NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured its first images and spectra of Mars Sept. 5. The telescope, an international collaboration with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), provides a unique perspective ...
Planetary Sciences
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A team of researchers at Iowa State University has found that it may be possible to grow alfalfa successfully on Mars. The group has written a paper describing their work and have published it on the open-access site PLOS ...
Two fundamental factors affect all astrophotography—timing and location. If a camera happens to be at the right place at the right time, it can capture images that have never been seen before. And with the proliferation ...
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2022
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Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain.
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2022
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The first exoplanet has been discovered by Subaru Strategic Program using the infrared spectrograph IRD on the Subaru Telescope (IRD-SSP). This planet, Ross 508b, is a super-Earth with about four times the mass of the Earth ...
Astronomy
Aug 1, 2022
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NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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When a daring team of engineers put a lander and the first rover on the Red Planet a quarter century ago, they changed how the world explores.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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NASA has finished the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team has evaluated and refined the architecture ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti?
Planetary Sciences
Jul 22, 2022
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In recent years, a large number of exoplanets have been found around single "normal" stars. New research shows that there may be exceptions to this trend. Researchers from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), ...
Astronomy
Jul 20, 2022
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