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Mars can snow carbon dioxide at its poles, while some of its warmest summer landscapes grow dry-ice frost overnight that vanishes back into gas after sunrise
6+ min ago (583+ words) Mars can produce snow from carbon dioxide near its winter poles. Far from those seasonal caps, however, the same material can appear in a quieter and more...
Musk Wants Anyone to Visit the Moon — Here's the Plan
30+ min ago (195+ words) That's still not a consumer product. But the trajectory matters. The same logic that brought orbital access from a government-only endeavor to a commercial market is being applied to the Moon — compress the cost curve fast enough and the addressable…...
Santa Monica College Planetarium Shows in August Feature Mars Rover Curiosity, the Great Observatories, Eclipses and Moon Phases & the Sun
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (407+ words) Aug. Shows Include Sunday Family Matinée Presentation Aug. 16 Friday evening shows start at 6 p.m. with "The Night Sky Show," presenting the latest news in astronomy, space exploration, and the night-sky celebrities making their appearance in the evenings ahead. The…...
NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
50+ min ago (176+ words) NASA Science (.gov) What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula NASA Shares Station Research Today Supporting Moon, Mars Tomorrow Curiosity Blog, Sols 4968-4974: Rock Climbing Towards the Discontinuity Lion Nebula Roars to Life…...
NASA thruster test could slash travel time to Mars
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (165+ words) The Conway Daily Sun Scene from tests as a prototype of a powerful new lithium-fed electric thruster that could one day help send humans to Mars was successfully tested at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via SWNS) The prototype…...
Space scientists say they have slashed travel time to Mars
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (126+ words) NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Scene from tests as a prototype of a powerful new lithium-fed electric thruster that could one day help send humans to Mars was successfully tested at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via SWNS) Storms forming…...
Why Is Moon Dust Dangerous? The Artemis Engineering Problem
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (511+ words) Moon dust is not just a dirtier version of sand. It is made of sharp, broken grains created by billions of years of impacts, with no wind or water to smooth their edges. The particles can scratch surfaces, work into…...
NASA???s Psyche spacecraft spent a month studying a planet it was never sent to visit
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1154+ words) NASA's Psyche mission returned new Mars flyby data and tested its instruments before heading to asteroid Psyche in 2029. Mars was a rehearsal, not a destination. Here is what a spacecraft built for a metal asteroid came away with after aiming…...
NASA thruster test could slash travel time to Mars | National
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (440+ words) Space scientists say they have slashed travel time to Mars. NASA Marshall said on Monday, Aug. 10, the agency recently completed testing of a lithium-fed electromagnetic thruster, reaching more than five times the power of existing electric propulsion systems. Paired with…...
1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (242+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery A newly found Mars meteorite is revealing the secrets of a previously hidden time period of Red Planet geological history. The 1.27-billion-year-old space rock, called Northwest…...