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This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you with the support of Incogni - take back control of your data online by getting Incogni for not very much money. To check our sprcial SpaceTime listeners deal, visit www,incogni.com/spacetime.In this episode of SpaceTime, we uncover groundbreaking discoveries and updates from the cosmos. First, NASA's Curiosity Rover has revealed evidence of a carbon cycle on Mars, with significant carbon deposits found in Gale Crater. This finding, detailed in the journal Science, brings researchers closer to understanding Mars's potential to support life in its past. We discuss the implications of these findings and what they mean for the Red Planet's climatic history and habitability.Square Kilometer Array UpdateNext, we provide an exciting update on the billion-dollar Square Kilometer Array (SKA) project, the world's largest radio telescope currently under construction in Australia and South Africa. We explore how this massive facility will revolutionize our understanding of the universe, operating at unprecedented speeds and sensitivities. With 132,000 antennas spread over vast distances, the SKA aims to answer fundamental questions about gravity, magnetism, and the evolution of galaxies.Busy Times at the International Space StationFinally, we take a look at the bustling activity aboard the International Space Station. With recent crew returns and new cargo deliveries, including groundbreaking experiments on time measurement and gravitational research, the ISS continues to be a hub of scientific advancement. We discuss the latest missions and what they mean for future exploration and research in space.www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com✍️ Episode ReferencesSciencehttps://www.science.org/Square Kilometer Arrayhttps://www.skao.int/NASAhttps://www.nasa.gov/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-space-astronomy--2458531/support.00:00 This is space Time Series 28, episode 53 for broadcast on 2 May 202500:25 NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover finds evidence of a carbon cycle on the Red Planet03:51 Construction works well advanced on world's largest radio telescope, the SKA07:40 Scientists are building the world's largest radio telescope to probe the deep universe10:40 Three crew members from the International Space Station have successfully returned to Earth13:44 Previous studies suggested H5N1 bird flu could spread easily between mammals16:33 Australian Skeptics has debunked 15 popular supernatural claims20:00 Some of the things people take seriously have since been proved to Be fake24:23 Haunted locations are always dangerous. Are ghosts always dangerous? 

Scientists have discovered the real reason Mars turned into a dry, barren desert, and it's pretty shocking. A long time ago, the Red Planet had lakes, rivers, and maybe even oceans, but something caused all that water to disappear. It turns out Mars lost its protective magnetic field, which let solar winds strip away its atmosphere over millions of years. Without a thick atmosphere to trap heat and keep water from evaporating, the planet slowly dried up. Now, all that's left are dusty plains, deep canyons, and frozen ice beneath the surface. But if we ever want to live there, scientists are working on ways to bring some of that lost water back! Credit: MarsCuriosityRover: By NASA / JPL-Caltech / Olivier de Goursac, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Curiosity Cradled: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cata..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... PIA19080-MarsRoverCuriosity: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Gale Crater: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Martian Rocks: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Gale Crater 2: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Jezero Crater Minerals: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL/Purdue/USGS, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Concentration en minéraux: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Curiosity Rover Animation: By NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Curiosity: By NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Water Ice Map for Mars: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Ancient Lake: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Kolskaya-sverhglubokaya: By Alexander Novikov, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightside.official   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists have discovered the real reason Mars turned into a dry, barren desert, and it's pretty shocking. A long time ago, the Red Planet had lakes, rivers, and maybe even oceans, but something caused all that water to disappear. It turns out Mars lost its protective magnetic field, which let solar winds strip away its atmosphere over millions of years. Without a thick atmosphere to trap heat and keep water from evaporating, the planet slowly dried up. Now, all that's left are dusty plains, deep canyons, and frozen ice beneath the surface. But if we ever want to live there, scientists are working on ways to bring some of that lost water back! Credit: MarsCuriosityRover: By NASA / JPL-Caltech / Olivier de Goursac, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Curiosity Cradled: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cata..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... PIA19080-MarsRoverCuriosity: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Gale Crater: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Martian Rocks: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Gale Crater 2: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Jezero Crater Minerals: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL/Purdue/USGS, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Concentration en minéraux: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Curiosity Rover Animation: By NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Curiosity: By NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Water Ice Map for Mars: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Ancient Lake: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Kolskaya-sverhglubokaya: By Alexander Novikov, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightside.official   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#MARS: Perseverance on the summit of Gale Crater 'The Chase of the Golden Meteor" Jules Verne

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Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S03E174Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your trusted source for the latest space and Astronomy news. I'm Anna, your host, and today we're diving into an exciting array of cosmic stories. From asteroid missions to groundbreaking discoveries, we've got you covered.Highlights:- Europe's Hera Probe Launch: In a significant stride for planetary defense, the Hera probe has successfully launched to examine the aftermath of NASA's DART mission on the Dimorphos asteroid. Despite weather challenges, the mission is on track to provide crucial data on kinetic impact as a planetary defense strategy, with a destination reach set for late 2026.- Taurid Swarm Asteroid Study: New research from the Zwicky Transient Facility Telescope has eased fears regarding the Taurid Swarm's potential threat to Earth. Findings suggest only a few large asteroids are present, reducing the perceived risk of a major impact event, while offering insights into the fragmentation of space debris over time.- Mars Ancient Climate Insights: NASA's Curiosity rover reveals new data from Gale Crater, shedding light on Mars' climate history. The study of carbonate minerals suggests a past with transient water presence, offering a deeper understanding of Mars' transformation from a potentially habitable environment to its current state.- Steamy Exoplanet Discovery: The James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled a water-rich atmosphere on exoplanet GJ 9827 D, located 98 light-years away. This marks the first detection of a non-hydrogen-dominated atmosphere on an exoplanet, hinting at the potential for more Earth-like worlds.- Primordial Black Holes Hunt: Innovative methods are being proposed to detect elusive primordial black holes, believed to have formed shortly after the Big Bang. Researchers suggest looking for hollow structures in planetoids and using metal plates as detectors to trace these cosmic relics, pushing the boundaries of cosmological exploration.For more space news, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. There, you can sign up for our free Daily newsletter, catch up on all the latest space and Astronomy news with our constantly updating newsfeed, and listen to all our previous episodes.Don't forget to follow us on social media. Just search for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

In this podcast extra for Awesome Astronomy in August 2024, we bring you two of the Plenary Sessions from the British Planetary Science Conference 2024, hosted by Space Park Leicester and the National Space Center. The first, from Dr Aprajita Verma, discusses the upcoming Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), and the second, from Dr Steve Banham, gives you a new view of Mars Evolution, based on Curiosity's work at Gale Crater. Keep an ear out for activities to get involved with!

