[ad_1] On November 14, NASA said it was ready for a new campaign in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) to bring rock and soil samples from Mars back to Earth. In a statement, the space agency reported that the Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign would bring pristine samples …
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[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) Washington, November 15 (IANS) Scientists have further decoded the phenomenon that caused Mars to lose the equivalent of a global ocean of water up to hundreds of feet deep in billions of years. Scientists using an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft …
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[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) Washington, November 15 (IANS) Scientists have further decoded the phenomenon that caused Mars to lose the equivalent of a global ocean of water up to hundreds of feet deep in billions of years. Scientists using an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft …
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[ad_1] In its 4.6 billion-year history, Mars has received its fair share of punches from falling asteroids and rushing comets. Today the surface of the red planet is covered by no less than 43,000 impact craters larger than 5 kilometers; some ancient regions have received more blows than others. In …
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[ad_1] In November, five planets, including Mars, will be visible in the night sky. This event will make for another spectacular space event that everyone is looking forward to. (Photo: ESO photo via Getty Images)n the impression of this artist provided by ESO (European Southern Observatory) on April 25, 2007, …
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[ad_1] NASA wants to better understand the weather on Mars and its new Perseverance rover should help with that. Scientists are eager to learn about the role dust plays in the Martian climate and how massive dust storms can seemingly come out of nowhere. Perseverance should arrive on Mars within …
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[ad_1] NASA wants to better understand the weather on Mars and its new Perseverance rover should help with that. Scientists are eager to learn about the role dust plays in the Martian climate and how massive dust storms can seemingly come out of nowhere. Perseverance should arrive on Mars within …
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[ad_1] NASA wants to better understand the weather on Mars and its new Perseverance rover should help with that. Scientists are eager to learn about the role dust plays in the Martian climate and how massive dust storms can seemingly come out of nowhere. Perseverance should arrive on Mars within …
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[ad_1] In 2018, NASA’s Opportunity rover stopped working after landing on Mars due to a sandstorm that weaned its solar power and drained its batteries. A recent study suggests that the same type of storm may have been the cause of the Red Planet’s water loss. “Mars was once a …
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[ad_1] Scientists using an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN spacecraft, or MAVEN, have found that water vapor near the surface of the Red Planet is carried higher into the atmosphere than anyone expected was possible. There, it is easily destroyed by electrically charged gas particles – or …
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