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President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, made waves during his confirmation hearing Wednesday by signaling his intention to create a new focus on Mars exploration.
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Isaacman plans to tell the committee he will “prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars.”
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Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed on the Red Planet.
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Indy100 on MSNStrange spherules discovered on Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover - but what do they mean?NASA’s Perseverance rover has stunned experts after finding some strange-looking rock composed of spherules on the surface of Mars. The team studying the Perseverance rover’s discoveries were astonished by the formation,
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Talker on MSNNASA makes ‘shocking’ discovery on MarsBy Dean Murray Scientists say they have made a "shocking" discovery on Mars. NASA's Perseverance Science Team was "astonished by a strange rock" comprised of hundreds of millimeter-sized spheres - some with tiny pinholes.
The efforts made by humans to learn as much as possible about Mars are numerous, and NASA has an indispensable ally on the red planet. This is the Curiosity rover, which roams dail
But Curiosity wasn't the only one with a geological mystery. At the same time, roughly 2,300 miles away on the other side of the planet, Perseverance found bumpy rocks of a different kind, calling to mind the famous " Martian blueberries " discovered by the Opportunity rover in 2004.
The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for evidence of past life on Mars.
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Live Science on MSNNASA rover spots hundreds of 'spider eggs' on Mars — and scientists have no idea how they got thereNASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA's Curiosity rover has recently made two new discoveries on Mars with both leading to surprising connotations. Firstly, the rover detected the largest ...
For more than a decade, a robotic explorer has been traveling across Mars, quietly collecting clues about a time when the Red Planet may have supported life. Now, new research based on an old rock sample has revealed the largest organic molecules yet detected on Mars—pointing to complex chemistry that could have edged closer to the building blocks of life than anyone had dared to expect.
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The Daily Galaxy on MSNNASA Uncovers Unprecedented Shapes on Mars, Sparking a Major Shift in the Search for LifeRecent discoveries on Mars have sparked excitement in the scientific community as NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures images of mysterious structures on the Martian surface, which some researchers believe may prove that life once existed on the Red Planet.