NASA's Curiosity rover touched down on Mars in August 2012, and it's been exploring the Red Planet all that time. There have been some amazing discoveries and it's travelled over 30km but it has just made the most scientifically significant discovery of its 12 year career, and did it simply by running over a rock! One of Curiosity's wheels crushed a rock. It had looked just like any other orange martian rock, but when it shattered under Curiosity's wheels, it revealed breathtaking yellowish green crystals inside, that turned out to pure sulphur. Unheard of on the Red Planet. Let's check it out!Follow Cosmic Coffee Time on X for some special content      X.com/CosmicCoffTimeYou can request a topic for the show! Or even just say hi!We'd love to hear from you.Email us!cosmiccoffeetime@gmail.com

Mars, Exoplanets, and Spacewalk SolutionsJoin Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this captivating episode of Space Nuts, where they explore the latest discoveries and innovations in space exploration.Episode Highlights:- Curiosity's Sulphur Surprise: Discover the unexpected find by the Curiosity rover on Mars—a cluster of rocks revealing pure sulphur crystals. Fred explains the significance of this discovery and the conditions that might have led to the formation of these crystals in Gale Crater.- Extreme Exoplanet Orbits: Learn about the unique and highly elongated orbit of exoplanet TIC 241-24-9530 b. This planet's orbit could provide insights into the migration patterns of hot Jupiters and the dynamics of planetary systems.- To Pee or Not to Pee: Uncover the latest advancements in spacewalk technology designed to make life easier for astronauts. Fred and Andrew discuss a new device that collects and filters urine, turning it into drinkable water, and its potential impact on long-duration space missions.- Don't forget to send us your questions via our website... spacenuts.io.- Support Space Nuts and join us on this interstellar journey by visiting our website support page. Your contributions help us continue our mission to explore the wonders of the universe. Clear skies and boundless exploration await on Space Nuts, where we make the cosmos your backyard.- Visit our websites:- www.spacenuts.io- www.bitesz.com

PREVIEW: #MARS: SULFUR: Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman re: the Curiosity discovery of rock crystals on the surface of Mars (Gale Crater) that NASA hails as "pure sulfur." More tonight. 1952

Join us for SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 85, where we explore the latest cosmic events and advancements in space exploration.- First, a groundbreaking new study suggests that Mars may have always been a cold, icy world, incapable of supporting life as we know it. This research, published in Communications Earth and Environment, challenges the long-held belief that the Red Planet was once warm and wet, potentially hospitable to life. By analysing Martian soils in Gale Crater, scientists found similarities to the cold, subarctic soils of Newfoundland in Canada, raising questions about Mars' ability to support life.- Next, Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space for the first time. After a decade of development and numerous delays, the Ariane 6 has finally launched, marking a new era for the European Space Agency's heavy-lift capabilities. This maiden flight from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana carried 18 satellites, demonstrating the rocket's versatility and potential for increased launch capacity.- Finally, the crew of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft remains aboard the International Space Station, but NASA insists they are not marooned. Despite experiencing thruster malfunctions and helium leaks, the crew is confident in their return home. NASA and Boeing are working diligently to resolve the issues, with a potential return date set for late July.- Follow our cosmic conversations on X @stuartgary, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of the universe, one episode at a time.- Sponsor Offer:This episode is proudly supported by NordVPN. Secure your digital journey across the cosmos with a VPN service you can trust. Find your stellar security solution at https://www.bitesz.com/nordvpn.- Listen to SpaceTime on your favourite podcast app including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support SpaceTime:www.bitesz.com

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The landing sites of the two most recent American Mars rovers are about 2300 miles apart — roughly the distance from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Yet the sites are a lot alike. Both are inside impact craters that formed at least three and a half billion years ago. And both craters once held lakes — potential homes for microscopic life. Curiosity landed in Gale Crater, in 2012. The crater is almost a hundred miles across, with a central mountain that’s three and a half miles high. Curiosity has found that water could have filled the crater several times in its early history. Some of the lakes could have lasted for millions of years. Eventually, though, Mars lost most of its atmosphere, and the water on its surface disappeared. Perseverance landed in Jezero Crater, in 2021. It’s a little less than 30 miles in diameter. But it, too, could have been filled up several times, with some of the lakes possibly hundreds of feet deep. At least one of the lakes formed when a massive flood ripped through the crater’s rim. It created a large river delta that Perseverance continues to explore. Neither rover has found evidence of life. But they’ve revealed that both craters could’ve had the right conditions for life — billions of years ago. Look for Mars well to the upper right of the Moon at dawn tomorrow. It looks like a bright orange star. More about Mars tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

