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☆ NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is collecting samples that could be evidence of ancient alien life. But NASA's Mars Sample Return mission to bring them to Earth will now cost $11 billion and take two decades. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASUNASA's original proposal for the Mars Sample Return is "mind-bendingly complicated," David Parker, director of space exploration at the European Space Agency, said in 2021. AdvertisementAn illustration shows a concept of how NASA's Mars Sample Return mission would launch Perseverance's samples from the surface of Mars. At the current price tag, Mars Sample Return would "cannibalize" other NASA missions, Nelson said.

Persons: —, Nicola Fox, We're, David Parker, Bill Nelson, Nelson, Fox, Lockheed Martin, Northrop, We've, that's Organizations: NASA, Service, Mars Express, ESA, JPL, Caltech, ASU, European Space Agency, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, SpaceX Locations: Berlin, Mars

☆ Returning samples from Mars will require a new plan, NASA says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —NASA is seeking innovative methods that could help retrieve samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars in the future. The original design for the Mars Sample Return program, a partnership between NASA and the European Space Agency, was a complex one. Reviews of the program have recommended that the Mars Sample return should not cost more than $5 billion to $7 billion, Nelson said. “Mars Sample Return will be one of the most complex missions NASA has ever undertaken. “We are operating from the premise that this is an important national objective that we return the samples,” Nelson said.

Persons: NASA's, Bill Nelson, Nicky Fox, Nelson, “, ” Nelson, ”, Noble, Emissivity, won’t, It’s, Fox, ” Fox Organizations: CNN, NASA, European Space Agency, JPL, Caltech, Budget, Science, VERITAS, Imaging, Radio Science, Fox, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Locations: Mars, Pasadena , California

☆ Opinion: Precious samples from Mars have been collected. Now it’s up to Congress to get them back
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Opinion Jonathan I. Lunine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He served on the NASA Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board in 2023. Within these tubes are priceless samples of Mars that hold the clues to when and how Mars went from Earth-like habitability to uninhabitable desolation. Mars Sample Return is among the most challenging and complex robotic missions ever attempted, requiring the largest lander ever put on Mars, which would carry a rocket to launch the samples off the surface into Martian orbit. Mars holds secrets about what makes it possible for a planet to support life, locked in the samples that await return to Earth. NASA must provide that plan to Congress as soon as possible so that Congress can move forward with adequate funding.

Persons: Jonathan Lunine, David C, Duncan, Jonathan I, Mars Organizations: Cornell University, NASA, CNN, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Apollo, European Space Agency, US National Academy of Sciences, MSR, Planetary Science Locations: Washington, DC, China

☆ NASA Ingenuity helicopter mission on Mars ends after three years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —After completing 72 historic flights on Mars over three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended. NASA/JPL-CaltechThe NASA mission team only expected the chopper to carry out five test flights in 30 days. The chopper flew over areas of scientific interest to capture images and help the mission team determine Perseverance’s next targets for detailed analysis. “The Mars helicopter would have never flown once, much less 72 times, if it were not for the passion and dedication of the Ingenuity and Perseverance teams. History’s first Mars helicopter will leave behind an indelible mark on the future of space exploration and will inspire fleets of aircraft on Mars — and other worlds — for decades to come.”

Persons: Perseverance, ”, Bill Nelson, Wright, Laurie Leshin, Nelson, “, Teddy Tzanetos Organizations: CNN, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jet Propulsion, NASA, JPL, Caltech, “, NASA JPL, Caltech Communications, swatch, Wright Locations: Pasadena , California, Mars

☆ Solar conjunction halts communications between Mars missions and NASA
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Robotic explorers investigating Mars are currently out of touch with space agencies on Earth after hitting a giant communications roadblock. Mission controllers at NASA won’t send any commands to its fleet of orbiters and rovers, including Perseverance and Curiosity, for the next 10 days due to the Mars solar conjunction. During the roughly two-week period, the hot, energized gas continually spewed by the sun from its outer atmosphere can interfere with the radio signals that NASA uses to communicate with its Martian robotic explorers. A Mars solar conjunction occurs every two years when the sun moves between Mars and Earth. The Ingenuity helicopter, which has largely served as the Perseverance rover’s aerial scout, will also lie low and won’t conduct any flights during this time.

