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Mars rocks may hold signs of ancient life -- NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, according to scientists. Mark Strassmann reports.

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, according to scientists. Mark Strassmann reports.

CBS News - Science - 1 hour ago

The significance of Mars rover's latest discovery -- This week, NASA said scientists took the biggest step yet toward discovering whether there was ever life on Mars when a rock sample collected by the Mars rover Perseverance contained potential biosignatures, which could suggest ancient signs of life. Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of Earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the significance of the discovery.

This week, NASA said scientists took the biggest step yet toward discovering whether there was ever life on Mars when a rock sample collected by the Mars rover Perseverance contained potential biosignatures, which could suggest ancient signs of life. Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of Earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the significance of the discovery.

CBS News - Science - 1 hour ago

Real Madrid vs Marseille Predicted Lineups - UEFA Champions League 2025-26

Real Madrid will start their quest for a record 16th Champions League trophy when they host French club Olympique de Marseille at the Santiago Bernabéu

Albawaba - Sports - 2 hours ago

'In your face, Neil Armstrong!' Pretend to live on Mars for NASA

If you want to channel your inner Matt Damon and spend a year, or 355 sols to be exact, isolated on Martian soil, basking in the beautiful red scenery day...

Daily Sabah - Science - 3 hours ago

World News -- Nuclear rocket could reduce journey time to Mars, say scientists

Scientists have developed a new form of nuclear propulsion that they claim could reduce mission times to Mars and enable voyages to the farthest reaches of...

Independent.ie - World - 5 hours ago

Kurtis Marschall takes pole vault bronze for Australia at World Athletics Championships 2025

Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall has won Australia's first medal of the Tokyo world championships and Mondo Duplantis has broken his own world record in the event.

SBS - World - 14 hours ago

Animals -- Kissing Bugs, Koalas and Clues to Life on Mars

Kissing bugs are creeping across the U.S.—and they’re bringing Chagas disease with them.

Scientific American - Environment - 1 day ago

Kissing Bugs, Koalas and Clues to Life on Mars

Kissing bugs are creeping across the U.S.—and they’re bringing Chagas disease with them.

Scientific American - Top Stories - 1 day ago

The astronauts who broke Nasa's glass ceiling -- In 1978 Nasa announced 35 new astronauts for a new era of spaceflight – and six of them were women. Here's how the Space Shuttle programme chipped away at one of Nasa's blind spots. -- 6 Sep 2025

In 1978 Nasa announced 35 new astronauts for a new era of spaceflight – and six of them were women. Here's how the Space Shuttle programme chipped away at one of Nasa's blind spots.

BBC News - Technology - 2 days ago

A common nasal spray may help prevent Covid. What a new study shows

Amid the uncertainty surrounding eligibility for and access to the latest Covid-19 vaccine, a new study has found that a common nasal spray could help prevent infection.

CTV News - Health - 3 days ago

Visual Art -- Artists contemplate life on Mars in Scottsdale museum exhibition

Starscapes and piles of volcanic rock dot the gallery at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

Phoenix New Times - Top Stories - 4 days ago

NASA found intriguing rocks on Mars, so where does that leave Mars Sample Return?

“I have to look at dollars, and I have to look at time, and I have to look at return.”…

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 4 days ago

Nasa rover finds rocks with hints at past life on Mars

Nasa’s Perseverance Rover has discovered some unusual rocks that hint at possible past life on Mars.

Evening Standard - Technology - 5 days ago

'Leopard spots' found on rock on Mars are clearest sign life once existed on red planet, NASA says

The space agency said analysis of the unusual markings by the Perseverance rover has revealed they contain minerals that on Earth can be a byproduct of microbes. Scientists can't rule out that the spots were caused by natural geological processes.

Sky News - Technology - 5 days ago

Sean Duffy, interim NASA head, tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon

Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy also told agency employees not to let "safety be the enemy of progress."

NBC News - Science - 5 days ago

NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Joseph Olmsted

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life

NBC News - Science - 5 days ago

NASA says rock sample from Mars has potential 'biosignature' of life

The potential “biosignature” is not direct evidence of life itself, but rather is a leftover sign that textural features on the rock may have biological origins.

