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Laser Upgrade For The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Astrobiology Rover

by Keith Cowing

After some time off the road, vehicles require proper maintenance checks. The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover is no exception and got an upgrade to one of its electronic boxes in […]

Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Status Report

AwayTeam Tech: Distributed Instruments for Planetary Surface Science: Scientific Opportunities and Technology Feasibility

by Keith Cowing

In this paper, we assess the scientific promise and technology feasibility of distributed instruments for planetary science. A distributed instrument is an instrument designed to collect spatially and temporally correlated […]

Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Commercial & Private Sector, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

The Ocean World Droid Power Source You Were Looking For

by Keith Cowing

When it comes to mapping new territory, NASA’s record swamps Lewis and Clark’s. And the space agency doesn’t only chart other stars and planets – a vantage point from space […]

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A Novel Methodology for Autonomous Planetary Exploration Using Multi-Robot Teams

by Keith Cowing

One of the fundamental limiting factors in planetary exploration is the autonomous capabilities of planetary exploration rovers.

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Engineering Astrobiology and Exploration

by Keith Cowing

NASA Astrobiology joins in the 2024 Engineers Week (Feb. 18-24) celebration to recognize the contributions of NASA’s engineers, technicians, and technologists to discovery and innovation.

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Iron-sulfur Minerals Bear Witness To The Earliest Life On Earth

by Keith Cowing

A team of researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Göttingen has found that certain minerals with characteristic shapes could indicate the activity of bacteria in hydrothermal vents – or […]

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