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class="feat-image-wrapper"> <div class="feat-image wide js-single-top-img"> <img src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600" class="guide-image" alt=""> </div> </div> <div class="post-body"> <p>Mars, named after the Roman God of war, is the second-smallest planet in our solar system. Often referred to as “the red planet” due to its red appearance caused by the iron oxide on its surface. Features of the planet include impact craters, valleys, deserts, and large polar ice caps.</p> <p>The planet has been explored by many unmanned spacecraft, including Mariner 4, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Express, and many more.</p> <p>Traditional life here has been deemed as likely, even more so under the surface due to underground water.</p> <h2>Important Stats</h2> <ul> <li>4th planet from the Sun (142 million miles)</li> <li>2 moons</li> <li>4,220 miles in diameter</li> <li>25 degree axis tilt</li> <li>687 day long years</li> <li>30% of Earth’s gravity (3.71 m/s²)</li> <li>Average temperature of -81 degrees F</li> <li>Atmospheric makeup of mostly carbon dioxide with little water vapor</li> </ul> <h2>Moons</h2> <ul> <li>Phobos (fear)</li> <li>Deimos (panic)</li> </ul> <h2>Surface Photos</h2> <p><img data-attachment-id="6443" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/mars-surface-1/" 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https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/53195468613_57a1698e6e_o.jpg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/53195468613_57a1698e6e_o.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="41341" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/08/27/rocket-labs-expanding-global-footprint-neutron-rocket-reusability-and-venus-life-finder-mission/53195468613_57a1698e6e_o/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/53195468613_57a1698e6e_o.jpg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="1921,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Neutron payload fairing render" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Image: Rocket Lab</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/53195468613_57a1698e6e_o.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/53195468613_57a1698e6e_o.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a> is moving forward with critical decisions on its <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars-sample-return/">Mars Sample Return (MSR)</a> mission, aiming to reduce costs and expedite the return of samples from the <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Red Planet</a>. On October 15, NASA received the final reports from 12 studies commissioned to explore alternative architectures.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="mars,mars-sample-return,nasa,neutron,rocket-lab" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="41673" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/10/24/rocket-lab-proposes-2b-solution-for-faster-mars-sample-return-as-nasa-reviews-options/#more-41673" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/science/">Science</a></li> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/perseverance/">Perseverance</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars-sample-return/">Mars Sample Return</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/04/17/nasa-is-looking-for-new-ways-to-get-its-martian-samples-back-home/">NASA is looking for new ways to get its Martian samples back home</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/"> <img alt='Avatar for Seth Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Apr 17 2024 - 5:34 pm PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/04/17/nasa-is-looking-for-new-ways-to-get-its-martian-samples-back-home/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/04/17/nasa-is-looking-for-new-ways-to-get-its-martian-samples-back-home/"> <img width="1591" height="796" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1591" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="40452" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/04/17/nasa-is-looking-for-new-ways-to-get-its-martian-samples-back-home/mars_perseverance_zr0_0669_0726335209_613eby_n0320580zcam08666_1100lmj-2/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="1591,796" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Mars_Perseverance_sample_container" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0669_0726335209_613EBY_N0320580ZCAM08666_1100LMJ.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>In what I’ve always viewed as a bold move by <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a>, since 2021 <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/perseverance/">Perseverance</a> has been collecting Martian core samples for future return. The issue is a return plan wasn’t finalized or paid for before launch, which in recent years has been under attack by Congress who wants a lighter budget. On Monday NASA conceded to complaints that it’s too expensive.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="mars,mars-sample-return,nasa,perseverance" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="40440" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/04/17/nasa-is-looking-for-new-ways-to-get-its-martian-samples-back-home/#more-40440" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/moon/">Moon</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/03/26/the-fusion-of-human-ingenuity-robotic-precision-heralds-new-chapter-in-space-exploration/">The fusion of human ingenuity, robotic precision heralds new chapter in space exploration</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/ttlcrossgirl/"> <img alt='Avatar for Theresa Cross' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a156a9e39726e9c1575647367684ae86?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a156a9e39726e9c1575647367684ae86?