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A new study warns that toxic Martian dust contains fine particles and harmful substances like silica and metals that pose serious health risks to astronauts, making missions to Mars more dangerous than previously thought. The Guardian reports: During A…
Airbus also built the Rosalind Franklin rover, due to launch in 2028 to search for signs of past lifeEurope’s first rover to be sent to another planet is back on track to reach Mars, with the lander that will deposit it on the surface lined up to be bu…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars — decane, undecane, and dodecane — suggesting that complex prebiotic chemistry may have occurred in the planet’s ancient lakebeds. The findings have been published i…
The Space Commission has officially approved India’s Mars Lander Mission (MLM), also known as Mangalyaan-2, marking a significant advancement in the country’s space exploration efforts.This ambitious initiative aims to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars, positioning India as the fourth nation to achieve this remarkable milestone, following the United States, Russia, and China. The final
Proposed talks would again put Musk, a senior adviser to Trump, in outsized and largely unaccountable role in international politicsRussian officials expect to hold talks with Elon Musk soon about space travel to Mars, Vladimir Putin’s international co…
“SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year,” writes the BBC, “as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests.”
Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions…
A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets reveals that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. Phys.Org reports: The study applied methods dev…
ISRO’s Mars Lander Mission (MLM), also known as Mangalyaan-2, is a significant step forward in India’s interplanetary exploration endeavours. The mission has been approved by the Space Commission and is awaiting final approval from the Union Cabinet.Planned for a launch window between December 2028 and January 2029, MLM will utilise innovative technologies such as a sky crane and a supersonic
Hidden layers of rock below the surface of Mars “strongly suggest” the presence of an ancient ocean, according to an international team of scientists including researchers at Penn State.
From the university’s announcement:
The new research offers …
Chinese scientists are developing a lightweight Mars drone capable of both rolling on the ground and flying using contra-rotating coaxial rotors. Space.com reports: The air-ground dual-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weighs only 10.6 ounces (300 …