Keith’s note: Growing up in the 60s We heard that we’d be “on the Moon by 1970”. Done. Then we heard “Mars by 1981″”. That morphed to “Mars within the […]
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Ingenuity Comes To The Rescue Of Mars Sample Return
"Two Ingenuity class helicopters will be used as back-ups to transfer samples to #Mars sample return ascent vehicle – @Dr_ThomasZ #Astrobiology — FYI this redundancy option would not even be […]
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Astrobiology News From Mars That NASA Forgot to Tell You About
Organic molecules revealed in Mars’s Bagnold Dunes by Curiosity’s derivatization experiment, Nature Astronomy ” .. No amino-acid derivatives were detected. However, chemically derivatized benzoic acid and ammonia were detected. Mass […]
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Drones On Mars: How NASA Can Reach Underserved American Communities
Keith’s note: On Wednesday I listened to Administrator Bill Nelson testify before a Congressional Committee. During the course of the hearing every single member chimed in about the importance of […]
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NASAWatch on CGTN: China Lands A Rover On Mars
15 May 2021 Interview with CGTN Beijing Keith Cowing · NASAWatch Talks To CGTN: China's Rover Is Safe On Mars 14 May 2021 Interview with CGTN Washington, DC Keith Cowing […]
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Astrobiology News That NASA's Astrobiology Program Ignores
Volcanoes On Mars Could Be Active, Raise Possibility of Recent Habitable Conditions, PSI “Evidence of recent volcanic activity on Mars shows that eruptions could have taken place within the past […]
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Mars Hearing Today
Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing – What Do Scientists Hope to Learn with NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover? Hearing starts at 11:00 am EDT. Watch live
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Stupid Mars Headline Goes Global And NASA Sits On Its Hands (Update)
And today's NASAWatch Stupid Space Headline of the Day Award goes to … The Sun (again) with actual #NASA web post as a reality benchmark https://t.co/MJrTYU2XxW #Mars #countdowntomars pic.twitter.com/ywuAvbjlg4 — […]
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Book Review: "The Sirens of Mars"
Book Review: “The Sirens of Mars: Searching For Life On Another World” by Sarah Stewart Johnson “We humans just landed yet another rover on Mars. As has been the case […]
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NASAWatch on BBC: Perseverance Fires Its Laser
Keith Cowing · NASAWatch Talks To BBC World About NASA Perseverance