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Mars, European Space Agency

Mashable on MSN · 1d

European spacecraft got rare close-up of Mars' lesser-known moon

While the car-sized spacecraft flew around the Mars system, flight controllers on Earth temporarily lost communication with Hera because the signal was blocked. Though the blackout was planned for the maneuver, Ian Carnelli, the European Space Agency's Hera mission manager, said it was deeply emotional.

Space.com on MSN · 1d

Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)

The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant impact on Mars.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Mysterious Mars moon captured in unprecedented images by space probe

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

Mars, NASA and Detect Life

NASA knows exactly where to look on Mars for signs of life

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for signs of life and evidence of Mars’ watery history. Now, thanks to its continued exploration, NASA might know exactly where to look for evidence of life on Mars, and it all begins with quartz crystals.

Daily Galaxy on MSN · 8h

NASA Finds Pure Quartz on Mars—Could This Be Proof of Ancient Life?

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered high-purity quartz crystals on Mars, a discovery that could reshape the search for ancient life on the Red Planet. The crystals, along with other minerals such as opal,

Ever-Growing USA on MSN · 16h

Scientists Discover New Method to Detect Life on Mars

Researchers have developed a promising technique to identify potential microbial fossils on Mars. Sulfate minerals like gypsum, abundant on the Martian surface, may hold clues to ancient life.

Space.com on MSN4h

'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots' on Mars could hint at ancient microbial life

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

Scientific American11h

If Life on Mars Ever Existed, This Bizarre Rock May Tell Us

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

Astonishing discovery of minerals on Mars hints at a habitable past

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

The Brighterside of News on MSN1d

Mars Rover Discovers Traces of Ancient Martian Beaches

The idea of an ancient Martian ocean has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, groundbreaking research based on radar scans ...

Space on MSN7d

See the moon cozy up to a fading Mars on March 8

Saturday finds the moon in a waxing gibbous phase. Of all the phases that the moon goes through over 29.5 days, a waxing ...

Space.com on MSN7h

'The Day The Earth Blew Up' is a Looney Tunes love letter to Tim Burton's 'Mars Attacks' and '50s cult sci-fi films (interview)

Bounding in theaters on March 14, 2025, after several delays as the first fully-animated Looney Tunes movie in Warner Bros.

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In contrast to Earth, Mars's middle atmosphere appears driven by gravity waves

A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial ...

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