for example, when the Curiosity rover drives over the area.例如当好奇号火星车驶过该地区时，也可能释放少量甲烷。Pavlov said this theory could help explain why methane levels have only been discovered in the Gale Crater area. It is the only place on Mars where NASA's Curiosity rover is currently active.巴甫洛夫说，这一理论可以帮助解释为什么只在盖尔陨石坑地区发现了甲烷水平。 这是美国宇航局好奇号火星车目前在火星上唯一活跃的地方。NASA has another rover working on Mars, Perseverance. But it has been exploring the Jezero Crater area on another part of the planet. Jezero Crater is also believed to have contained large water bodies in the distant past. But Perseverance is not equipped with a methane-detecting instrument.美国宇航局还有另一辆火星车“毅力号”正在火星上工作。 但它一直在探索地球另一部分的杰泽罗陨石坑地区。 据信，杰泽罗陨石坑在遥远的过去也曾存在过大型水体。 但毅力号并未配备甲烷检测仪器。Pavlov noted that the latest theory came from his memories of an unrelated experiment carried out in 2017. The experiment involved growing microorganisms in a simulated Martian environment that included frozen soil that contained salt.巴甫洛夫指出，最新的理论来自他对 2017 年进行的一项无关实验的记忆。该实验涉及在模拟火星环境中培养微生物，其中包括含盐的冻土。During that experiment, researchers observed that the collection of soil on top formed an icy, salty crust. Changes in conditions caused the ice to melt, turning the solid material into a gas and leaving the salt behind.在那次实验中，研究人员观察到顶部的土壤聚集形成了冰冷的咸味外壳。 条件的变化导致冰融化，将固体物质变成气体并留下盐。Pavlov's team tested five samples of frozen soil containing different kinds of salt material commonly found on Mars. A new set of Earth-based experiments was carried out in which the frozen material was exposed to different temperatures and air pressures inside an environment at Goddard that was designed to be like Mars.巴甫洛夫的团队测试了五个冻土样本，其中含有火星上常见的不同种类的盐物质。 进行了一系列新的地球实验，其中将冷冻材料暴露在戈达德的一个设计为类似于火星的环境中的不同温度和气压下。The team was able to repeatedly copy the salt sealing process in Mars-like conditions during laboratory testing. The researchers said they plan to keep carrying out experiments under different conditions and using salt minerals to confirm their theory.该团队能够在实验室测试期间重复复制类似火星条件下的盐密封过程。 研究人员表示，他们计划继续在不同条件下进行实验，并利用盐矿物质来证实他们的理论。But the researchers noted that to carry out more detailed methane investigations, they will likely need a whole new generation of sensitive instruments. These would be designed to measure methane continuously from many places on Mars.但研究人员指出，为了进行更详细的甲烷研究，他们可能需要全新一代的敏感仪器。 这些将被设计用于从火星上的许多地方连续测量甲烷。

NASA's Curiosity rover has unearthed geological evidence from Gale Crater on Mars suggesting it may have once hosted conditions akin to Earth, potentially conducive to microbial life. This discovery comes from the rover's analysis of manganese-rich sandstones, pointing to a time when the red planet might have had an oxygenated environment capable of supporting life forms. Hey! We'll both earn $50 when you join Current and receive a qualifying Direct Deposit. Terms apply. Just use my link or code when signing up. Code: WILLIAMW243 https://current.com/get-started/?creator_code=WILLIAMW243

Scientists are seeking to find out what is producing the slow release of methane gas on Mars.科学家们正在寻找火星上缓慢释放甲烷气体的原因。Methane often results from biological processes. On Earth, most of the gas comes from living creatures. For this reason, the American space agency NASA has been investigating methane levels on Mars in a search for signs of current or past life. So far, no evidence has been found.甲烷通常来自生物过程。 在地球上，大部分气体来自生物。 出于这个原因，美国宇航局NASA一直在调查火星上的甲烷水平，以寻找当前或过去生命的迹象。 到目前为止，还没有找到任何证据。But a new study is providing fresh details about methane on Mars. NASA's Curiosity explorer, or rover, has repeatedly measured methane levels on the Martian surface. The rover arrived on Mars in 2012 and has been exploring areas around Gale Crater. This area is believed to have contained a lake at one time and has also shown other evidence of flowing water in the past.但一项新研究提供了有关火星甲烷的新细节。 美国宇航局的好奇号探测器或漫游者多次测量了火星表面的甲烷水平。 该火星车于 2012 年抵达火星，一直在探索盖尔陨石坑周围的区域。 据信该地区曾经有一个湖泊，并且过去还显示出其他流水的证据。NASA says Gale Crater is the only place where methane has been discovered. Even a spacecraft sent to collect data on the Martian atmosphere has not identified the presence of methane. That spacecraft, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, is operated by the European Space Agency.美国宇航局表示，盖尔陨石坑是唯一发现甲烷的地方。 即使是派去收集火星大气数据的航天器也没有发现甲烷的存在。 该航天器名为 ExoMars 痕量气体轨道飞行器，由欧洲航天局运营。In addition to only being discovered, or detected, around Gale Crater, the observations of methane happen only at night, NASA researchers recently reported. Levels also go up and down during different seasons and at times, rise sharply for short periods.美国宇航局研究人员最近报告说，除了仅在盖尔陨石坑周围发现或探测到甲烷之外，甲烷的观测也只发生在夜间。 水平也会在不同季节上下波动，有时会在短时间内急剧上升。The mysterious methane releases leave scientists considering “a lot of plot twists,” said Curiosity project leader Ashwin Vasavada. But a NASA research group recently proposed a possible explanation for how the gas behaves on Mars.好奇号项目负责人阿什温·瓦萨瓦达 (Ashwin Vasavada) 表示，神秘的甲烷释放让科学家们思考“许多情节曲折”。 但美国宇航局的一个研究小组最近对火星上的气体行为提出了一个可能的解释。The researchers theorize that all detected methane could be trapped, or sealed, underneath hardened pieces of salt in Martian regolith. Regolith describes soil that contains rock and dust that sits on or below the surface.研究人员推测，所有检测到的甲烷都可能被捕获或密封在火星风化层的硬化盐块下面。 风化层描述的是含有岩石和灰尘的土壤，位于地表之上或之下。The scientists say increases in temperature might explain the differences in gas release. During certain seasons or times of day warmer temperatures could weaken the seal on the methane, causing gas to be released.科学家们表示，温度升高可能可以解释气体释放的差异。 在某些季节或一天中的某些时间，气温升高可能会削弱甲烷的密封性，导致气体释放。NASA said the research was led by Alexander Pavlov, a planetary scientist at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. He said small amounts of methane could also be released when the regolith seal is broken by weight from above美国宇航局表示，这项研究是由该机构马里兰州戈达德太空飞行中心的行星科学家亚历山大·巴甫洛夫领导的。 他说，当风化层密封被上方的重量破坏时。