Persons: Mars, NASA won’t, ”, Roy Gladden, “, Perseverance, MAVEN Organizations: CNN —, NASA, JPL, Caltech, Mars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Reconnaissance Locations: Pasadena , California, Gale

☆ NASA caught a 1.2 mile-high Martian dust devil on camera and scientists say it's way bigger than whirlwinds on Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a 1.2-mile-high dust devil on Mars on camera. Scientists say dust devils on Mars are much stronger than those on Earth. AdvertisementAdvertisementNASA's Perseverance rover caught a 1.2-mile-high Martian dust devil on camera that scientists say is way bigger than whirlwinds on Earth. If this dust devil were configured that way, its shadow would indicate it is about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) in height." Dust devils on Mars are much stronger than Earth'sNASA said that Martian dust devils, while not as intense as Earth's tornadoes, are much stronger and larger than dust devils on Earth.

Persons: —, Mark Lemmon Organizations: Service, NASA, Trade Center, Perseverance, National Weather Service, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: York

☆ NASA rover reveals new evidence about organic molecules on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The latest evidence comes from an instrument called SHERLOC mounted on the six-wheeled rover's robotic arm that enables a detailed mapping and analysis of organic molecules. They obtained evidence indicating the presence of organic molecules in multiple rock samples, including some collected for potential return to Earth for future analysis. Signs of organic molecules were first detected on Mars in 2015 by a different rover called Curiosity, followed by more evidence in subsequent years. With Perseverance now detecting possible signatures of organic molecules, the evidence is accumulating that organic molecules may be relatively common on Mars, though at low levels. "There are both biotic and abiotic mechanisms that can form organic molecules.

Persons: astrobiologist Sunanda Sharma, Sherlock Holmes, WATSON, Ryan Roppel, Roppel, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University, Pittsburgh, Thomson Locations: California, Jezero

☆ Ingenuity helicopter phones home from Mars after 63-day silence
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —After 63 days of silence, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is talking again. The mission team anticipated that radio silence might occur. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSSThat’s because Ingenuity communicates with mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, by relaying all messages through the Perseverance rover. And when Ingenuity took off for flight 52, a hill presented an obstacle blocking the helicopter and rover from communicating with each other. But Ingenuity has overcome landing on Mars, survived frigid nights, flying on Mars for the first time and numerous record-breaking flights since, and its journey to explore Mars like never before continues.

Persons: Perseverance, ”, Josh Anderson, ” Anderson, “, ” What’s, It’s, Travis Brown, ” Brown, Ingenuity’s Organizations: CNN, NASA, JPL, Caltech, ASU, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Pasadena , California

☆ Mars ‘doughnut’ spotted by Perseverance rover
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —An image captured by the Mars rover Perseverance shows a mysterious doughnut-shaped rock on the red planet’s surface. Launched in July 2020, the Mars Perseverance rover continues to explore the planet’s 28-mile-wide (45-kilometer-wide) Jezero Crater for signs of ancient microbial life, according to NASA. Another rock could have been embedded in the center of the doughnut-shaped rock before weather eroded it, leaving a cavity, he added. The Mars doughnut isn’t the only pastry-shaped rock that has been found on the planet. In 2014, NASA’s Opportunity rover spotted a small rock that’s white on the outside, with a red interior — like a jelly doughnut, Lee said.

Persons: hasn’t, Jim Rice, Rice, ” Rice, Pascal Lee, ” Lee, It’s, “ It’s, Lee Organizations: CNN, Mars, NASA, of Earth, Exploration, Arizona State University, SETI Institute Locations: —, Mars

☆ Perseverance rover captures new images of ancient river evidence
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Perseverance rover has captured new images that appear to reveal geologic evidence of a fast-flowing river that fed into Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient Martian lake. The bands of rocks in this image of "Skrinkle Haven" taken by the Perseverance rover may have been formed by a fast-flowing river. The rover also captured a mosaic of "Pinestand," where layers of sedimentary rock could have been formed by a deep, fast-flowing river. The Perseverance team is also analyzing other images taken by the rover. We struggle even with early Earth rocks to answer this question.