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/ttlcrossgirl/" title="Posts by Theresa Cross" rel="author">Theresa Cross</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Mar 26 2024 - 10:46 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/03/26/the-fusion-of-human-ingenuity-robotic-precision-heralds-new-chapter-in-space-exploration/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/03/26/the-fusion-of-human-ingenuity-robotic-precision-heralds-new-chapter-in-space-exploration/"> <img width="1500" height="843" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="40290" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/03/26/the-fusion-of-human-ingenuity-robotic-precision-heralds-new-chapter-in-space-exploration/hre/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="1500,843" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="astronauts and robots on the moon" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Image: ESA</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/hre.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>In the vast and mysterious expanse of space, a story of partnership continues to unfold. This isn’t a tale of human camaraderie but a narrative of humans and robots joining forces in the pursuit of cosmic discovery, health, and technology. Taking a closer look at this fascinating topic suggests the future of space exploration is not a solo journey for humans or robots, but a collaborative venture that leverages the strengths of both.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="mars,moon" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="40288" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/03/26/the-fusion-of-human-ingenuity-robotic-precision-heralds-new-chapter-in-space-exploration/#more-40288" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="sidebar container xs sidebar--1"> <div class="widget ninetofive-branded-rss"> <div 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data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Ingenuity damaged blade" data-image-description="<p>Image: NASA Social Media</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GEt6WWEa0AA9I13.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GEt6WWEa0AA9I13.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>The little helicopter that could, and did, has flown its last mission after damaging one of its carbon fiber propeller blades. After three years of flying, <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/ingenuity/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ingenuity</a> totaled 72 total missions of its planned, five test flights, making it one of <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NASA</a>‘s greatest achieving missions on the red planet.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="ingenuity,mars,mars-2020,nasa" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="39863" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/01/25/ingenuitys-mission-is-complete-after-72-flights-on-mars/#more-39863" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span 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Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Nov 29 2023 - 10:16 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/11/29/nasa-goes-hard-at-flight-testing-for-future-martian-helicopters/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 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https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/CleanShot-2023-11-29-at-12.06.51%402x.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="39313" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/11/29/nasa-goes-hard-at-flight-testing-for-future-martian-helicopters/cleanshot-2023-11-29-at-12-06-512x/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/CleanShot-2023-11-29-at-12.06.51@2x.jpg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="2115,1190" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Next Generation Mars Helicopter Blades" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Image: NASA/JPL</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/CleanShot-2023-11-29-at-12.06.51@2x.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/CleanShot-2023-11-29-at-12.06.51@2x.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/earth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Earth</a> and <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mars</a> are now home to flight testing programs to develop better future Martian helicopters for NASA’s <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars-sample-return/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mars Sample Return Mission</a>. <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NASA</a> now has new blades for a future Martian helicopter while <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/ingenuity/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ingenuity</a> on Mars has been pushing the limits it was designed for.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="ingenuity,mars,mars-sample-return,nasa" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="39273" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/11/29/nasa-goes-hard-at-flight-testing-for-future-martian-helicopters/#more-39273" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a 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width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Sep 28 2023 - 7:30 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/09/28/mars-sample-returns-ascent-vehicle-undergoes-wind-tunnel-testing/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/09/28/mars-sample-returns-ascent-vehicle-undergoes-wind-tunnel-testing/"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/9141_PIA25078-web.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" class=" wp-post-image" alt="Mars Sample Return concept" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/9141_PIA25078-web.jpg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/9141_PIA25078-web.jpg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/9141_PIA25078-web.jpg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/9141_PIA25078-web.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="31829" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/27/mars-sample-return-helicopters/9141_pia25078-web/" 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data-image-caption="<p>Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/Mars-Mud-Cracks.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/Mars-Mud-Cracks.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>My favorite part of where I live now is four distinct seasons each year. 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Interestingly, seasons appear to have lost their uniqueness in space, as a study indicates that Mars once possessed them before its water reserves evaporated.