PREVIEW: #MARS: Excerpt from conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman re the latest thinking about the methane detected by the Curiosity rover in Gale Crater -- and what this detection may mean for the future of viable Mars colonies.  More details tonight. 2023 Mars

The Space, Astronomy and Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 44 *New Clues About Mars' Ancient Water NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has arrived at an area in Gale Crater's Mount Sharp that may show evidence liquid water flowed on the red planet for much longer than previously thought. *NASAs new Moon buggies NASA has selected three companies to help it develop its proposed new Moon buggy --- the lunar terrain vehicle or LTV. *The largest digital camera ever built for astronomy After two decades of work, scientists and engineers at the US Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre's National Accelerator Laboratory have finally completed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Camera -- The largest digital camera ever built for astronomy. *The Science Report A new study shows that high blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death. The Persian Plateau identified as pivotal for Homo sapiens migration out of Africa. Volcanoes could hold the clues to how the first building blocks of life were formed. Alex on Tech more controversy for Google https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com  https://bitesz.com Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link:  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen and access show links via https://linktr.ee/biteszHQThis episode is brought to you by NordPass...your password manager that will relieve password stress in your life. Get organised for not very much money...visit www.bitesz.com/nordpass and check out our very special deal.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

This episode is brought to you by NordPass...the password manager (and more) that you need in your life for not very much money. To get the deal, visit www.nordpass.com/stuartThe Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast.SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 42*Water's Persistent Presence in Mars' Gale CraterMars' Gale Crater may have harbored water far longer than scientists previously believed, challenging our timeline of the Red Planet's arid transformation. New evidence from NASA's Curiosity rover, detailed in the journal Geology, suggests that underground water may have been present in the crater during the latter part of the Hesperian period, 3.7 to 3 billion years ago. This discovery, marked by deformed desert sandstone, hints at a more habitable past and could reshape our search for ancient Martian life.*The Sun's Spectacular Double Solar FlareThe Sun has unleashed its most powerful eruption since 2017 with a double solar flare event, signaling a ramp-up towards solar maximum. The X1.1-class flare, coupled with a series of M-class flares, has sparked vivid auroral displays and heightened space weather activity. This dynamic solar performance, captured by ESA's SMOS and Swarm satellites, underscores the Sun's influence on Earth's magnetosphere and the importance of real-time space weather monitoring.*The SR-71 Blackbird's Alleged Successor: The SR-72Rumors persist of the Pentagon's development of a hypersonic aircraft, the SR-72, potentially succeeding the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. Reports suggest that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works is behind this classified project, which could reach Mach 6 speeds and revolutionize reconnaissance with its unmanned design. If true, this aircraft could redefine the boundaries of aviation and surveillance technology.*April Night Skies: Alpha Centauri to the Lyrids Meteor ShowerAs autumn's grip tightens, the night skies of April offer a celestial tapestry rich with wonders. From the Southern Cross standing upright to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, being prominently on display, stargazers have much to explore. The annual Lyrids meteor shower promises a dazzling show, peaking on April 22-23, while the planets Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Venus grace the morning and evening skies with their presence.For more SpaceTime and to support the show, visit our website at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com where you can access our universal listen link, find show notes, and learn how to become a patron. Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen and access show links via https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ. Support the show: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support. For more space and astronomy podcasts, visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com.

Mardi Gras is about music, parades, floats, and excitement. It's one big holiday in New Orleans. But for NASA, MARDI points in a different direction.

TONIGHT: The show begins at the UN and moves to Donbas, to the Bering Sea, to Moscow.  From Mexico City to bogota.  From INDOPACOM to Shanghai to Ottawa.  From Berlin to Bucharest..From Boca Chica to Gale Crater.  From Occitanie to Greece. With much attention to the PRC besieging Islands of the Northern Pacific.. 1921 Rigid Framework Zeppelin

With an internet connection, you can zoom in on Gale Crater, visit Olympic Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system, or follow the track of a dust devil in mesmerizing detail.

