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Mars orbiter spies 'barcode' aftermath of rare Red Planet avalanche caused by meteoroid impact

On Christmas Eve in 2023, a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft captured what looks like a barcode etched into the rusty ...

Bay Area scientists set to launch mission to Mars that could help pave way for human trips

“It’s a huge privilege to be leading a mission to Mars,” said Robert Lillis, the UC Berkeley planetary scientist leading the ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — will launch in early November

NASA's first multiple-satellite mission to another planet will map Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D, laying the ...
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Mars In Near Real-Time - Stunning Time-Lapse And Color Pic Marks European Probe's 20th Anniversary

The Mars Express orbiter launched to the Red Planet. Twenty years later, ESA has delivered a high resolution color image of ...

Embry-Riddle students contribute to NASA's Mars mission

ESCAPADE, the Mars mission expected to launch on Nov. 9, will carry instruments designed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical ...

The next Mars launch window is in late 2026. So why is this exploratory mission taking off now?

A NASA mission is set to launch twin spacecraft on a journey to Mars. The robotic orbiters could lift off atop Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket as soon as Sunday.

Urine-based astronaut food to be tested aboard ISS: ‘A key capability for the future of space exploration’

With SpaceX and other agencies eyeing missions to Mars in the future, sustaining astronauts on these long-distance voyages ...
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What Happens to the Body in Space?

As a result, other studies that have examined the cardiovascular effects of space radiation on astronauts have been unable to ...