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NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth

October 28, 2022
. NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars. The next step in the unprecedented campaign to return scientifically selected samples from Mars was made on Oct. 19 with a formal agreement between NASA and its partner ESA (European Space Agency). The two…
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Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ Mapped by NASA’s New Earth Space Mission

October 26, 2022
Built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation can also pinpoint emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission is mapping the prevalence of key minerals in the planet’s dust-producing deserts – information that will advance our understanding of airborne…
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NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings

October 22, 2022
. NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings Scientists from two Mars missions will discuss how they combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet. NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Oct. 27, to share new scientific findings based on observations from the agency’s…
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Why NASA Is Trying to Crash Land on Mars

October 21, 2022
Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact. NASA has successfully touched down on Mars nine times, relying on cutting-edge parachutes, massive airbags, and jetpacks to set spacecraft safely on the surface. Now…
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reaches Long-Awaited Salty Region

October 20, 2022
The rover has arrived at a special region believed to have formed as Mars’ climate was drying. After journeying this summer through a narrow, sand-lined pass, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently arrived in the “sulfate-bearing unit,” a long-sought region of Mount Sharp enriched with salty minerals. Scientists hypothesize that billions of years ago, streams, and ponds left behind the…
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