If you're feeling frustrated and discouraged by the lack of progress in understanding the impact of asteroids on Earth, despite your avid interest in astronomy and space exploration, then you are not alone! You may have been tirelessly scouring through scientific articles and documentaries, hoping to gain a deeper comprehension of the subject, only to be left with more questions than answers. Instead of the expected result of an enhanced understanding, you may find yourself overwhelmed by complex theories and conflicting interpretations, leaving you feeling lost and perplexed. In this episode, you will be able to: · Uncover the terrestrial tales told by asteroid impact craters, offering a glimpse into Earth's eventful past. · Unravel the evidence indicative of water on Martian landscape, kindling excitement for the existence of extra-terrestrial life. 'Something that's only 15, 20, maybe 30 km across can so disturb the atmosphere that you lose half the living organisms on the planet... Mind-boggling stuff.' - Andrew Dunkley To delve into asteroid impact craters and their implications, we investigate the potential discovery of the largest impact crater. Located in Deniliquin region, New South Wales, Australia, its suspected existence highlights the phenomenal energy released during an asteroid impact. Profound understanding of these craters can provide insights into Earth's geological history and our planet's interaction with space bodies, enlightening us about potential threats and helping devise protective measures. The resources mentioned in this episode are: · Check out the article titled 'New Evidence Suggests the World's Largest Known Asteroid Impact Structure is Buried Deep in Southeast Australia' on The Conversation website for more information on the Deniliquin Impact Crater. · Visit the Australian Geographic website to read their article on the Deniliquin Impact Crater and learn more about this potential discovery. · Explore the Curiosity Rover's findings in Gale Crater on Mars, including the discovery of mud cracks and evidence of wet and dry cycles. · Stay updated on the latest news and discoveries from NASA's Mars missions, including the Perseverance Rover's exploration of the Jezero Crater. · Learn more about impact craters and their significance in understanding Earth's history and the formation of celestial bodies. · Consider supporting scientific research and exploration by donating to organizations like NASA or educational institutions involved in space studies. · Stay curious and engaged with the wonders of our universe by continuing to listen to Space Nuts for more fascinating discussions on space and astronomy.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2631155/advertisement

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 26 *The Mars Curiosity rover finds surprising clues to the red planet's watery past Among other discoveries being made by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover as it continues to explore the foothills of Gale Crater's Mount Sharp are strange rippled rock textures suggestive of lakes beds. *A monster attacks at the galactic centre Astronomers are watching a massive cloud being pulled apart as it accelerates toward the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. *Japan aborts the maiden flight of its new H3 rocket The Japan aerospace exploration agency JAXA was forced to abort the maiden flight of its new H3 rocket. *The Science Report The melting of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier could raise sea levels by half a metre. New warnings about a rise in Bird flu. Claims AI could cut household chores by 38 percent. Alex on Tech: People bullying Microsoft's Chat GPT's Bing AI. Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you… To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com Your support is needed... SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we're working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills. That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable, and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up. By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 350 commercial-free, triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Supercast (you get a month's free trial to see if it's really for you or not) ... and share in the rewards. Details at Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com

Mars expert Tanya Harrison shares the details on some of the newest discoveries about Mars' history, including the discovery of an impact crater thought to be linked to a megatsunami in Mars' ancient ocean and the discovery of opals, a water-rich gem, in Gale Crater. Stick around for What's Up as we let you know what to look for this week in the night sky. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2023-more-on-mars-watery-history See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 7 *Spinning stars shed new light on a strange signal coming from the galactic center Astronomers say a mysterious excess in gamma ray energy radiating out from the Milky Way's galactic bulge which was long thought to be a potential signature of dark matter could actually be as a vast population of white dwarf stars which have collapsed to become millisecond pulsars. *Water-rich fracture halos discovered in Gale Crater Scientists have discovered fracture halos containing water rich opal in the Red Planet's Gale Crater. *Green comet spectacular on its way Sky watchers around the world are in for a treat with a once in 50,000-year comet making a rare appearance over the next few weeks. *The Science Report New study claims COVID-19 vaccination and boosters reduced the Infectiousness of the Omicron wave. How climate change affects the Indian Ocean dipole. Australia to buy new American and Norwegian missile systems Skeptics guide the Illuminati Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you… To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU-8iVkMXO8 Streamed live on Sep 28, 2022. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: On August 5, 2022, a plucky little rover named Curiosity celebrated its 10th Anniversary on the surface of Mars. Since being lowered on Mars that summer day it has continued to exceed all mission expectations. For ten years, Curiosity has called Gale Crater and the foothills of Mount Sharp "home," all while wandering around the name of science and traveling nearly 18 miles (29 kilometers) and ascending 2,050 feet (625 meters). What have we been able to learn about Mars during this decade? And what lies ahead for the "Little Rover that Could?" Join us tonight as Dr. Ashwin Vasavada brings piques our "Curiosity" and answers these questions.   Dr. Ashwin Vasavada is a planetary scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.  Currently he is the Project Scientist for NASA's Curiosity rover that began development in 2003 and just completed its tenth year on the surface of Mars.  He now leads the international team of scientists as they explore Gale Crater.  He also has participated in the operation and analysis of data from several other NASA spacecraft missions, including the Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Cassini mission to Saturn, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.  He holds a B.S. in Geophysics and Space Physics from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Planetary Science from Caltech.   You can stay up to date with Curiosity by visiting the project's web site https://mars.nasa.gov/msl and by following it on both Twitter (https://twitter.com/MarsCuriosity) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/marscuriosi....   Regular Guests: Dr. Nick Castle ( @PlanetaryGeoDoc / https://wanderingsci.com/ )  Allen Versfeld ( http://www.urban-astronomer.com & @uastronomer ) Pam Hoffman ( http://spacer.pamhoffman.com/ & http://everydayspacer.com/ & @EverydaySpacer ) This week's stories: - New information from Perseverance in Jezero Crater. - The DART Mission. Obviously! - What to see in the fall skies. - Looking at lunar glass to understand Earth's impact record. - SLS doesn't launch because of hurricane Ian.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

