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Mars, Deimos and European Space Agency

Check Out These Rare Images of Deimos, One of Mars’ Mysterious Moons

Like our moon, Deimos is tidally locked to Mars, meaning the same side always faces the planet—the only side visible to rovers on the Martian surface. The only way to see Deimos’ far side up close is for a probe like Hera to fly behind it, making such images more of a rarity.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Mysterious Mars moon captured in unprecedented images by space probe

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

Space.com on MSN · 2d

Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)

The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant impact on Mars.

Mars, NASA and Ancient Life

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NASA knows exactly where to look on Mars for signs of life

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for signs of life and evidence of Mars’ watery history. Now, thanks to its continued exploration, NASA might know exactly where to look for evidence of life on Mars, and it all begins with quartz crystals.

Scientific American · 1d

If Life on Mars Ever Existed, This Bizarre Rock May Tell Us

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not

Daily Galaxy on MSN · 1d

NASA Finds Pure Quartz on Mars—Could This Be Proof of Ancient Life?

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered high-purity quartz crystals on Mars, a discovery that could reshape the search for ancient life on the Red Planet. The crystals, along with other minerals such as opal,

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Mysterious Images: ESA Researchers Discover “Black Spiders” on Mars

European space researchers have discovered a bizarre phenomenon on Mars: thousands of dark formations resembling giant ...

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Weighing in on a Mars water debate: Analysis challenges previous findings

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

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A Meteor Crashed Into Mars and Sent Shockwaves Racing Across the Planet. It Apparently Happens More Often Than We Thought

These studies show that Mars is bombarded by meteorites far more often than previously thought — about 2.5 times more ...

SpaceX’s Starship Plan To Land First Humans On Mars, But Not Till 2031

Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to speed astronauts to Mars, but not until 2031.

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Project Orion on Mars Using Uranium on Mars

Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s. It was stopped because of the nuclear test ban treaty and ...

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Surprise at images from the Curiosity rover on Mars: colorful clouds floating over the surface of the red planet

Humans are determined to discover more details about Mars, Earth's neighboring planet, which seems to hide many secrets. So ...

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New Data Shows Mars' Red Hue May Have Come From A Different Source Than Previously Thought

Scientists have a new theory on why Mars is red, and it may mean that water was more widespread on the planet than previously ...

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Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...

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