NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere and what that could mean for Earth

The ESCAPADE mission, short for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, is the first dual-satellite mission to ...

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.

The next Mars launch window is in late 2026. So why is this exploratory mission taking off now?

A NASA mission is set to launch twin spacecraft on a journey to Mars. The robotic orbiters could lift off atop Blue Origin’s ...

NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere

The ESCAPADE mission, short for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, is the first dual-satellite mission to another planet. Two identical spacecraft will orbit in formation to ...
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NASA's new Mars mission: These twin satellites could reveal how the Red Planet lost its atmosphere

Mars is about to receive a double dose of attention. This weekend, a pair of identical NASA satellites will launch together ...

On Mars, meteorites can cause miles-long dust slides

“Dust, wind and sand dynamics appear to be the main seasonal drivers of slope streak formation,” Bickel said in a statement. ...
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BE 4 engines pass key test before the Mars mission

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has reached a significant milestone in its journey towards space exploration. The rocket’s ...
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How AI and sand dunes on Mars can reveal the planet's history, one grain at a time

The method, developed by researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, uses images of dune surfaces to estimate ...

UC Berkeley scientists to launch NASA mission to Mars

Leading NASA’s ESCAPADE mission, the team based at UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory’s mission operations center will manage the twin satellites as they take off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, ...

NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars—twin satellites dubbed Blue and Gold will launch in early November

The first dual-satellite mission to another planet, NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), is scheduled for launch no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, from Cape Canaveral ...

NASA's Perseverance Rover Just Took The Clearest Panoramic Photo Of Mars Yet

One of the best parts about sending rovers like Perseverance to other planets, is sometimes they send back some absolutely ...