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="curiosity,mars" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="37719" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/08/19/mars-seasons-mud-cracks/#more-37719" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nuclear-fusion/">Nuclear Fusion</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/pulsar-fusion/">Pulsar Fusion</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/18/pulsar-fusions-ambitious-nuclear-rocket-engine-aims-to-revolutionize-space-travel/">Pulsar Fusion’s ambitious nuclear rocket engine aims to revolutionize space travel</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/ttlcrossgirl/"> <img alt='Avatar for Theresa Cross' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a156a9e39726e9c1575647367684ae86?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a156a9e39726e9c1575647367684ae86?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/ttlcrossgirl/" title="Posts by Theresa Cross" rel="author">Theresa Cross</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Jul 18 2023 - 6:40 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/18/pulsar-fusions-ambitious-nuclear-rocket-engine-aims-to-revolutionize-space-travel/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 1 Comment </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/18/pulsar-fusions-ambitious-nuclear-rocket-engine-aims-to-revolutionize-space-travel/"> <img width="1600" height="900" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="37266" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/18/pulsar-fusions-ambitious-nuclear-rocket-engine-aims-to-revolutionize-space-travel/fusion-1-ren-f-2/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="2000,1125" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Pulsar fusion-1-ren-f-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Image: Pulsar</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/fusion-1-ren-f-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>Pulsar Fusion, a UK aerospace company, is making significant strides in the development of a groundbreaking nuclear fusion rocket engine, according to those close to the project.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="mars,nuclear-fusion,pulsar-fusion" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="37122" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/18/pulsar-fusions-ambitious-nuclear-rocket-engine-aims-to-revolutionize-space-travel/#more-37122" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/analog-missions/">Analog Missions</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/07/nasa-embarks-on-groundbreaking-mars-simulation-mission-to-enhance-crew-health-and-performance/">NASA embarks on groundbreaking Mars simulation mission to enhance crew health and performance</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/ttlcrossgirl/"> <img alt='Avatar for Theresa Cross' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a156a9e39726e9c1575647367684ae86?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a156a9e39726e9c1575647367684ae86?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/ttlcrossgirl/" title="Posts by Theresa Cross" rel="author">Theresa Cross</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Jul 7 2023 - 9:55 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/07/nasa-embarks-on-groundbreaking-mars-simulation-mission-to-enhance-crew-health-and-performance/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/07/nasa-embarks-on-groundbreaking-mars-simulation-mission-to-enhance-crew-health-and-performance/"> <img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="37047" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/07/07/nasa-embarks-on-groundbreaking-mars-simulation-mission-to-enhance-crew-health-and-performance/jsc2022e090455/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="8256,5504" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"BILL STAFFORD NASA-JSC HOUSTON T","camera":"NIKON Z 9","caption":"PHOTO DATE: 11-30-22\rLOCATION: Bldg. 220 - CHAPEA\rSUBJECT: Photography of Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) facility\rPHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD","created_timestamp":"1669850515","copyright":"BILL STAFFORD NASA-JOHNSON SPACE CENTER","focal_length":"14","iso":"1250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="jsc2022e090455" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Image: NASA</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/jsc2022e090455.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>Four volunteers have embarked on a one-year mock mission to Mars at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This is the first of three-year-long missions, which are part of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, or CHAPEA. 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alt="Perseverance rover doughnut rock" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/percynasajan23selfie_V1.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/percynasajan23selfie_V1.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/percynasajan23selfie_V1.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/percynasajan23selfie_V1.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="36933" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/06/27/nasa-rover-finds-doughnut-rock/percynasajan23selfie_v1/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/percynasajan23selfie_V1.png" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" 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12:33 pm PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/05/11/nasa-rover-finds-ancient-river-mars/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/05/11/nasa-rover-finds-ancient-river-mars/"> <img width="1373" height="1000" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png?w=1373" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="29893" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/04/14/nasas-perseverance-rover-spots-its-own-parachute-on-mars/mars_perseverance_zr0_0403_0702714612_409eby_n0200000zcam05102_1100lmj/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png" data-orig-size="1648,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ" data-image-description="<p>Image NASA</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/Mars_Perseverance_ZR0_0403_0702714612_409EBY_N0200000ZCAM05102_1100LMJ.png?w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>In an exciting new discovery, NASA’s Perseverance rover has found what appears to be the remains of an ancient riverbed on Mars. 