☆ Photos from NASA's Mars rover show the red planet's ancient rivers were much wilder than scientists first thought
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA's Mars rover found evidence to suggest deep, powerful rivers once raged on the red planet. The Perseverance rover took close-up images a specific region in Jezero Crater for the first time. The discovery may help scientists figure out what kind of ancient life existed on the planet. Scientists studying rock formations, features, and valleys on Mars, so far, have found evidence to suggest Mars was once covered by water. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSSAnother image from Perseverance further supports this idea of a powerful ancient river that once roared across Jezero Crater.

☆ Ingenuity helicopter aces 50th flight on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

During its 50th flight, Ingenuity traveled over 1,057 feet (322.2 meters) in 145.7 seconds and achieved a new altitude record of 59 feet (18 meters). Since arriving on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February 2021, Ingenuity has flown for more than 89 minutes and 7.1 miles (11.6 kilometers). “When we first flew, we thought we would be incredibly lucky to eke out five flights,” said Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity team lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in a statement. The rotorcraft has faced numerous challenges since it first detached from the belly of the Perseverance rover more than two years ago. The rover team has a job to do and a schedule to keep.

☆ Mars rover captures first sound of dust devil on red planet
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — What’s a dust devil sound like on Mars? It’s about 10 seconds of not only rumbling gusts of up to 25 mph, but the pinging of hundreds of dust particles against the rover Perseverance. Photographed for decades at Mars but never heard until now, dust devils are common at the red planet. The microphone picked up 308 dust pings as the dust devil whipped by, said Murdoch, who helped build it. Of the 84 minutes collected in its first year, there’s “only one dust devil recording,” she wrote in an email from France.

☆ Listen to Martian weather, recorded by Perseverance rover
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Other missions have gathered images, weather data and dust measurements of these events, and the NASA InSight lander even recorded seismic and magnetic signals created by the dust devils. The Perseverance rover took a selfie over a rock nicknamed "Rochette" on September 10, 2021. While this sounds like a massive whirlwind, it’s the average size for Martian dust devils, Murdoch said. This figure shows the size of the dust devil in relation to the Perseverance rover. From its perch high on a ridge, Opportunity recorded this image of a Martian dust devil.

☆ NASA Mars Ingenuity helicopter broke its own record
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —More than a year and a half after its first flight on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter has set a new record. “Ingenuity’s success has led to NASA’s decision to take two Ingenuity class helicopters on the Mars Sample Retrieval Lander scheduled for later in this decade,” wrote Bob Balaram, Ingenuity chief engineer emeritus, in a NASA blog update. A more capable Mars Science Helicopter with the ability to carry almost 5 kg of science payloads is also in early conceptual and design stages.”Mars sample collectionMeanwhile, the Perseverance rover continues to collect intriguing samples from Mars. The cache will be collected by future missions during the Mars Sample Return campaign and returned to Earth in the 2030s. The Perseverance rover recently used a specialized drill bit to collect its first samples of broken rock and dust.

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected several "tantalizing" rock samples from an ancient river delta on Mars, setting the stage for an elaborate future mission that aims to retrieve the specimens and bring them back to Earth. Perseverance has been exploring the 28-mile-wide basin of Jezero Crater since it touched down on Mars in February 2021. The rover previously found igneous rocks, likely formed deep underground through volcanic processes, on the crater floor. Perseverance has collected 12 "scientifically compelling" rock cores to date, along with one sample of the Red Planet's atmosphere. Subsequent missions will send another spacecraft to Mars to collect the samples and ferry them back to Earth for more detailed analysis.

☆ Sunetul elicopterului Ingenuity, aflat pe Marte, înregistrat pentru prima dată // VIDEO
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: NASASunetul elicopterului Ingenuity, aflat pe Marte, înregistrat pentru prima dată // VIDEONASA a făcut publică pentru prima dată o înregistrare a sunetului elicelor mini-elicopterului Ingenuity, preluat de roverul Perseverance, zburând în aerul rarefiat de pe Marte, potrivit AFP. "Am făcut teste şi simulări iar asta ne-a făcut să credem că microfonul abia aude sunetul elicopterului, deoarece atmosfera de pe Marte limitează propagarea sunetului", a explicat el. Înregistrarea zborului mini-elicopterului Ingenuity "este o mină de aur pentru a înţelege atmosfera marţiană", a subliniat David Mimoun. SuperCam, în parte concepută de ingineri francezi, a difuzat o primă înregistrare a vânturilor marţiene la scurt timp după aterizare. Ingenuity cântăreşte 1,8 kilograme şi a ajuns pe Marte în roverul Perseverance, care a amartizat în luna februarie.

