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Mars, NASA

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NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans on Jan. 7. Here's how to listen in

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

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Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?

NASA wants to return Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and the Red Planet.

NASA to Host Media Call Highlighting Mars Sample Return Update

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 7, to provide an update on the status of the agency's Mars Sample Return Program.

Musk, Mars

Ars Technica · 1d

Elon Musk: “We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.”

For example, he has rarely criticized NASA or its overall goal to return humans to the Moon through the Artemis Program. Rather, Musk, who has long preferred Mars as a destination for humans, has more or less been a team player when it comes to the space agency's lunar-focused plans.

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence in the Trump administration.

Miami Herald on MSN · 1d

Elon Musk is apparently living large at Mar-a-Lago these days. Here’s what we know

Musk has been logging a lot of time at there as unofficial “First Buddy” and incoming co-head of of the Department of Government Efficiency, aka D.O.G.E. Trump’

Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial life

Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic ...

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Evidence of Hot Water on Mars: A Breakthrough in Understanding the Red Planet’s History

Mars, often seen as a barren and lifeless world, was not always the desolate planet we know today. New research has uncovered ...

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Fact Check: An Ice-Capped Crater Was Discovered on Mars. But Social Media Is Misrepresenting the Discovery

This oblique perspective view was generated using a digital terrain model and Mars Express data gathered over orbits 18042 ...

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We finally know where to look for life on Mars

Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers ...

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Mars’ Small Mass Still Puzzles Planetary Scientists

Mars’ strangely small mass still puzzles planetary scientists. Definitive answers as to why are still hard to come by.

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'Aliens will make fun of us': Elon Musk issues ‘alien warning', highlights urgency of Mars colonisation

“Earth is great, but it’s fragile. We need a backup,” Musk said, reiterating his conviction that colonising Mars is essential ...

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January 2025: What’s in the sky this month? The Moon occults Mars and the Pleiades, plus Mars reaches opposition

Witness a lunar occultation of both Mars and the Pleiades; plus, Mars reaches opposition and Venus and Saturn sit close ...

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January stargazing: Ring in 2025 with a meteor shower, ‘planet parade,’ and best chance to spot Mars

2025 opens with the chance to spot upwards of six planets together in the night sky. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, ...

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Are Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars On Track To Finally Hit No. 1?

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' “Die with a Smile” ranks as the loftiest non-holiday song on the Hot 100 at the moment. What ...

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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade float

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display ...

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