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href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/arinwaichulis/" title="Posts by Arin Waichulis" rel="author">Arin Waichulis</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Apr 14 2023 - 9:01 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/strange-dragon-bone-looking-mars-rocks-spotted-by-curiosity-rover/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 2 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/strange-dragon-bone-looking-mars-rocks-spotted-by-curiosity-rover/"> <img width="1600" height="900" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1-1.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1-1.jpeg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1-1.jpeg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1-1.jpeg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1-1.jpeg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="35378" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/strange-dragon-bone-looking-mars-rocks-spotted-by-curiosity-rover/spikes-mars-curiosity-mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1-1.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/spikes-Mars-Curiosity-Mastcam-wide-view-sol-3786-2-1-1.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" 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On Sol 3786 (ironically April 1, 2023), the rover captured bizarre-looking images of what closely resembles dragon bones. And it doesn’t appear to be a joke…</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="curiosity,mars" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="35368" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/strange-dragon-bone-looking-mars-rocks-spotted-by-curiosity-rover/#more-35368" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars-2020/">Mars 2020</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/ingenuity/">Ingenuity</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/jpl/">JPL</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/yes-that-helicopter-on-mars-still-works/">Yes, that helicopter on Mars still works</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/austinmd813/"> <img alt='Avatar for Austin DeSisto' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0478e2220876442a1087ca431f4b86a1?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0478e2220876442a1087ca431f4b86a1?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/austinmd813/" title="Posts by Austin DeSisto" rel="author">Austin DeSisto</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Apr 14 2023 - 6:20 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/yes-that-helicopter-on-mars-still-works/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/yes-that-helicopter-on-mars-still-works/"> <img width="1600" height="800" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600" class=" wp-post-image" alt="NASA's Ingenuity Mars drone" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="10936" data-permalink="https://dronedj.com/2021/02/22/nasas-ingenuity-mars-drone-prepares-for-its-first-martian-flight/nasas-ingenuity-mars-drone/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png" data-orig-size="2000,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="NASA’s Ingenuity Mars drone" data-image-description="<p>NASA/JPL-Caltech (Public Domain)</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>On April 19, 2021, the Ingenuity helicopter earned the title of the <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2021/04/19/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-takes-flight/">first powered flight on another planet</a>. Nearly two years later, the helicopter has completed its 50th flight on Mars. Was this longevity expected?</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="ingenuity,jpl,mars,mars-2020,nasa" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="35202" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/04/14/yes-that-helicopter-on-mars-still-works/#more-35202" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li 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href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Feb 16 2023 - 12:28 pm PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/02/16/blue-origins-new-glenn-gets-first-nasa-task-order-through-vadr/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/02/16/blue-origins-new-glenn-gets-first-nasa-task-order-through-vadr/"> <img width="985" height="554" 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PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/01/30/nasa-discovers-mars-formation-resembling-the-face-of-a-bear/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/01/30/nasa-discovers-mars-formation-resembling-the-face-of-a-bear/"> <img width="1342" height="1000" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/mars-bear_custom-ae0d8e56428c0c1b655cbb33c4a9eccd38cae2fc-s1600-c85.png?w=1342" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" 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data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/mars-bear_custom-ae0d8e56428c0c1b655cbb33c4a9eccd38cae2fc-s1600-c85.png" data-orig-size="1600,1192" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="mars-bear_custom-ae0d8e56428c0c1b655cbb33c4a9eccd38cae2fc-s1600-c85" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/mars-bear_custom-ae0d8e56428c0c1b655cbb33c4a9eccd38cae2fc-s1600-c85.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/mars-bear_custom-ae0d8e56428c0c1b655cbb33c4a9eccd38cae2fc-s1600-c85.png?w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>NASA’s newest discovery might just be the most adorable yet. Last month, the space agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured what can only be the face of a bear carved into the red planet’s ancient landscape.