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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 to help reveal how the Red Planet lost its thick atmosphere and liquid water ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landing

The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars ...
Orlando Sentinel

Mars-bound satellites arrive to KSC ahead of Blue Origin launch

A pair of Mars-bound satellites are back at Kennedy Space Center a year after NASA bowed out of its chance to be part of the debut launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn. The satellites for the Escape and ...
Open Access Government

MaQuIS: Pioneering quantum space exploration to unlock Mars’ interior and atmosphere

Mars, long considered largely static, has revealed a dynamic interior in recent years. NASA’s InSight mission detected ...
WFTV

Blue Origin could launch satellites to Mars Sunday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket could lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as soon as Sunday, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE satellites bound for Mars. The ...
ExtremeTech

NASA Eyes $700 Million Mars Communication Satellite Ahead of Future Manned Missions

NASA has announced plans to procure a new communications satellite that would orbit Mars and transmit data to and from the Red Planet. The proposed price tag is $700 million, representing close to 4% ...
CNN

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches landmark Mars mission in New Glenn rocket’s first big test

Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its towering New Glenn rocket on a mission that marked its first major test. Carrying a pair of satellites that ...
The Spokesman-Review

Blue Origin eyes 2nd New Glenn launch with Mars-bound NASA satellites

ORLANDO, Fla. – Blue Origin’s heavy lift New Glenn became the first commercial rocket to make it to orbit on its first try back in January. Jeff Bezos’ company is looking to repeat the feat while also ...

What time is it on Mars? Physicists have the answer.

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...
AOL

UC Berkeley and NASA prepare twin satellites — could rewrite what we know about Mars

The quiet hours before a rocket launch always carry a sense of hope, especially when a mission aims to answer old questions about a distant world. That feeling is strong as NASA gets ready to send a ...
Sun Sentinel

Blue Origin targets Sunday for 2nd New Glenn launch with Mars-bound NASA satellites

Blue Origin’s heavy lift New Glenn became the first commercial rocket to make it to orbit on its first try back in January. Jeff Bezos’ company is looking to repeat the feat while also nailing a ...