Almost Everything About NASA’s Latest Mission to Mars Is Unusual

The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science ...
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Deep 'scratches' and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age

Coloe Fossae was shaped by powerful tectonics, which stretched and cracked Mars's crust, causing chunks of ground to collapse ...

NASA sends twin spacecraft to Mars with a push from Blue Origin

Hitching a ride on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket, NASA's pair of Escapade (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics ...
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Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch

For the first time in more than five years, humanity has launched a mission to Mars — but it won't be arriving at the Red ...
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Mars may hide water-carved caves that once sheltered alien life

A new study identifies eight Martian caves that scientists say should be prioritized in future life-search missions.

Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars

Created in 2000 by Bezos, Amazon’s founder, Blue Origin already holds a NASA contract for the third moon landing by ...

Blue Origin launches twin NASA Mars probes in second flight of New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.

Let’s go on an ESCAPADE – NASA’s small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere

(THE CONVERSATION) Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or escape and plasma acceleration and dynamics ...

Aurora borealis blamed for Blue Origin’s latest scrub, a concern for more launches this week

Blue Origin is back to try to launch its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday afternoon on its second mission ...

Elon Musk Asks, 'How Cool Would That Be?' As He Outlines His Goal To Let 'Anyone' Move To Mars And Help Build A New Civilization…Even Your Kids

Elon Musk doesn't just want to send astronauts to Mars — he wants to send your kids too. The SpaceX founder, who's spent ...

Weather, cruise ship, pad issues delay Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch attempt

Blue Origin is set to launch its New Glenn rocket with a pair of Mars-bound satellites from the Space Coast on Sunday ...
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Could nuking Mars make the planet habitable for humans?

Detonating nuclear bombs on Mars’s poles could release water and gases to warm the planet, but one misfire could trigger nuclear winter, radiation spikes, or worsened dust storms. Read: Justice ...