"Push Back On NASA Mars Mission Cuts" -
nasawatch.com/congress/pus...
"We respectfully urge the Committee to provide funding for NASA’s Mars exploration efforts by providing at least $400 million in FY 2027 to the Mars Future Mission program." #NASA #Mars #Astrogeology #astrobiology"
How Resilient Fungus Might Survive Mars And Space
astrobiology.com/2026/04/how-... #astrobiology #Mars #microbiology #PlanetaryProtection
Translucent Ice On Martian Dunes
astrobiology.com/2026/04/tran... #astrobiology #Mars #astrogeology
HiRISE 3D: Small Chaotic Terrain
There was not much by way of the science rationale, but in addition to a possible outflow channel, this formation would certainly be a rappeller’s delight.
www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_035700_1765...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
A desert landscape with rocky outcrops, crossed by a valley filled with dunes
This data by itself can't be used to prove whether these organic molecules were created by biologic or geologic processes, but this finding does add to the growing list of organic compounds that we know can be preserved in the ancient rocks of Mars.
Drill into the details: go.nasa.gov/3QiG52hA
From NASA:
After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that our Curiosity rover analyzed has the most diverse collection of carbon-containing molecules ever found on the Red Planet. Of 21 organic molecules found, 7 were detected for the first time on Mars go.nasa.gov/3QiG52h
Cannot wait for Roman. Hubble-quality imaging over a field of view that is 100x larger will be transformative
Text: Tonight! 6:30 pm PT, SETI Institute virtual movie night. Screening: Small Town Universe followed by a Q&A with Ellie White and Jill Tarter. SETI Institute logo. Background: Space themed decorated graphics over a line drawing of the Green Bank Telescope. Inset: Photos of Ellie White and Jill Tarter.
🎬 Tonight's the night! We're screening Small Town Universe, followed by a Q&A with Ellie White and Jill Tarter, co-founder of the SETI Institute.
⏰ Webinar opens at 6:30 PM PT via Zoom — register at tinyurl.com/smalltownseti! 🧪 👩🔬
NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars
astrobiology.com/2026/04/nasa... #Astrobiology #Mars #biosignatue #OrganicChemistry
NASA Admin Isaacman says Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in "early September," 8 months ahead of schedule and under budget.
Plus, we're doing a giveaway of 10 copies of “Hole in the Sky”. Check out our website for more information: www.sciencefriday.com/scifri-book-...
Wet dress rehearsal is now complete for 'Kakushin Rising' and Electron is ready for launch for JAXA.
Liftoff is set for:
🚀 3:09 pm NZT, April 23
🚀 12:09 pm JST, April 23
🚀 03:09 UTC, April 23
🚀 11:09 pm ET / 8:09 pm PT, April 22
Mosaic of gravitational lense images, found in early data of the Euclid mission.
Space Warps is back! Do you want to join forces with #Euclid Consortium scientists and discover gravitational lenses that no human has ever seen before?
#astronomy #science #GravitationalLenses #ESA #space #CitizenScience #ESAEuclid #Zooniverse
I posted about spacecraft knots in 2012! Well, I edited a post by knot tyer David Fred:
www.planetary.org/articles/201...
After 156 missions, SpaceX confirmed that this would be JRTI's final mission supporting Falcon launches, as it transitions to Starship operations.
And Booster touchdown.
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1095-7 launches GPS-III SV10 (GPS III-8) from SLC-40.
A collage of fourteen by eight squares containing examples of gravitational lenses. Each example typically comprises a bright centre with smears of stars in an arc or multiple arcs around it as a result of light travelling towards Euclid from distant galaxies being bent and distorted by normal and dark matter in the foreground. In some rare cases the smearing is in a complete ring, creating a so-called Einstein Ring.
Help us hunt for signs of spacetime warping! 🔎
Join Euclid Space Warps on @zooniverse.bsky.social and search for strong gravitational lenses in never-before-seen images from our Dark Universe detective 🕵️ 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭 🧪 #CitizenScience
“Fly” through Hubble’s view of the Trifid Nebula in this visualization. The video “floats” over the ridges of gas and dust and moves up toward Herbig-Haro 399, at the top of a brown cloud that resembles a head with horns: https://go.nasa.gov/4mCfKrS
Over 100 Former NASA Astronauts Launch “Astronauts For America” to Uphold the Constitution
nasawatch.com/activism/ove... #NASA
Hey @gesta-goddard.bsky.social You have said nothing about this. You should be beating the bushes to find supportive input for this #NASA Goddard effort. If you won't stand up for yourselves then why expect others to do so?
Stitched and processed mosaic of several different images taken by the Mars rover Curiosity showing the view ahead...
New view of Mars, sent back by Curiosity... Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk/S Atkinson
"Push Back On NASA Mars Mission Cuts" -
nasawatch.com/congress/pus...
"We respectfully urge the Committee to provide funding for NASA’s Mars exploration efforts by providing at least $400 million in FY 2027 to the Mars Future Mission program." #NASA #Mars #Astrogeology #astrobiology"
A grayscale aerial view of a rugged terrain featuring multiple impact craters and steep ridges.
HiPOD: South of Ares Vallis
From HiWish: “The objective of this observation is to help us understand the flow that occurred between smaller rivers and larger rivers, and how it affected the landscape.”
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076896_1890
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA
If we want a better shot at finding life currently living on Mars, we need to go underground. That is exactly the purpose of Orpheus, a proposed Mars vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) hopper mission put forth by Connor Bunn and Pascal Lee of the SETI Institute. 🧪
Learn more:
Illustration of a Voyager probe in deep space. The spacecraft features a large antenna dish and several other antennas and instrument platforms extending from its central body almost like the legs and antennas of an insect.
Nearly half a century and 16 billion miles later...
From NASA: To conserve power, engineers at JPL have turned off an instrument on Voyager 1 – but the science continues!
science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/
Close-up photo of circular patterns and dust on a reddish stone surface.
Alien markings on Mars.
(We're the aliens. The Curiosity rover has been using its drill. Image taken yesterday.) science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-...