Persons: David Mimoun, îşi, hertz Organizations: NASA, Aeronautică Locations: Toulouse, Franţei

☆ Un lac din Turcia i-ar putea ajuta pe oamenii de știință să afle cum era viața pe Marte în urmă cu miliarde de ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Dar anul trecut a atras și atenția cercetătorilor NASA, datorită asemănărilor sale cu craterul Jezero de pe Marte, relateazîă digi24. „Ceea ce face special acest lac sunt bacteriile, organismele unicelulare, care au propria lor structură naturală”, a explicat Servet Cevni, inginer geolog. De fapt, Salda a rămas neschimbat timp de 3,5 milioane de ani”, a adăugat Cevni. Lacul Salda și-a câștigat renumele la nivel internațional atunci când oamenii de știință din SUA au început facă cercetări în pregătirea misiunii roverului Perseverance pe Marte. Jet Propulsion Laboratory al NASA a postat chiar o imagine a lacului azuriu pe site-ul său înainte de ca Perseverance să ajungă pe Planeta Roșie, spunând că s-ar putea asemăna cu Marte, așa cum arăta în urmă cu miliarde de ani.

Persons: Marte, Servet, Salda Organizations: NASA, Craterul, Jet Locations: Turcia, Craterul Jezero, SUA

☆ NASA a amânat zborul istoric de pe Marte al elicopterului Ingenuity
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-11 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Decolarea elicopterului Ingenuity Mars, atașat roverului Perseverence, din craterul Jezero de pe Marte, care ar urma să fie prima încercare de zbor propulsat pe altă planetă, a fost reprogramat „nu mai devreme de 14 aprilie”, a anunţat sâmbătă, 10 aprilie, Laboratorul de Propulsie al NASA (JPL), transmite agenția EFE, citată de Agerpres. Deşi decolarea era prevăzută iniţial pentru duminică, 11 aprilie, agenţia spaţială americană a anunţat amânarea sa, într-un comunicat. „Pe baza datelor provenite de la elicopterul Ingenuity Mars care au sosit vineri noaptea, NASA a decis să reprogrameze primul zbor experimental al elicopterului Ingenuity Mars până nu mai devreme de 14 aprilie”, a anunţat JPL, cu sediul în California şi care se ocupă de acest proiect ce a fost comparat cu reuşita fraţilor Wright, inventatorii şi pionierii aviaţiei. „Elicopterul este în siguranţă şi în stare bună şi a comunicat către Pământ datele complete de telemetrie”, potrivit comunicatului citat. Agenţia spaţială americană prevăzuse ca Ingenuity Mars să decoleze în această duminică, la 12.30 p.m., „ora solară locală de pe Marte” (10.54 p.m. EST, ora standard estică).

Persons: agenţia, reuşita fraţilor Wright, Agenţia, Marte Organizations: Mars, NASA, Agerpres Locations: California

☆ Вертолет Ingenuity пережил одну ночь на Марсе
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Национальное управление по воздухоплаванию и исследованию космического пространства США (NASA) сообщает о том, что марсианский вертолёт Ingenuity смог успешно пережить самостоятельную ночёвку в условиях низкой температуры на Красной планете. В конце прошлой недели, напомним, летательный аппарат «Изобретательность» (Ingenuity) был спущен с борта ровера «Настойчивость» (Perseverance) на поверхность Марса. Это может привести к повреждению ряда систем вертолёта, в том числе электрических цепей и аккумуляторов. В ближайшее время будут осуществлены комплексные проверки вертолёта перед подготовкой к первому полёту, который планируется осуществить не ранее 11 апреля. Добавим, что Ingenuity массой около 1,8 кг не укомплектован научными инструментами.

