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Here are the statements by the former astronauts: Professor: What really happened out of Apollo 11? Buzz Aldrin: An amazing thing, even though we have always known of this possibility. The...

In a new Mars update (the first update can be read here), mysterious rocks have been found and there may have been a fairly recent volcanic eruption. NASA’s Perseverance Rover discovered some unusual rocks in the Jezero Crater and has been studying them with two of its instruments – the rock-zapping SuperCam laser and the WATSON (“Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and Engineering”) camera. It’s unclear whether these rocks are sedimentary or volcanic. If they are volcanic in...

Mission scientists are keen to know the rocks origin. NASAs Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of "Santa Cruz," a hill within Jezero Crater, on April 29, 2021. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS) NASAs Mars rover Perseverance is starting to take the measure of its new Red Planet home. For the past five weeks, Perseverance has been focused primarily on supporting and documenting the pioneering flights of its little cousin, NASAs 4-lb. (1.8 ...