NBC News - Science - 5 days ago

Life on Mars? 'Leopard-spot' rocks could be biggest clue yet

Unusual mudstones found on the Red Planet are potentially associated with ancient Martian microbes.

BBC News - Science - 5 days ago

NASA rover detects possible evidence of ancient life in Mars rocks

A rock sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover from an ancient Martian lakebed shows possible traces of microbial life, though scientists caution...

Daily Sabah - Science - 5 days ago

Has Perseverance found a biosignature on Mars?

Interpreting the data is tricky because other non-biological processes could account for the findings.

Ars Technica - Science - 5 days ago

Craig Bellamy wants Canada World Cup rematch after Marsch celebrations

Derek Cornelius’ ferocious free-kick condemned Wales to only their second defeat in 12 matches.

Independent UK - Sports - 6 days ago

Megan McArthur, first woman to pilot SpaceX Dragon, retires from NASA after more than two decades

UCLA and UC San Diego grad Megan McArthur retires at 54 after two decades with NASA. The space and ocean scientist's work puts her in an elite group of explorers.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 days ago

GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites

One scientist says it’s like buying a car and running it into a tree to save on gas money.

Ars Technica - Science - 10 days ago

Istanbul 'glows' bright at night in NASA's new orbital photo

The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been exchanging niceties with Turkey for a while now, and most recently the...

Daily Sabah - Science - 12 days ago

Knifeman shot dead after five wounded in Marseille hotel rampage

The suspect, a Tunisian national, is understood to have been evicted from the hotel for unpaid rent

Evening Standard - World - 13 days ago

Books -- New Irish Writing: Glass Splinters by Kieran Marsh

Marty’s liquor store on Harvard Ave is ruined: fire-burnt and hose-soaked. Probably an insurance deal. Firemen mill about but their work here is almost don...

Independent.ie - Entertainment - 17 days ago

With Starship, SpaceX encounters an obstacle that haunted NASA's space shuttles

“We wish we were young again and NASA was this vivacious, you know?”…

Ars Technica - Science - 20 days ago

Experts baffled as NASA fast-tracks plan for nuclear reactor on moon

Trying to get a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon is going to take time – maybe much longer more than NASA wants. Julia Musto reports

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.

BBC News - Science - 1 month ago

NASA confirms US plans to install nuclear reactor on moon

NASA chief Sean Duffy confirmed Tuesday plans to construct a nuclear reactor on the moon’s surface. 'We're in a race to the moon, in a race with...

Daily Sabah - Science - 1 month ago

Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US media

The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasibility.

BBC News - Science - 1 month ago

Strong Support for NASA and Project Artemis Will Advance the U.S.

NASA needs clear support from the White House if we want to win the new space race

Scientific American - Opinion - 1 month ago

NASA's Curiosity rover discovers unusual 'boxwork' patterns on Mars linked to ancient waterways

The Mars rover found geological formations in Gale Crater showing how water percolated beneath the surface, and mineral-filled cracks offer new clues about Mars' ancient climate.

Fox News - Science - 2 months ago

NASA, SpaceX launch crew to space station to retrieve stuck astronauts

The two have been stuck in space for nine months

Voice of America - US News - 6 months ago

Launch pad problem delays SpaceX flight to replace NASA's stuck astronauts

Concerns about a critical hydraulic system arose less than four hours before the Falcon rocket's planned evening liftoff

Voice of America - Technology - 6 months ago

2 lunar landings in a week for NASA's private moon fleet

The two craft are to land on Sunday and Thursday

Voice of America - Technology - 6 months ago

NASA tracking 'city-killer' asteroid expected to come near Earth in 2032

NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander Leroy Chiao discusses the latest track of the asteroid and how NASA is preparing.

Fox News - Science - 6 months ago

NASA decides to keep Boeing Starliner crew in space until February

Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones joined 'Your World' to discuss the decision and why the crew will remain in space for the coming months.

Fox News - Science - 1 year ago