Tracking the winds that have turned Mars into a planet of dust

Researcher Valentin Bickel wanted to know just how intense winds can be on the red planet. Using data obtained by the Mars ...

Blue Origin launches twin NASA Mars probes in second flight of New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.
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Mars mission lifts off to unlock mysteries of red planet’s missing atmosphere

The New Glenn rocket lifted off about 45 minutes later than scheduled due to an unplanned hold with 20 seconds to go.
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Nightglow in the Upper Atmosphere of Mars and Implications for Atmospheric Transport

We detected light emissions in the nightside Martian atmosphere with the SPICAM ultraviolet (UV) spectrometer on board Mars Express. The UV spectrum of this nightglow is composed of hydrogen Lyman ...

Bay Area scientists set to launch mission to Mars that could help pave way for human trips

“It’s a huge privilege to be leading a mission to Mars,” said Robert Lillis, the UC Berkeley planetary scientist leading the ...
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Explaining persistent hydrogen in Mars' atmosphere

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...
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New Insight Into How Much Atmosphere Mars Lost

A key tracer used to estimate how much atmosphere Mars lost can change depending on the time of day and the surface temperature on the Red Planet, according to new observations by NASA-funded ...
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Mars Atmosphere Sputters, Human Spacecraft Catches It in the Act

It's not entirely clear how neighboring planet Mars went from a presumably life-supporting planet to a place as dead as all others in the solar system. We do know, however, that whatever water and ...