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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars?

On Episode 177 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Tice to talk about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars.

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British woman among crew training for Mars simulation mission

Laura Marie is one of six research volunteers preparing to spend 378 days inside Nasa’s Mars Dune Alpha in Houston

The Guardian - UK

Storms leave 120-mile scar in Alberta visible from space (images)

Hailstones drove into terrain in southern Alberta during a storm Aug. 20, creating a scar on the landscape visible in NASA satellites.

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Where could alien life exist in our solar system?

The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?

LiveScience

Astronaut preps purple kefir for a vitamin boost | On the International Space Station Sept. 8-12, 2025

As their research activities continued, the Expedition 73 crew had a busy week on the International Space Station with the departure of a cargo vehicle and preparations for the arrival of two more.

Space

Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source

As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample from of a unique, striped rock called Chevaya Falls. The rover’s instruments then analyzed the sample, which is called Sapphire Canyon, and surveyed the…

The Conversation

NASA workers plan 3rd protest at D.C. headquarters on Sept. 15 to decry Trump's science funding cuts

Workers at NASA are planning a third "Save NASA" protest at agency headquarters in D.C. on Sept. 15, as job cuts, Trump's union-busting order and FY26 budget proposals fuel fears of lasting damage.

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Is there life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? New study complicates the search

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious in making that assumption just because of the composition of the plumes."

Space

Sunrise over NASA's 'quiet' supersonic X-59 jet | Space photo of the day for Sept. 12, 2025

NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound —but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom."

Space

'I'll be damned if that's the story we write': Acting NASA Administrator Duffy vows not to lose moon race to China

NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy pushed back against recent claims that the agency is losing ground to China in the race back to the moon, promising the Artemis program will get astronauts there first, in a closed NASA town hall.

Space

GPS jamming, spy assassinations and drone incursions: Russia’s ever-growing attempts to destabilise Nato

IN DEPTH: Moscow’s breach of Russian airspace has left the military alliance on high alert. Experts tell Steffie Banatvala that it is the latest in a series of incidents that are testing the West’s resolve

The Independent UK

Astronomers finally find elusive, dust-shrouded supermassive black holes at ‘Cosmic Dawn’

Using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Subaru Telescope in powerful tandem, scientists have discovered the first shrouded supermassive black holes at Cosmic Dawn.

Space

For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way

At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy declared the United States has a “manifest destiny to the stars”, linking this to the need to win the “space race”.

The Conversation

NASA imposes blanket ban on Chinese nationals accessing worksites and calls

Chinese citizens with valid visas will be barred from the agency.

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James Webb Space Telescope studies a 'failed star' named 'The Accident' to solve an old mystery of Jupiter and Saturn

A study of the "failed star" brown dwarf known as "The Accident," conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope, may reveal a solution to an old mystery of Jupiter and Saturn.

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Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS

Russian Progress 93 freighter launched toward the International Space Station on the MS-32 mission today (Sept. 11), loaded with 2.8 tons of cargo for the station's astronaut crew.

Space

Infrared instruments could spot exotic ice on other worlds

Phases of ice that exist naturally only on frozen moons could be detected using infrared spectroscopy, according to new laboratory experiments.

LiveScience

'New' island emerges from melting ice in Alaska

NASA's Earth Observatory has announced that Alaska has a "brand new island" after a retreating glacier lost contact with the Prow Knob mountain landmass in Alsek Lake.

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Did NASA's Perseverance rover actually find evidence of life on Mars? We need to haul its samples home to find out, scientists say

We'll likely need to get Perseverance's samples to Earth to determine if they do indeed harbor evidence of Mars life —but the prospects of such a mission are cloudy at best.

The Independent UK

Nasa chief reveals ‘clearest sign of ancient life’ found on Mars

NASA have revealed new test results on a "leopard-spotted" rock sample may be the clearest sign of life ever found on Mars.

The Guardian - US

Interstellar overhype: Nasa debunks claim about alien-made comet

Nasa dismisses theory by Harvard astronomer who suggested an object from beyond the solar system could be a relic from a distant civilization

Evening Standard

Nasa rover finds hints of past life on Mars which could point to alien existence

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

The Independent UK

Nasa bars Chinese citizens from its facilities amid heated space race

Chinese contributors locked out of Nasa systems and barred from in-person meetings

LiveScience

'Incredibly exciting': NASA claims it's found the 'clearest sign' yet of past life on Mars

NASA scientists have found more intriguing details on speckled Martian rocks spotted by the Perseverance rover. But bringing samples back to Earth will be key.

Euronews

Life on Mars? This may be 'closest we’ve actually come to discovering ancient life,' scientists say

NASA said it's “the clearest sign yet” that life once existed on Mars but more research is needed.

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