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="mars,mars-reconnaissance-orbiter,nasa" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="34233" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/01/30/nasa-discovers-mars-formation-resembling-the-face-of-a-bear/#more-34233" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/science/">Science</a></li> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/insight/">InSight</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/12/22/nasas-insight-falls-silent-its-mission-complete/">NASA’s InSight falls silent, its mission complete</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/lcsbigmike/"> <img alt='Avatar for Michael Grimes' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/988b8370a3a4ae8468a02fd836c478e4?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/988b8370a3a4ae8468a02fd836c478e4?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/lcsbigmike/" title="Posts by Michael Grimes" rel="author">Michael Grimes</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Dec 22 2022 - 10:26 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/12/22/nasas-insight-falls-silent-its-mission-complete/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/12/22/nasas-insight-falls-silent-its-mission-complete/"> <img width="1000" height="1000" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="33981" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/12/22/nasas-insight-falls-silent-its-mission-complete/22443_pia23202_raw-web/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="1024,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="22443_PIA23202_raw-web" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/22443_PIA23202_raw-web.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>On December 21, NASA reported that the Mars lander InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) missed replying to its second call from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, likely as a result of the power waning.  This led to NASA officially concluding its four-year mission on Mars. There are several elements that led to the lander’s loss of power, leading many to question how the vehicle could have been saved. Followers of the mission have common questions about how the vehicle could’ve been saved. They also ask about the fate of Mars’ other remaining operational vehicles.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="insight,mars" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="33954" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/12/22/nasas-insight-falls-silent-its-mission-complete/#more-33954" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/science/">Science</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/insight/">InSight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter/">Mars Reconnaissance orbiter</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/10/27/nasa-discovers-largest-fresh-meteoroid-impact-on-mars-in-16-years/">NASA discovers largest fresh meteoroid impact on Mars in 16 years</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/nickterry/"> <img alt='Avatar for Nicholas Terry' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95a1766d5b55a5b6ae148c17be8ff82?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95a1766d5b55a5b6ae148c17be8ff82?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/nickterry/" title="Posts by Nicholas Terry" rel="author">Nicholas Terry</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Oct 27 2022 - 2:49 pm PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/10/27/nasa-discovers-largest-fresh-meteoroid-impact-on-mars-in-16-years/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/10/27/nasa-discovers-largest-fresh-meteoroid-impact-on-mars-in-16-years/"> <img width="939" height="1000" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=939" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="33419" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/10/27/nasa-discovers-largest-fresh-meteoroid-impact-on-mars-in-16-years/martian-impact-crater/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png" data-orig-size="1041,1109" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Martian impact crater" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=282" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=961" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>Last year, on December 24, NASA’s InSight lander detected a magnitude 4 marsquake, which initially didn’t appear to be anything out of the ordinary. 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Aside from those times, hardly anyone is paying attention to the myriad of images being sent back on a non-stop basis. Only the most hardcore Mars nerds or those who operate the rovers will see them. Or, anyone who follows a Twitter bot that automatically tweets the pictures. It’s thanks to this bot that word is getting out about Curiosity’s cracked wheels.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="curiosity,jpl,mars,nasa" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="32554" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/10/03/the-curious-case-of-curiositys-cracked-wheels/#more-32554" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article aside container"> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/09/22/space-explored-podcast-48-space-coast-weather-is-getting-rough-more/"> <img width="1600" height="900" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png?w=1600" class=" wp-post-image" alt="space explored podcast" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="10251" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2021/01/16/space-explored-podcast-11-spacex-starship-sn9-sls-core-stage-green-run-blue-origin-ns-14-mission/spaceexplored_featureimage/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png" data-orig-size="4400,2475" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SpaceExplored_FeatureImage" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/SpaceExplored_FeatureImage.png?w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/podcast/">Podcast</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/artemis/">Artemis</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/spacex/">SpaceX</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/space-explored-podcast/">Space Explored Podcast</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h4"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/09/22/space-explored-podcast-48-space-coast-weather-is-getting-rough-more/">Space Explored Podcast 48: Space Coast weather is getting rough, more</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/"> <img alt='Avatar for Seth Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Sep 22 2022 - 8:29 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/09/22/space-explored-podcast-48-space-coast-weather-is-getting-rough-more/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <p>This week Seth and Jared dive into the weather that has been and will affect Space Coast launches, especially now that we get into the thick of hurricane season. Starship is back in the news with a record-breaking static fire and organic material found on Mars?