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(Photo : NASA on Unsplash) A team of geologists and atmospheric scientists has produced a modern vision of Mars history by plugging observations of the red planet into new models: Many of the planets ancient water may have been frozen in crystals in the crust, where it may still be found today. Where Did They Go? Buttes on Mars According to previous studies, the majority of Mars water fled into space when the planets atmosphere was washed away by the suns radiation. However, according to a rece...

The findings overturn the long-held theory that most of the red planet’s water escaped into the cosmos due to Mars’ low gravity levels. This image made available by NASA shows the planet Mars. This composite photo was created from over 100 images of Mars taken by Viking Orbiters in the 1970s. (NASA via AP) (CN) — The numerous, abundant bodies of water that once dotted Mars’ surface billions of years ago have vanished but scientists believe the desert world is storing up to 99% of its wa...

Water on Mars: The Red Planet is mostly bone-dry today (Image: GETTY) READ MORE If Marss water escaped into space through the atmosphere, the researchers would expect to find a very specific ratio of hydrogen to deuterium. Instead, their findings suggest the planets water was lost through atmospheric escape as well as being locked up in the crust. On Earth, water that seeps into the crust forms mineral with water in their structure. The minerals are melted down and the water works its way back ...

Donna Shirley made space history in the 1990s as the first woman to manage a NASA program. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, the veteran aerospace engineer led both the Mars Exploration Program and the team that built Sojourner, the first rover to land on the Red Planet. That climaxed the Mars Pathfinder mission on July 4, 1997. Here are 11 facts about Shirley’s life and career. 1. Donna Shirley was eager to escape her small-town Oklahoma roots. Shirley was born ...

Portland firms tech helps Perseverance rover roam Mars A Beaverton company is celebrating a project that is out of this world. Test and measurement equipment built by Tektronix played a key role in the buildout of the Mars Perseverance rover. The rover landed on Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18 — Earth time — and is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life, according to NASA, the agency in charge of the mission. The mission is to collect and store a...

Mars Rover Landing Site Named After Sci-Fi Legend Octavia Butler Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona That magical spot in Jezero crater where NASA’s Perseverance rover made its historic landing last month has been named “Octavia E. Butler Landing” in honor of the late sci-fi author. Advertisement “I can think of no better person to mark this historic landing site than Octavia E. Butler, who not only grew up next door to JPL [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory] in Pasadena, but she...

Common calendar, Packet papers, March 5 Common calendar, Packet papers, March 5 Ongoing Central Jersey SCORE, a non-profit resource partner of the Small Business Administration, is looking for volunteers to assist people looking to start a business or grow an existing small business. The organization is recruiting business owners and executives, both current and retired, who want to share their experience and knowledge with today’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs. The Central Jersey Chapter of S...

Common calendar, Packet papers, February 26 Common calendar, Packet papers, February 26 Ongoing Central Jersey SCORE, a non-profit resource partner of the Small Business Administration, is looking for volunteers to assist people looking to start a business or grow an existing small business. The organization is recruiting business owners and executives, both current and retired, who want to share their experience and knowledge with today’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs. The Central Jersey Chap...

Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan blasted off from the Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon in their lunar module Challenger on December 14 1972. Five days later, they splashed down safely in the Pacific, closing the Apollo 17 mission and becoming the last humans to visit the lunar surface or venture anywhere beyond low-Earth orbit. Now the international Artemis programme, lead by Nasa, is aiming to put humans back on the Moon by 2024. But it is looking increasingly likely that this goal could b...

NASA's Perseverance rover has recorded and sent back the first audio from the surface of Mars.