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November 28, 20251 min readNASA Recruits Mars Perseverance Rover to Monitor Sun’s ActivityMars is passing behind the sun, giving NASA’s Perseverance rover a view of the…

Aplin, K. L. & Fischer, G. Lightning detection in planetary atmospheres. Weather 72, 46–50 (2017).Article  ADS  Google Scholar  Eden, H. F. & Vonnegut, B. Electrical breakdown…

November 26, 20253 min readMars Has Lightning, Scientists ProveThe presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the Red…

November 13, 20252 min readBlue Origin’s NASA Launch to Mars Is a Shot across the Bow for SpaceXAfter delays, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company successfully launched a…

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a…

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September 9, 20254 min readThis Rock May Hold Proof of Life on MarsThe Perseverance rover’s new findings set the stage for bringing Martian samples back to…

new video loaded: SpaceX Launches Critical Test of Mars RocketBy Jamie Leventhal•August 26, 2025After two consecutive scrubs, SpaceX’s Starship vehicle launched on Tuesday night. The test…

This article contains mild spoilers for Peacemaker season 2, episode 1. Peacemaker is taking shots at Thirty Seconds To Mars. The DC Studios show, which stars…

The billionaire owners of Space X and Blue Origin have competing visions of a space-based future. Elon Musk wants a self-sustaining settlement on Mars as a…