NASA adds moon base and nuclear-powered mars spacecraft
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Mars is spinning slightly faster each year, and scientists believe solar system's largest vocano Olympus Mons is speeding it up. Scientists believe that hot magma could still be slowly rising beneath this region.
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A rare active volcano on Mars may be causing the whole planet to spin faster
Data from NASA's InSight mission suggests the Red Planet's Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be why Mars is spinning more quickly over time.
NASA has offered a sneak peek inside its Mars simulation habitat where four volunteers have now spent 150 days isolated from the outside world. By living within the confines of the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston,
NASA’s new chief is reshaping the space agency’s goals, unveiling at an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday an ambitious vision that includes revamped plans for a moon base.
Inside NASA’s CHAPEA-2 Mars habitat, four volunteers are living like astronauts, with delayed communication and no way out until October 2026.
New clues found underneath Jezero Crater.
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NASA Announces Nuclear Mission to Mars by 2028
The goal is to demonstrate "advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space." The post NASA Announces Nuclear Mission to Mars by 2028 appeared first on Futurism.
Astronomers have detected small, ruby-like crystals embedded in Martian rocks, which may also hide sapphires created in the fury of meteorite impacts.