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MMX Mission Prepares Mars Moon Lander for Phobos Flight
JAXA and international partners prepare the MMX spacecraft to land on Phobos, collect pristine regolith, and return extraterrestrial samples to Earth.
How Does the Arsia Mons Cloud Form on Mars Without Dust?
European Space Agency observations reveal that the Arsia Mons cloud on Mars likely condenses directly from water vapor without dust, through homogeneous nucleation.
NASA Flight Director Selection Opens for Deep Space Missions
NASA has opened a 10-day application window for its next class of flight directors at Johnson Space Center in Houston, seeking leaders for space station, Artemis lunar missions, and future human Mars operations.
How NASA Flight Directors Will Lead Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has opened applications for its next class of flight directors at Johnson Space Center, seeking leaders to oversee International Space Station operations and Artemis lunar expeditions.
How Moon Manufacturing Material Enables Lunar Habitats
NASA Glenn Research Center engineers have developed an innovative moon manufacturing material by combining bacterial bioplastics with simulated regolith dust, enabling on-demand tool fabrication for future lunar habitats.
Red Planet Welcomes Mars New Year as Orbit 39 Begins Its Cycle
On September 30, 2026, Mars begins Orbit 39 at the northern spring equinox, renewing the planetary calendar that planetary scientists use to monitor weather, sol rotations, and global dust storms.
Airbus Tests Steam Deck Rover Controls for ExoMars Mission
Airbus engineers in Stevenage are using a modified Valve Steam Deck running custom software to steer the ExoMars rover prototype during navigation trials.
Australian Limestone Deserts Link Nullarbor Caves to Mars
Geologists studying subtle surface trenches across Australia's Nullarbor Plain have linked them to deeply buried cave systems collapsing upward, offering crucial analogues for locating subterranean shelters on Mars.
How NASA Mars Machines Put the Bubbles in Craft Beer
Technology developed for NASA to harvest carbon dioxide on Mars has found unexpected terrestrial success, enabling craft breweries to capture fermentation gases and overcome volatile supply chains.
NASA and Urban Theorists Redefine Digital Placemaking
NASA and urban design theorists are expanding digital placemaking from terrestrial neighborhoods to planetary science, using immersive data visualization to ground unreachable spaces in human experience.