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Remember the northern lights last month? See how that solar storm impacted Mars’ surface
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOver the past month, according to NASA, Mars rovers and orbiters have captured some dazzling...
Remember the northern lights last month? See how that solar storm impacted Mars’ surface
USA Today· 5 days agoEarth has been treated to a handful of dazzling light shows in the skies recently, including last...
Perseverance Views Sunspots
NASA· 5 days agoNASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured this series of images of sunspots – regions where solar flares erupt on the Sun's surface – using its Mastcam-Z cameras between May ...
NASA Funds Studies For Mars Sample Return Mission Options
Aviation Week· 7 days agoOut of 48 proposals for less-expensive, faster options for returning samples from Mars, NASA selected seven ideas from companies for 90-day study contracts. Lockheed Martin ...
Mars Got Cooked by a Recent Solar Storm
New York Times· 4 days agoThis time, on May 20, Mars was blitzed by a beast of a storm. Observed from Mars, “this was the strongest solar energetic particle event we’ve seen to...
NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target - NASA
NASA· 4 days agoOriginally thought of as little more than a route clear of rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has provided a bounty of geologic options for the science team. After detouring through a dune ...
NASA rover gets blasted by solar storm on Mars, captures footage
Mashable· 7 days agoThe sun is at the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, which means it's more likely to emit bursts of...
NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target
NASA· 5 days agoAfter detouring through a dune field to avoid wheel-rattling boulders, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover reached its latest area of scientific interest on June 9. The route change ...
Ed Stone, JPL director and top scientist on Voyager mission, dies at 88
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoEd Stone, the scientist who guided NASA’s breakthrough Voyager mission to the outer planets for 50...
In Memoriam: Dr. Ed Stone, Former NASA JPL Director and Voyager Project Scientist - Slashdot
Slashdot· 1 day agoSlashdot reader hackertourist shared this announcement from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Edward C. Stone, former director of NASA's Jet Propulsion ...