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NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission
SPACE.com· 1 day agoNASA's Mars Sample Return program has hit several snags in recent months after being told its...
NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial
Ars Technica· 1 day agoNASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
‘He was an adventurer’: Anthony ‘Tony’ Spear, chance-taking former JPL manager, dies at 87
Pasadena Star-News· 2 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 ...
The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAnother pit crater on Arsia Mons, again imaged by the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance...
Why do astronomers look for life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth
The Raw Story· 6 days agoWhy do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on how life is on Earth? Couldn’t...
Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
NASA· 3 days agoIn his new role, his leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery ...
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...
1st annual space piracy conference aims to combat space crime and smuggling
FOX 7 Austin· 5 days agoThe Mars rover Perseverance captured a dust devil moving across the rim of a crater. LOS ANGELES -...