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Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, to the Algodones Dunes, a sandy field bordering California, Arizona and Mexico. The day…

The Conversation

Trump administration reportedly planning to cut 2,145 Nasa employees

Cuts further the push to slash federal government through early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations

The Guardian - US

Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought

Scientists spot traces of 10,000 miles of rivers in area where many believed ‘there wasn’t any evidence for water’

The Guardian - UK

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Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater is much younger than previously thought – new study

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.

The Conversation

My father, the fake: was anything he told me actually true?

Michael Briggs was a well-known scientist - and a fantasist. When his daughter Joanne began digging into his past for a memoir, new lies kept emerging ...

The Guardian - UK

Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.

Space

How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains

The Trump administration has been freezing or reducing federal grants to universities across the country.

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Lockheed Martin Attracts More Investors Amidst Continued Defence Deals, Mars Mission Strategic Plan

The aerospace and defence giant recently posted an earnings 'surprise' in October, boosting its share price.

International Business Times UK

NASA teaches Mars orbiter to roll over in quest to find Red Planet water

The spacecraft now almost tips upside down relative to Mars to give its radar the best view.

Space

Peter Thiel Says AI Is Like the Internet in the Late '90s — 'More Than a Nothing Burger' But 'Less Than a Total Transformation'

If you've been waiting for A.I. to launch us into a Jetsons-style utopia where Martian real estate is booming, Peter Thiel's here to lower your expectations — with his usual dry bite.

Benzinga

Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA's stunning new satellite image?

Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface.

Space

Elon Musk And Tom Cruise Once Planned On Making A Movie In Space Using SpaceX Rockets

As the feud between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump heats up, the Trump administration announced it will provide funding for NASA's Artemis Program to the moon, as well as allocate $1.25 billion to the International Space Station.

Benzinga

Could signs of Mars life be hidden in its thick layers of clay?

Mineral-rich layers of clay suggest that ancient life could be possible on the Red Planet

Space

Elon Musk Calls For Retiring International Space Station After Trump's Tax Bill Allocates Over $1.25 Billion To It: 'It's Time To... Focus On Mars'

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reiterated his earlier calls to deorbit the International Space Station and instead focus on exploring Mars.

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See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week

The rocky world will be visible for a brief window after sunset.

The Independent UK

Meteorite from Mars could be yours for $2 million

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The Independent UK

Largest ever chunk of Mars which fell to Earth in meteor strike goes up for auction

The sale of the meteorite in New York later this month could break records

Space

The secret of why Mars grew cold and dry may be locked away in its rocks

As the sun grew hotter, so did Mars, prompting much of its atmospheric carbon dioxide to rain out and ultimately get locked up in rocks.

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Dust devils on Mars may spark lightning — possibly threatening NASA's Perseverance rover

Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat.

Euronews

US Senate greenlights billions for Moon missions despite Elon Musk’s opposition

The US is granting $10 billion (8.5 billion) for Moon missions that go against what SpaceX boss Elon Musk hopes to see from NASA.

Space

NASA's Curiosity rover takes a closer look at 'spiderwebs' on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2025

The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.

The Mary Sue

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks of All Time

Why read boring paper when you could listen to audio signals beamed into your brain via machine? Now THAT is sci-fi.

Space

Was ancient Mars habitable? NASA's Perseverance rover is grinding into a 'weird, uncooperative' rock to find out

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment and habitability.

Reason

The Supreme Court, Martians, Justice Jackson, and Chief Justice Roberts

Justice Jackson's dissent in the universal injunction case (CASA, Inc. v. Trump) includes this line: A Martian arriving here from another… The post The Supreme Court, Martians, Justice Jackson, and Chief Justice Roberts appeared first on Reason.com.

Space

NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover

NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.

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