Tag: Mars Exploration
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NASA’s Curiosity Panorama: Stunning View from Mount Sharp on Mars
A New Martian Postcard from Mount Sharp NASA’s Curiosity rover has delivered another striking panorama from the rugged heights of Mount Sharp, the layered peak at the center of Gale Crater on Mars. Created from a sequence of high-resolution images, the newest postcard offers a sweeping view of the mountain’s stratified rocks, wind-sculpted shoulders, and…
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Live long and loiter: Why NASA’s ESCAPADE probes will wait a year in space before heading to Mars
Introduction: A deliberate pause in a bold Mars mission NASA’s ESCAPADE mission, launched aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on a crisp November morning, marks a new chapter in human exploration. Instead of charging straight toward the Red Planet, the twin spacecraft have a planned, year-long cruise in space before detouring toward Mars. This isn’t…
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Robotic Pioneers: How Robotic Explorers Are Preparing Humans for Mars
Introducing the Robotic Blueprint for Mars As space agencies set their sights on sustained human activity on the Red Planet, robotic explorers are quietly building the blueprint. These autonomous missions, from lunar snow and water prospecting to asteroid-derived fuel studies, are testing the technologies and strategies that will keep astronauts safe, powered, and productive on…
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How NASA in 2025 Could Reshape the Agency Forever
The Year of Uncertainty and Opportunity 2025 has been a watershed year for NASA, a period defined less by a single mission and more by strategic recalibration. Amid debates over funding, staffing, and the fate of several science missions, the agency has been forced to reexamine its playbook for advancing the Moon-to-Mars pipeline. This piece…
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NASA in 2025: How the Agency Changed Forever and Beyond
Introduction: A Year of upheaval and resolve 2025 arrived for NASA with the gravity of a crossroads. After years of ambitious planning, the agency faced a series of budget uncertainties, leadership debates, and questions about the viability of certain science missions. The immediate concern was not only can NASA deliver on its lunar-to-Martian ambitions, but…
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This Week In Space Episode 190: Holiday Special 2025 Review
Looking Back at 2025 in Space The annual holiday edition of This Week In Space—Episode 190—is here with a thoughtful, data-driven look back at 2025 in space. Hosts Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik guide listeners through a year that spanned ambitious missions, dramatic setbacks, and breakthroughs that reshaped our understanding of the cosmos. The episode…
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Perseverance Could Break Mars Driving Distance Record Soon
Perseverance Might Break the Mars Driving Record NASA’s Perseverance rover, which has been roaming the Jezero Crater since its 2020 landing, is approaching a milestone that could redefine how we gauge endurance on another planet. After nearly five years of rover operations, engineers and scientists say the vehicle still has substantial mobility and power, enabling…
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NASA’s MRO Hits 100,000 Photos of Mars with HiRISE Milestone
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reaches a Landmark Milestone The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has achieved a remarkable milestone, underscoring the enduring value of long-term orbital science. NASA announced that its HiRISE camera – the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment – has now captured the 100,000th image of the surface of Mars. This achievement highlights decades…
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NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley: Photo of the Day for December 15, 2025
NASA Drones in Death Valley: A Mars-Ready Testbed For decades, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California have relied on the Mojave Desert’s harsh, arid landscapes to emulate the extreme environments found on Mars. On December 15, 2025, a compelling “photo of the day” captured in Death Valley spotlights a new chapter…
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NASA tests drones in Death Valley: Photo of the Day for Dec. 15, 2025
NASA pushes drone tech in one of Earth’s harshest laboratories In a striking display of engineering and planetary science, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) continue to rely on Death Valley to test how unmanned aerial systems perform in extreme environments. The harsh, sun-scorched landscape of the Mojave Desert, and Death Valley in particular,…