On August 5, 2022, a plucky little rover named Curiosity celebrated its 10th Anniversary on the surface of Mars. Since being lowered on Mars that summer day it has continued to exceed all mission expectations. For ten years, Curiosity has called Gale Crater and the foothills of Mount Sharp "home," all while wandering around the name of science and traveling nearly 18 miles (29 kilometers) and ascending 2,050 feet (625 meters). What have we been able to learn about Mars during this decade? And what lies ahead for the "Little Rover that Could?" Join us tonight as Dr. Ashwin Vasavada brings piques our "Curiosity" and answers these questions. Dr. Ashwin Vasavada is a planetary scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Currently he is the Project Scientist for NASA's Curiosity rover that began development in 2003 and just completed its tenth year on the surface of Mars. He now leads the international team of scientists as they explore Gale Crater. He also has participated in the operation and analysis of data from several other NASA spacecraft missions, including the Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Cassini mission to Saturn, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. He holds a B.S. in Geophysics and Space Physics from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Planetary Science from Caltech. You can stay up to date with Curiosity by visiting the project's web site and by following it on both Twitter and Instagram. **************************************** The Weekly Space Hangout is a production of CosmoQuest. Want to support CosmoQuest? Here are some specific ways you can help: Subscribe FREE to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/cosmoquest Subscribe to our podcasts Astronomy Cast and Daily Space where ever you get your podcasts! Watch our streams over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/cosmoquestx – follow and subscribe! Become a Patreon of CosmoQuest https://www.patreon.com/cosmoquestx Become a Patreon of Astronomy Cast https://www.patreon.com/astronomycast Buy stuff from our Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/cosmoquestx Join our Discord server for CosmoQuest - https://discord.gg/X8rw4vv Join the Weekly Space Hangout Crew! - http://www.wshcrew.space/ Don't forget to like and subscribe! Plus we love being shared out to new people, so tweet, comment, review us... all the free things you can do to help bring science into people's lives.  

On the 9/19/2013 Dark Matter XM Program Richard C. Hoagland talked about the new “LADEE” unmanned mission to the Moon, and how it can (finally!) PROVE the existence of the “ancient lunar glass domes” he has been investigating on NASA imagery for the past several decades… If NASA honestly publishes ALL the LADDEE data. Hoagland will also discuss the startling, recent confirmations of “an ancient, high-tech civilization on Mars” — confirmed in new close-up surface images from NASA's on-going Curiosity rover mission to Gale Crater.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 10 August 2022: Part 2 of a two-part special episode marking the 10th anniversary of the Curiosity rover's landing in and exploration of Gale crater on Mars — in this episode we find out what the rover has been doing in the 10 years since it landed in August 2012. Announcing Lunar Science in the Artemis Era: a new series by The Space Show in which we discuss the scientific investigation of the Moon and its environment in the Artemis era. Lunar Science is about the science to be done on and near the Moon during the Artemis project and the supporting uncrewed missions. These programs will be released shortly as a seperate podcast stream, or you can begin listening now by visiting: https://space.southernfm.com.au/LunarScience/LunarScience.html. will.i.am releases his “Reach for the Stars (Mars Edition)” single on Mars courtesy of the NASA Curiosity rover on the surface of the Red Planet. The single became the first song in history to be broadcast from another planet, completing a journey of more than 300 million miles between Mars and Earth. Monash University's Nova Rover student team at the Moon Village Association's Forum on the Moon, talk about their entry into the Mars Society's international University Rover Challenge competition.

Mars is tough on wheels. The metallic wheels on the Curiosity rover, for example, look like they have more holes and tears than tread. In fact, flight controllers recently had to abandon an area they wanted to explore because it was covered in sharp rocks described as “gator backs.” That's one of the few things that's slowed the rover, which arrived at Mars 10 years ago tonight. In its decade of travels, it's covered more than 17 miles, and climbed up and down several hills. When it landed, Curiosity was the biggest and most sophisticated Mars rover yet. The nuclear-powered craft was as big as a minivan. It was bristling with cameras, and it carried a chemical laboratory for analyzing the rocks and dirt. It also had a laser to “zap” the rocks, allowing its instruments to study the vaporized debris. Curiosity landed in Gale Crater — an ancient impact crater with a tall mountain at its middle. Curiosity's main mission was to find out whether the site had once had comfortable conditions for life. And it quickly found that it probably did. Water once filled the crater. Despite years of trying, though, it hasn't found any evidence of life itself — at least not in the rocks. It has detected methane gas wafting through the crater. On Earth, methane most commonly is produced by life. But there's no confirmation that anything is living in Gale Crater — or ever has.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 3 August 2022: Part 1 of a two-part special episode marking the 10th anniversary of the Curiosity rover's landing in and exploration of Gale crater on Mars — we remember back to its landing day on 6 August 2012 and find out what it has been doing since. Announcing Lunar Science in the Artemis Era: a new series by The Space Show in which we discuss the scientific investigation of the Moon and its environment in the Artemis era. Lunar Science is about the science to be done on and near the Moon during the Artemis project and the supporting uncrewed missions. These programs will be released shortly as a seperate podcast stream, or begin listening now by visiting: https://space.southernfm.com.au/LunarScience/LunarScience.html.

Speaker: Dr. Ashwin Vasavada, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory For five years, Curiosity explored Gale Crater, one of the most intriguing locations on Mars -- once the site of an ancient lake.  In this talk, the mission's Project Scientist discussed what the rover was capable of and the many things it discovered on and about  the red planet.  In particular, he fills us in on the evidence that ancient Mars, billions of years ago, was much more like the Earth -- with a thicker atmosphere and flowing water on its surface. (Recorded Feb. 28, 2018)

Curiosity landed on Mars ten years ago and has been exploring Gale Crater ever since. After achieving its primary mission, it's embarked on a series of extended missions to continue to unravel mysteries in the rocks. Deputy Project Scientist for the mission Abigail Fraeman joins Jake to talk about her favourite moments and to discuss what comes next for the impressive rover.We talk Curiosity and MarsCuriosity Mission UpdatesFollow Abby and CuriosityAbby's Twitter (@abbyfrae)Curiosity Mission UpdatesWhere is CuriosityFollow Jake & WeMartiansWeMartians.comPatreon (https://www.wemartians.com/support)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Mailing List (https://wemartians.com/signup)Twitter (@we_martians)Jake's Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal YouTubeMarsti.meMarsti.meLearn about time on Mars! See live mission clocks, learn about sols and Mars years and solar longitude, and discover your Martian birthday! Visit Marsti.me, a new site from Jake.Probe Uranus DesignLean in to the jokes and stand behind the Decadal Survey's recommendation to probe Uranus by picking up the new design at the WeMartians shop today! You can get it in a t-shirt or on a coffee mug. Explore the mysteries of Uranus today.

