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“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… Continue reading Elon Musk Says SpaceX’s First Mission to Mars Will Launch Next Year
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… Continue reading Mars’ Middle Atmosphere Appears Driven By Gravity Waves
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 … Continue reading New Research Suggests Ancient Ocean on Mars
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 … Continue reading Chinese Scientists Developing Mars Drone That Can Roll and Fly
Ars Technica’s John Timmer reports: In Monday’s issue of Nature Geoscience, a team of UK-based researchers tackle a big one: Mars’ dichotomy, the somewhat nebulous boundary between its relatively elevated southern half, and the low basin that occupies … Continue reading Edge of Mars’ Great Dichotomy Eroded Back By Hundreds of Kilometers
“We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction,” Elon Musk posted Thursday on X.com.
Ars Technica’s senior space editor points out that “These are definitive statements that directly contradict NASA’s plans to send a series of human mission… Continue reading Elon Musk: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars. The Moon is a Distraction.’
It looks like we won’t have Cruise to kick around in this space anymore with the news that General Motors is pulling the plug on its woe-beset robotaxi project. Cruise, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 15, 2024
NASA believes Ingenuity’s navigation system was responsible for its crash on the surface of Mars. Engineers determined that the helicopter’s navigation system struggled to track features over smooth terrain, leading to a hard landing and structural fai… Continue reading NASA Thinks It Knows Why Ingenuity Crashed On Mars
“Scientists have found what seems to be the oldest direct evidence of hot water flowing on Mars during its ancient past,” reports Space.com.
“The discovery could further indicate that the Red Planet, despite its arid and desolate appearance today, ma… Continue reading Mars Meteorite Reveals New Evidence That Hot Water Flowed on Ancient Mars
Space.com’s Julian Dossett writes: For twelve years, we’ve watched Curiosity crawl its way over the rocky surface of Mars, decoding mysteries of the Red Planet and broadcasting back home pictures and data from the strange Martian environment. The Mars … Continue reading NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures 360-Degree View of Mars