Organizations: NASA, Национальное управление по воздухоплаванию и исследованию космического пространства Locations: США (), Красная планета, Марс, Джезеро

☆ Elicopterul Ingenuity a trecut peste cea mai critică etapă și poate zbura pe Marte
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Elicopterul Ingenuity este tot mai aproape de a zbura pe Marte, ceea ce va marca primul zbor controlat pe o altă planetă, o premieră în istoria omenirii. Micul aparat a supraviețuit primei nopți de unul singur, după ce a ieșit din interiorul roverului Perseverance. „În siguranță și în condiții bune pe suprafața lui Marte: elicopterul Ingenuity a supraviețuit primei nopți pe cont propriu, o etapă foarte importantă pentru micul aparat zburător, deoarece temperaturile pot scădea până la -90 de grade Celsius”, a anunțat laboratorul JPL al NASA, citează digi24.ro. Prima tentativă de zbor a elicopterului Ingenuity, pe 11 aprilieIngenuity, care a ajuns pe Marte la bordul roverului Perseverance, urmează să facă prima tentativă de a decola pe o altă planetă cel mai devreme pe 11 aprilie, a anunţat NASA. Ingenuity va decola de pe o platformă cu dimensiunile 10x10 metri.

Persons: Marte, Ingenuity, Wright, Roverul Organizations: NASA, Agerpres Locations: Pasadena, California, Carolinei, Nord, Jezero

Elicopterul Ingenuity a petrecut o noapte pe Marte și poate zbura în condiții extreme de minus 90 de grade CelsiusElicopterul Ingenuity este tot mai aproape de a zbura pe Marte, ceea ce va marca primul zbor controlat pe o altă planetă. Micul aparat a supraviețuit primei nopți de unul singur, după ce a ieșit din interiorul roverului Perseverance. „Elicopterul Ingenuity a supraviețuit primei nopți pe cont propriu, o etapă foarte importantă pentru micul aparat zburător, deoarece temperaturile pot scădea până la – 90 de grade Celsius”, a anunțat laboratorul JPL al NASA, notează digi24.ro. Acest rezultat, poate neînsemnat, este unul critic, deoarece în craterul Jezero temperaturile pot atinge – 90 de grade Celsius, iar componentele electrice și bateriile necesare pentru zbor pot crăpa sau pot îngheța. Ingenuity va decola de pe o platformă cu dimensiunile 10 pe 10 metri.

Persons: Ingenuity Organizations: NASA Locations: Pasadena, California, Jezero

☆ Roverul Perseverance a descoperit o rocă ciudată pe Marte // FOTO
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-03 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: NASARoverul Perseverance a descoperit o rocă ciudată pe Marte // FOTOÎn urmă cu aproape două luni, roverul Perseverance a amartizat pe Planeta Roșie și a început să colecteze noi informații de pe aceasta. NASA a publicat imagini cu rocă marțiană care a fost studiată recent de roverul Perseverance cu ajutorul instrumentului său cu laser. Roca asta ciudată a stârnit multe ipoteze din partea echipei mele științifice”, a fost postat recent pe contul oficial de Twitter al roverului Perseverance. Acolo, instrumentul SuperCam al roverului Perseverance a penetrat straturile exterioare ale rocii, scrie Dcnews.ro. La începutul lunii, NASA a publicat și înregistrări făcute cu microfonul roverului Perseverance.

Persons: Opportunity, Marte, ., Pământ, Roger Wiens Organizations: NASA, Mars Rover

☆ NASA oferă posibilitatea de a-ți trimite numele pe Marte. Află cum te poți înregistra
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

NASA a lansat o inițiativă prin care oricine își poate trimite numele într-o călătorie spațială pe Marte. Numele fiecăruia va fi gravat pe jetoane și va și îmbarcat în navă în iulie, 2026, când se preconizează a fi lansat zborul. Nava spațială va fi lansată de la Cape Canaveral din Stația Forțelor Aeriene din Florida și va ateriza pe craterul Jezero de pe Marte. Tot ce trebuie să faceți este să accesați formularul, să completați numele, țara, codul poștal și adresa de e-mail și apoi sunteți pregătiți pentru zbor. După completarea formularului, veți primi imediat „cartea de îmbarcare” și vă veți alătura celor aproape 11 milioane de „astronauți”, deja înscriși.

Persons: Marte Organizations: NASA, Forțelor Aeriene Locations: Florida

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