Guest Page Fast links to Items: Richard  –  Ron  –  Ruggero  –  Robert Fast links to Bios:  Ron  –  Ruggero  –  Robert  –  Kynthea  –  Timothy  –  Keith   Support The Other Side of Midnight! Has Curiosity Finally Discovered “Biological Proof”– Of Ancient Life on Mars?! “Mars rover detects carbon signature that hints at past life source ….” That's how “the Revolution” officially … quietly … begins. In their BEST “Emily Dickinsonian” fashion (“Tell ALL the Truth … but tell it slant”), several months ago (January, 2022) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) quietly submitted a formal scientific paper to the prestigious “National Academy of Sciences” — the ultimate “high church” of American (in fact, of ALL Earthly …) mainstream Science. It's “tentative” conclusion: NASA's lonely Curiosity rover, ranging across a place called “Gale Crater” for the last ten years, early in the mission — ten years ago, now!! — [...]

Photo: The alien cliffsides of Gale Crater.  Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/curiositys-new-mountain-views/

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 102*Perseverance collects its first samples of the red planetIt was a case of second time lucky as NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover successfully collected a sample of red planet rock for the first time.*Curiosity celebrates nine years on MarsNASA's Mars Curiosity Rover has just drilled its 32nd hole into the surface of the red planet marking nine years of exploration in Gale Crater.*Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?Once you have all the technical issues ironed out – the biggest problem facing humans return to the Moon or for that matter undertaking the far longer journey to the red planet Mars will be radiation.*September SkywatchThe September Equinox, the constellation Capricorn and the Aurigids and Epsilon Perseids meteor showers are among the highlights of the September night skies.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we're working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 240 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast (you get a month's free trial with Supercast to see if it's really for you or not)....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of NameCheap…cheap domain names is just the beginning of your own online presence. We use them and we love them. Get our special deal…just visit: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap and help support the show.

Curiosity recently celebrated its 9th birthday on Mars and is exploring a new area of Gale Crater rich in sulphates. NASA JPL's Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist, joins Jake to talk about this new area, the dramatic landscapes it holds, and what it can tell us about past life on Mars and the history of Mars' climate.We talk Curiosity Rover and the Sulfate-bearing UnitCuriosity enters a new areaFollow AshwinAshwin's profile at JPLFollow Jake & WeMartiansWeMartians.comPatreon (https://www.wemartians.com/support)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Mailing List (https://wemartians.com/signup)Twitter (@we_martians)Jake's Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastImmensely Complex and High RiskOur new design pokes fun at some of the criticism of SpaceX's Starship system. Wear it proudly!

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在太阳系的行星中，红色的火星备受地球人关注。不久前，UFO探索者在美国宇航局（NASA）发布的火星照片中发现熊形状的物体，本周一（11月2日），又有UFO探索者表示在火星表面发现UFO，并形容它是一架“遭火星人遗弃的无人机”。　　据媒体报导，这张照片是NASA的火星探测车“好奇号”拍摄的。飞碟研究网站表示，3年前就在这张照片中发现一块形状奇特的“大石头”，不过当时无法得出结论。直到现在，照片被进行放大处理后，才发现这块大石看似一部无人机。　　编辑斯科特·华林表示，这个发现给了他们一个机会去探索这个物体是什么时候制造的，以及曾经被用来干什么。　　Youtube用户Paranormal Crucible表示，这个物体是异常的，似乎是智能设计的结果。而照片是火星探测器在盖尔陨石坑Gale Crater）附近探测时拍摄的。　　他表示：“在我看来，这个物体是一个外星人的无人机，可能是由火星上的智慧生命制造的，也可能是外太空文明为探测火星而派出的无人机。”　　很多UFO探索者都一致认为，很久以前的古代火星有自己的文明，但是被拥有更先进技术的敌对外星人破坏掉了。美国加州大学美国物理学家勃兰登堡（John Brandenburg）博士曾表示，敌对外星人来到火星，用一系列功能强大的热核装置毁灭了火星文明。

Gale Crater is dry, cold, and quiet. But the Martian feature hasn’t always been that way. More than three and a half billion years ago, for example, heavy rains produced massive flooding — perhaps leaving the crater warm and wet for centuries. For the last eight years, the Curiosity rover has been crawling around the crater and on the flanks of the tall mountain at its center. The rover has photographed rock formations in the crater. Some are mostly buried below the sand. They include giant “waves” — formations that are three stories tall and longer than a football field. They probably formed during heavy flooding. Scientists who analyzed the rover’s findings outlined a possible scenario: More than three and a half billion years ago, an asteroid slammed into Mars. It blasted frozen carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. That warmed the entire planet. Clouds then dumped massive amounts of rain, which began filling Gale Crater and pouring down the sides of its mountain. That created torrents of water up to 75 feet deep, moving at more than 20 miles per hour. The floods may have lasted just a few days. But the warm, wet conditions could have hung around for a lot longer — making Gale Crater one of the most interesting spots on Mars. Look for Mars above the Moon this evening. It looks like an orange star. The true star Aldebaran — which is also orange — is about the same distance to the upper left of the Moon. Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

