[NASA] These sulfur crystals were found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024, the 4,200th Martian day, […]
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NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities For Moon And Mars Rovers
A prototype rover built with a new design for tackling rugged terrain is helping teams refine capabilities that could one day be used on future lunar and Red Planet missions.
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In Situ Analytical Chemistry Laboratory for the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor
In this paper, we report a fully automated, end-to-end (sample-in/data-out) capillary electrophoresis system.
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How Resilient Fungus Might Survive Mars And Space
Scientists have long known that fungi are resilient, but a new study suggests that some strains might survive every step of the long, brutal trip to Mars.
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NASA JPL Layoffs Announced
Editor’s note: A message from JPL Director Dave Gallagher announced a JPL layoff of 550 people.
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There Is A Symbol Of Earth Medicine On Mars
Editor’s note: In releasing this image NASA said “This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 228 (June 22 – 28, 2025) […]
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Space Microbial Culture Collection Selected As The Official Microbial Isolate Repository For Planetary Protection Research
The Space Microbial Culture Collection (SMCC) has been awarded a grant from NASA’s Planetary Science Division through the Planetary Protection Research (PPR) program to serve as the official repository for […]
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Europa Astrobiology Lander Mission Concept: Autonomous Surface Sampling
Europa, a moon of Jupiter, is a high-priority target for space exploration because of its potential to harbor life. A landed mission concept to collect and analyze samples for signs […]
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What NASA’s Next Mars Helicopter May Look Like
NASA’s Mars Chopper concept, shown in a design software rendering, is a more capable proposed follow-on to the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which arrived at the Red Planet in the […]
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NASA JPL Unveils The Dr. Edward Stone Exploration Trail
Family members, colleagues, and local dignitaries gathered on Friday, Dec. 6, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California for the unveiling of a memorial honoring Ed Stone, best known […]