Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
After a successful 23-meter (about 75 feet) drive today in pre-planning we found ourselves in front of some rocks with a curious dark, platy topping. This is similar to material we have seen previously including over the weekend where MAHLI imaged "Buttress Tree." This beautiful hand-lens image is shown above, where you can see this more resistant platy texture at the top of the layered rock. Un

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, has received the robotics payload from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), marking a major milestone for its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV). This payload includes two robotic arms and associated electronics, advancing Northrop Grumman's progress toward launching the first commercial spacecraft equipped for on-orbit s

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
A closed aquatic ecosystem on China's space station has set a new milestone with four zebrafish completing their life cycle, from growth to reproduction, within 43 days, as reported in 'The Innovation' journal. The publication described this as a significant achievement in space ecological experiments, emphasizing its importance in advancing space ecosystem technologies and offering critic

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2024
In a provocative recent article published in Nature, astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes that the ongoing quest to detect life on Mars may need a complete rethinking. His comment underscores that while NASA's Viking landers were groundbreaking for their time, the experimental approach taken might have inadvertently hindered the detection of Martian life by using methods unsuitable for it

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