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Really? Signs of life on Red Planet? Take a bow, Perseverance Rover
13Jul By adminNo Comments
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Really? Signs of life on Red Planet? Take a bow, Perseverance Rover

[ad_1] Scientists have been searching for traces of life on Mars for over a hundred years. NASA has even sent the Rover Perseverance in hot pursuit of signs of life on Mars. Now, in a sensational announcement, it has been revealed that it successfully gathered multiple samples of organic matter, further strengthening the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars.In the latest development, NASA's Perseverance Rover has observed diverse organic matter from Jezero Crater on the red planet. The study published in the journal Nature reveals that the presence and distribution of preserved organic matter on the surface of Mars can help scientists to get key information about the Martian carbon cycle and eventually the potential of the planet to host life throughout its history. The ...
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NASA’s Mars helicopter ‘phones home’ after no contact for 63 days
1Jul By adminNo Comments
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NASA’s Mars helicopter ‘phones home’ after no contact for 63 days

[ad_1] Long time, no speak: NASA has re-established contact with the intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after more than two months of radio silence, the space agency said Friday.The mini rotorcraft, which hitched a ride to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, has already survived well beyond its initial 30-day mission to prove the feasibility of its technology in five test flights. Since then, it has been deployed dozens of times, acting as an aerial scout to assist its wheeled companion in searching for signs of ancient microbial life from billions of years ago, when Mars was much wetter and warmer than today. Ingenuity's 52nd flight launched on April 26, but mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California lost contact as it descended to...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover sends breathtaking postcard from Mars
17Jun By adminNo Comments
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover sends breathtaking postcard from Mars

[ad_1] NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars has unveiled a stunning postcard from the Red Planet, showcasing the diverse times of day on Mars. Following a major software update that improved the rover's driving speed and reduced wheel wear, Curiosity captured mesmerising images of the "Marker Band Valley" before moving on.According to NASA, the panoramic snapshots were taken on April 8, 2023, using black-and-white navigation cameras. To enhance the postcard's visual appeal, colours were later added, with blue representing the morning shots and yellow for those taken in the afternoon. The postcard not only captures the picturesque landscape but also features prominent Mars landmarks. Notably, it includes the "Marker Band Valley," where the rover made unexpected discoveries indicating an ancien...
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Bizarre! After duck, Paddington Bear spotted on Mars by NASA!
27Jan By adminNo Comments
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Bizarre! After duck, Paddington Bear spotted on Mars by NASA!

[ad_1] Paddington Bear has been spotted on Mars by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Check details here. A bear has been spotted on Mars! Well, it is not a real bear, but NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an image of a bear resembling Paddington Bear on the Red Planet. The University of Arizona has shared the image saying, "There's a hill with a V-shaped collapse structure (the nose), two craters (the eyes), and a circular fracture pattern (the head). The circular fracture pattern might be due to the settling of a deposit over a buried impact crater. Maybe the nose is a volcanic or mud vent and the deposit could be lava or mud flows? Maybe just grin and bear it."The image was captured by Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Notably, prior to the bear, a duck had also be...
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Indian scientists do a first, find something special on Mars
16Jan By adminNo Comments
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Indian scientists do a first, find something special on Mars

[ad_1] In a first-of-its-kind discovery, a team of Indian scientists has found the presence of solitary waves around Mars. The discovery was made possible with the help of high-resolution electric field data recorded by Langmuir Probe and Waves instrument on NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft. A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) identified these solitary waves on the red planet. A solitary wave is basically one that propagates without any temporal evolution in shape or size when it is seen in the reference frame moving with the group velocity of the wave. In this case, these solitary waves are distinct electric field fluctuations in the Martian magnetosphere. The researchers analyzed 450 solitary wave pulses obs...
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Historic! NASA records one of the largest craters ever witnessed forming in solar system
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Historic! NASA records one of the largest craters ever witnessed forming in solar system

[ad_1] NASA’s InSight lander recorded one of the largest craters ever witnessed forming any place in the solar system. Where? On Mars. NASA's InSight lander has recorded one of the largest craters ever witnessed forming any place in the solar system. Where? On Mars. While observing the images and seismic data, NASA has documented many larger craters during the Mars mission, but this one is said to be the largest seen forming. While nearing the end of its life, NASA's InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 quake on the Red Planet on December 24, 2021. Later, the reason was found to have been a meteoroid strike. It is estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars. Meteoroids are the objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids.While observing the before-and-a...
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After asteroid, NASA looks to crash a car like craft on Mars! Here is exciting reason why
24Oct By adminNo Comments
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After asteroid, NASA looks to crash a car like craft on Mars! Here is exciting reason why

[ad_1] After crashing a spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos, NASA wants to do the same on Mars. Know reason behind this exciting experiment. It's not like NASA has never touched down on the surface of the red planet before. NASA has successfully landed on Mars nine times so far. From cutting-edge parachutes, and massive airbags, to jetpacks, all of these have been deployed as safe carriers of spacecraft that have landed on the surface of Mars. But now, the space agency is testing out an entirely new way to land on Mars, which is to crash! In fact, NASA has just crashed a spacecraft on Asteroid Dimorphos through its successful DART mission, although the intent was to deflect the space rock even as the spacecraft itself was destroyed..On Mars, NASA has a different plan, which is ensure t...
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NASA looks to launch Artemis lunar test flight again on November 14, 2022
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NASA looks to launch Artemis lunar test flight again on November 14, 2022

[ad_1] NASA has targeted Nov. 14 for a third attempt to launch its big, next-generation rocketship, the U.S. space agency said. NASA has targeted Nov. 14 for a third attempt to launch its big, next-generation rocketship, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday, after weeks of technical setbacks and foul weather delayed the uncrewed inaugural Artemis mission to the moon. Plans call for rolling the 32-story-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its Orion capsule back out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as early as Friday, Nov. 4 to renew final flight preparations. Safety regulations and deteriorating weather conditions spawned by Hurricane Ian had forced the space agency to return the towering rocketship to its hangar last month followi...
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STRANGE! NASA finds suspicious object stuck to foot of Mars helicopter
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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STRANGE! NASA finds suspicious object stuck to foot of Mars helicopter

[ad_1] A suspicious object stuck to the foot of Mars Helicopter left NASA scientists baffled. Know what NASA says. "There's something on your foot, Mars Helicopter!" - NASA's scientists said while pointing towards a suspicious object that was stuck to the Mars Helicopter. The US space agency is investigating a piece of debris that got stuck on the foot of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter during its latest flight. So, did the litle green men on Mars, the aliens, did it? NASA has confirmed that “a small piece of foreign object debris (FOD) was seen in footage from the Mars helicopter's navigation camera (Navcam) for a portion of its 33rd flight.” Strangely, the this debris was not visible in Navcam footage from the previous flight...
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Life on Mars possible? NASA Perseverance Rover finds intriguing evidence
18Sep By adminNo Comments
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Life on Mars possible? NASA Perseverance Rover finds intriguing evidence

[ad_1] NASA has made a new development while collecting organic material samples from Mars to pave the way for future special missions. Is life on Mars even possible? It is one of the most barren and bleak planets. Humans, without protection, would be dead in seconds. But the prospect of life on Mars has always been an intriguing concept. However, it has remained a mystery and keeps the scientists busy in trying to find plausible evidence and answers to prove that life did once exist on it. That's why NASA's Perseverance rover is on the hunt for signs of ancient life on the red planet. So far, the Perseverance rover has collected several samples of organic matter from Jezero Crater. Scientists hypothesise that a river once fl...
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