Mars Gets a Close-Up and a Photo Bomb as Europe’s Hera Mission Swoops Past
The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.
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Life on Mars? It probably looks like something you'd find in your stomach
The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices ... but that is the extent of it. Right now, Mars is a reddish desert landscape – attractive but dead, and certainly not ...
Rocket Lab says NASA lacks leadership on Mars Sample Return
Rocket Lab's concept, which did not make the cut, came in under the $4 billion mark and would mean samples returned from Mars ...
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Why Mars is red? The study offers a new explanation
Mars is famous for its red hue, which comes from rusted iron minerals in its dust. These minerals are formed when iron reacts with water or oxygen, just like rust on Earth.
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Bringing Mars to Earth: solving Mars Sample Return
NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission promises to fill significant gaps in our understanding of the universe and propel humanity forward in a new phase of the space race. Exploring the cosmos ...
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The Winter Triangle meets the 'Mars Triangle' in the night sky this month
Enjoy the Mars Triangle while it still lasts, for after mid-March it will be no more. We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between ...