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NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within swirling mini-twisters on Mars.
NASA is probing a sudden loss of contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after rare 3I/ATLAS data, raising questions about timing and the mission's future.
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Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video
Dust devils on Mars form when air near the warm surface heats up and rises through cooler surrounding air, causing nearby air to rush in and start rotating. As this spinning air column accelerates, it lifts dust from the ground, creating a swirling dust devil.
UAB’s School of Engineering has secured a NASA contract to support America’s return to the moon. The schools Engineering and Innovative Technology Development research group was awarded a $37 million contract to develop a freezer to return temperature-sensitive materials from the moon, as well as the Gateway Space Station.
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NASA advances autonomous drones and rovers for Mars terrain challenges
Of all the technical foes that assailed Ingenuity over its 72 flights on Mars, few proved quite so vexing as the planet’s own dull scenery: mile after mile of sand and rock with no sharp visual features to speak of,
A strange rock standing alone in the dusty expanse of Jezero Crater on Mars has captured the attention of planetary scientists. NASA’s Perseverance rover, after five years of exploring the Red Planet,
After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars.