How and why NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars
Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters.
Space Exploration
Jun 8, 2023
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NASA's Lunar Flashlight to fly by Earth
NASA's Lunar Flashlight mission to the moon has ended, but the briefcase-size spacecraft will soon fly past Earth before heading into deep space. On Tuesday, May 16, at 9:44 p.m. PDT (Wednesday, May 17, at 12:44 a.m. EDT), ...
Space Exploration
May 16, 2023
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Two NASA studies find lower methane emissions in Los Angeles region
Researchers found that emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas dropped for several years near the nation's second-largest metropolitan area.
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2023
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Images from NASA's Perseverance may show record of wild Martian river
New images taken by NASA's Perseverance rover may show signs of what was once a rollicking river on Mars, one that was deeper and faster-moving than scientists have ever seen evidence for in the past. The river was part of ...
Astrobiology
May 11, 2023
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Study of Uranus' large moons shows four may hold water
Re-analysis of data from NASA's Voyager spacecraft, along with new computer modeling, has led NASA scientists to conclude that four of Uranus' largest moons likely contain an ocean layer between their cores and icy crusts. ...
Astronomy
May 4, 2023
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NASA retires mineral mapping instrument on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA switched off one of its oldest instruments studying Mars on April 3, a step that's been planned since last year. Riding aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM, or the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 25, 2023
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover gets a major software upgrade
The update brings loads of improvements, the most significant being new driving capabilities.
Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2023
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Engineers keep an eye on fuel supply of NASA's oldest Mars orbiter
Measuring the fuel supply on Odyssey, a decades-old spacecraft without a fuel gauge, is no easy task.
Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2023
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Study finds the 'squishy' outer shell of Venus may be resurfacing the planet
Earth and Venus are rocky planets of about the same size and rock chemistry, so they should be losing their internal heat to space at about the same rate. How Earth loses its heat is well known, but Venus's heat flow mechanism ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 23, 2023
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NASA's Perseverance rover set to begin third year at Jezero Crater
After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks worthy of study on Earth.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2023
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