Ars Technica· 2 days agoNASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue...
‘He was an adventurer’: Anthony ‘Tony’ Spear, chance-taking former JPL manager, dies at 87
Pasadena Star-News· 3 days agoAnthony “Tony” Spear, a legendary project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory whose team on NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997 found a new way to land safely on the Red Planet, has ...
NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNASA's Mars Sample Return mission has faced quite a few hurdles, and the agency has selected ten...
The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration
Space via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAnother pit crater on Arsia Mons, again imaged by the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance...
Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA view of the soil on the surface of Mars, as taken by Viking 1 lander on Aug. 1, 1976. NASA/JPL, CC...
Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA· 4 days agoAs part of his new role as JPL’s chief scientist, Jonathan Lunine has also been appointed professor...
This morning's "parade of planets" proved "underwhelming." NASA gave a date for an even better and...
CBS News· 6 days agoYou may have heard about a "parade of planets" that was set to grace the early morning skies on...
Don’t Miss: Planets Dominate the Morning Sky
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoPlanets rule the a.m., and what’s that bright light? All month – All the planetary action continues to be in the morning sky, with Saturn and Mars rising...
Farside Seismic Suite's Cube Within a Cube
NASA· 7 days agoNASA's Farside Seismic Suite (FSS) is assembled in a clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in November 2023. Two...
