Science May 14 NASA spacecraft to swing past Mars as it chases rare metal asteroid By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Dec 10 NASA loses contact with Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it appeared again, there was only silence. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Nov 26 Scientists detect crackling on Mars believed to be lightning Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Nov 16 NASA's latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars' atmosphere 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 Explorers, mission will help unleash. By Christopher Carr, Glenn Lightsey, The Conversation
Science Sep 10 New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life Scientists reported the findings Wednesday, but stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there last summer before reaching any conclusions. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Sep 03 Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A Chinese-led research team reported Wednesday that the heart of Mars, while small, is indeed solid. Continue reading
Aug 11 Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth By Mark Banchereau, Associated Press A 54-pound meteorite from Mars has sold for over $5 million at a New York auction, setting a world record. But officials in Niger, where the meteorite was found, suspect it may have been smuggled out of the West African… Continue reading
Jul 16 The largest chunk of Mars on Earth just fetched a meteoric sum at auction, but bidders really bit at a baby dino skeleton By Dave Collins, Associated Press The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for more than $30… Continue reading
May 16 NASA rover Perseverance observes first aurora at Mars visible to the human eye By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press This was the first time an aurora had been reported from the surface of a planet other than Earth, the researchers noted. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Trump's nominee for NASA administrator prioritizes sending U.S. astronauts to Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press “As the president stated, we will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars and, along the way, we will inevitably have the capabilities to return to the moon," billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman said in his opening remarks. Continue reading