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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.

The Daily Galaxy on MSN · 6h

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 · 14h

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.

Mars, Deimos

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 3h

Check Out These Rare Images of Deimos, One of Mars’ Mysterious Moons

Like our moon, Deimos is tidally locked to Mars, meaning the same side always faces the planet—the only side visible to rovers on the Martian surface. The only way to see Deimos’ far side up close is for a probe like Hera to fly behind it, making such images more of a rarity.

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.

New Scientist on MSN · 1d

Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos

A mission to survey the results of a deliberate crash between an asteroid and a NASA spacecraft has taken stunning images of Mars and its moon Deimos

Space.com on MSN3h

'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 ...

ScienceAlert2h

NASA Rover Shoots Laser at Martian Rock And Reveals Ancient Secret

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

Scientific American10h

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 ...

Mysterious perfectly smooth ‘TicTac UFO’ spotted on MARS in Nasa photos sending alien hunters into frenzy online

CREEPY new images of the “Tic Tac UFO” have surfaced after it was spotted on Mars – causing alien fans to draw resemblance to the infamous UFO sighting. The shocking discovery was made by ...

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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.

Explore Mars with an archive of NASA’s best-ever images in a new Taschen book

Now, Mars. Photographs from the NASA Archive, a stunning new release from publisher Taschen, invites us on an extraordinary ...

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China invites the world on its mission to Mars while Nasa reels from Trump cuts

Applications are open for international science projects to join China’s Tianwen-3 mission to Mars, indicating that it is on ...

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NASA's chief scientist Katherine Calvin terminated: Who is she? Check details

NASA has announced layoffs and its chief scientist Dr Katherine Calvin has also been terminated. The NASA layoffs may signal ...

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