</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-subscribe">Subscribe</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1y4ES4Ix3N1lmYzLFiXEzX">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/space-time-by-spaceexplored-com/id1523716705">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1523716705/space-time-space-explored">Overcast</a></li> </ul> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/SEPod_09-20-22.mp3"></audio></figure> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="artemis,mars,nasa,space-explored-podcast,spacex" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="32937" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/09/22/space-explored-podcast-48-space-coast-weather-is-getting-rough-more/#more-32937" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/science/">Science</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/perseverance/">Perseverance</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/09/15/perseverance-rover-finds-organic-matter-in-rock-samples-on-mars/">Perseverance rover finds organic matter in rock samples on Mars</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/arinwaichulis/"> <img alt='Avatar for Arin Waichulis' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c1cc79524e7407a21ee7168fbe8e08e?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c1cc79524e7407a21ee7168fbe8e08e?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/arinwaichulis/" title="Posts by Arin Waichulis" rel="author">Arin Waichulis</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Sep 15 2022 - 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Today both space agencies shared an update on exactly how they plan to do that thanks to the Mars helicopter Ingenuity.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="esa,ingenuity,mars,mars-sample-return,nasa" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="31791" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/27/mars-sample-return-helicopters/#more-31791" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/spacex/">SpaceX</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/starship/">Starship</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/relativity-space/">Relativity Space</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/27/who-will-get-to-mars-first/">Mars presence looms closer as NASA, SpaceX, and Relativity race toward new technologies</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/"> <img alt='Avatar for Seth Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Jul 27 2022 - 2:34 pm PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/27/who-will-get-to-mars-first/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/27/who-will-get-to-mars-first/"> <img width="1423" height="794" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1423" class=" wp-post-image" alt="spacex mars base" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="31808" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/27/who-will-get-to-mars-first/spacex-mars-base/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all" data-orig-size="1423,794" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="spacex mars base" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/spacex-mars-base.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>The race to developing a presence on Mars is long, but several players are already competing. From those who wish to explore and colonize the planet, Mars is a major focus more than ever right now. There are a few races happening to reach Mars with new technologies happening simultaneously. Which will be first is the question…</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="mars,nasa,relativity-space,spacex,starship,terran-r" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="31781" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/27/who-will-get-to-mars-first/#more-31781" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/spaceflight/">Spaceflight</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars/">Mars</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/ingenuity/">Ingenuity</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/mars-sample-return/">Mars Sample Return</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/07/a-fleet-of-ingenuity-like-helicopters-could-come-to-mars-for-sample-return-mission/">A fleet of Ingenuity-like helicopters could come to Mars for sample return mission</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/"> <img alt='Avatar for Seth Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Jul 7 2022 - 7:51 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/07/a-fleet-of-ingenuity-like-helicopters-could-come-to-mars-for-sample-return-mission/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/07/07/a-fleet-of-ingenuity-like-helicopters-could-come-to-mars-for-sample-return-mission/"> <img width="1600" height="939" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="11419" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2021/03/18/mars-helicopter-prepares-for-flight/pia23961/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png" data-orig-size="4064,2384" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Ingenuity in Flight" data-image-description="<p>Artist’s Concept</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Artist’s concept of Ingenuity in flight. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p> " data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>It’s that time of year again (I feel like it is always that time of year) when <a href="https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20220628/114966/HMKP-117-AP00-20220628-SD004.PDF">drafts</a> of NASA’s next fiscal year budget start to form. During this process, we gain insight into how Congress wants that money spent, which could include changes to existing programs. 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