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9 months, 1 week ago

Why NASA wants human guinea pigs to test out Martian living

NPR

Why NASA wants human guinea pigs to test out Martian living Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty Images Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty Images Recently, NASA invited the public for a chance to go to Mars. Sponsor Message To talk about what it might be like for humans to make it to the real Mars, and …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists reveal how Mars could turned into a terraformed Dune planet for future colonizers

Daily Mail

Researchers may soon pull inspiration from the science-fiction story of Dune to transform Mars into a livable and breathable world for humans. Making the planet inhabitable would require humans to unlock the frozen water in the atmosphere and beneath the planet's surface The sun's radiation has stripped 90 percent of the atmosphere from Mars, zapping the planet of much of …

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1 year ago

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

The Hindu

The two small moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate. Giveaways If an impact origin did indeed occur, we would expect to find similar material on Phobos to that which is found on Mars. If Phobos formed in the same or at least similar location in the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Breath of Fresh Air in Space: NASA's Mars Rover successfully ‘makes’ breathable oxygen in two years

Firstpost

NASA’s Perseverance Rover has been able to extract breathable oxygen from Mars. One of its onboard scientific instruments, known as MOXIE, has even achieved the remarkable feat of generating breathable oxygen from the planet’s thin atmosphere. Space tourism looks a lot more feasible MOXIE’s performance surpassed expectations, producing twice as many grams of oxygen per hour as NASA had initially …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Size matters: Mars was 'doomed from beginning' due to its small size to hold water

India Today

Mars, the crimson Red Planet was always doomed and headed towards deterioration, not just because of major climatic events, but due to its small size to hold onto large amounts of water. Researchers have long believed that the Red Planet once hosted vast water lakes just like Earth, which is the centre of research for Curiosity and Perseverance rovers trundling …

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3 years, 6 months ago

CNSA's Zhurong rover, lander click selfie with dusty Martian surface in the background

Firstpost

The orbiter and lander both display small Chinese flags while the lander has outlines of the mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the red planet. The four pictures released by the …

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3 years, 6 months ago

From creating oxygen to watching first flight: All about Perseverance rover's first 100 days on Mars

India Today

In February of this year, the excitement was palpable at Nasa headquarters, which was overlooking a critical phase of a multi-million-dollar mission that was hurtling towards the surface on another planet autonomously. pic.twitter.com/ER5vWebqpb — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover June 1, 2021 Taking the first spin Two weeks after it landed on the planet, the rover took a short drive on …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Mars helicopter, designed by IIT-Madras alumnus Bob Balaram, to fly over Martian skies on April 11

India TV News

NASA is targeting now April 11 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the historic first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Ingenuity flew to Mars while being attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover, which made a February 18 touch down on the Red Planet. "When NASA's Sojourner rover landed on Mars in …

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3 years, 9 months ago

NASA Mars rover has part of Wright brothers’ first airplane

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane is on Mars …

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3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Perseverance's Photo of Its 'Forever Home' is Inspiring Long-Lasting Memes From Mars

News 18

It’s a small landing for a rover, and a huge leap for meme-kind. NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. …

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