Gale Crater is dry, cold, and quiet. But the Martian feature hasn’t always been that way. More than three and a half billion years ago, for example, heavy rains produced massive flooding — perhaps leaving the crater warm and wet for centuries. For the last eight years, the Curiosity rover has been crawling around the crater and on the flanks of the tall mountain at its center. The rover has photographed rock formations in the crater. Some are mostly buried below the sand. They include giant “waves” — formations that are three stories tall and longer than a football field. They probably formed during heavy flooding. Scientists who analyzed the rover’s findings outlined a possible scenario: More than three and a half billion years ago, an asteroid slammed into Mars. It blasted frozen carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. That warmed the entire planet. Clouds then dumped massive amounts of rain, which began filling Gale Crater and pouring down the sides of its mountain. That created torrents of water up to 75 feet deep, moving at more than 20 miles per hour. The floods may have lasted just a few days. But the warm, wet conditions could have hung around for a lot longer — making Gale Crater one of the most interesting spots on Mars. Look for Mars above the Moon this evening. It looks like an orange star. The true star Aldebaran — which is also orange — is about the same distance to the upper left of the Moon. Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

This week, we talk to Dr. Kirsten Siebach, a Martian geologist from Rice University, talking about her work uncovering secrets of the climate of ancient Mars. But first, we study a newly-discovered system of exoplanets featuring an extreme planet of molten lava. Next, we learn about a so-called cotton-candy planet with a density so low it wasn't thought to be possible. Finally, closer to home, we take a look at a new study revealing that Gale Crater on Mars may have once resembled Iceland, before talking to one of the lead researchers on that study. Next week, we talk to Dr. Lauren Weiss, astronomer at the University of Hawaii, on her work studying the TOI-561 solar system and extreme exoplanets! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support

The data Curiosity continues to send home have scientists anxiously waiting to see what Perseverance might discover as well.

Dr. Abby Fraeman returns to the show to talk about NASA's Curiosity rover. For the past eight years, Curiosity has been exploring Gale Crater on Mars. Dr. Fraeman talks about a discovery she made on the Vera Rubin Ridge, and we discuss how the Curiosity scientists and engineers have kept the rover running during the coronavirus pandemic.

Dave revisits a conversation with two of the Deputy Project Scientists deeply involved with the Curiosity Rover, which has been exploring Gale Crater since 2012, and the new, yet to be named, Mars 2020 Rover that will be launching this July. Abigail Fraeman is the DPS for Curiosity and explains how the mobile science laboratory has furthered our understanding of how Mars was once a planet that was suitable for primitive microbial life.

The astronomy, technology and space science news podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 71*Dead stars in the galactic centreAstronomers have discovered a stellar graveyard near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy containing the corpses of 27 stars.*Curiosity on the move to its next locationAfter more than a year exploring the so-called clay-bearing unit of Gale Crater, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has started a new journey that will take it higher up through the foothills of Mount Sharp.*Israel launches new spy satelliteIsrael has successfully launched a new reconnaissance satellite to monitor the growing nuclear threat posed by an ever more militant Iran.*The Science ReportFears the world’s tropical plant species may struggle to germinate by 2070 because of global warming.Patients with COVID-19 may also be at heightened risk of stroke.Growing calls to ban TikTok and other Chinese apps because of security concerns.A new study into doggy years.Anti-vaxxers better at getting their message across than doctors and medical authorities. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-dailyHelp support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode, we focus on X-rays, how they are used, and what kind of analysis can be done with them. X-ray crystallography, X-ray absorbance spectroscopy (XAS), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) are discussed. Research into rechargeable batteries and how they can be monitored for performance are highlighted. The Mars Curiosity rover and some of the research it has completed using X-rays are also discussed. Further reading regarding the research discussed in the episode: XAS of battery cathodes- Li, Qinghao, et al. “Quantitative Probe of the Transition Metal Redox in Battery Electrodes through Soft x-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 49, no. 41, 2016, p. 413003., doi:10.1088/0022-3727/49/41/413003 XRF of samples from surface of Mars- Berger, Jeff A., et al. “MSL-APXS Titanium Observation Tray Measurements: Laboratory Experiments and Results for the Rocknest Fines at The Curiosity Field Site in Gale Crater, Mars.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, vol. 119, no. 5, 2014, pp. 1046–1060., doi:10.1002/2013je004519 Follow the show on social media: Facebook or Instagram Want to get in touch with the show? Please email spacesportsspectroscopy@gmail.com for any questions, episode ideas, or suggestions! Please consider becoming a patron of the show by signing up on Patreon! It helps the show create new and interesting episodes and you might even have the chance to be on a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sp3-space-sports-spectro/support

Dave revisits a conversation with two of the Deputy Project Scientists deeply involved with the Curiosity Rover, which has been exploring Gale Crater since 2012, and the new, yet to be named, Mars 2020 Rover that will be launching this July. Abigail Fraeman is the DPS for Curiosity and explains how the mobile science laboratory has furthered our understanding of how Mars was once a planet that was suitable for primitive microbial life.

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 27*Quasar Tsunamis rip across galaxiesAstronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered massive tsunami-like energy outflows from distant quasars tearing across interstellar space and wreaking havoc on the galaxies in which they originate. *The Mars Curiosity rover’s climb up the red planet’s Mount SharpNASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is preparing for the next stage in its accent of Gale Crater’s Mount Sharp.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184908211673 *NASA gets the Mars Insight Lander’s drill to start working againWell, after spending almost a year trying to get the drill aboard NASA’s Mars Insight Lander to work – mission managers may have fixed the problem – the old-fashioned way – by giving it a good bash with a shovel. *New Australia rocket engine test-firedValiant Space has successfully test-fired its new locally developed liquid-fueled rocket engine. *Long March-3B launches new BeiDou-3 satelliteChina has successfully launched another BeiDou-3 navigation satellite into geostationary orbit. *Soyuz launches GLONASS-M navigation satelliteRussia has launched a new Glonass-M navigation satellite. *The Science ReportNew study shows 95% of COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided.A 5th Wuhan doctor arrested by Beijing after trying to warn the world about COVID-19 has died.A sudden loss of smell could be the first sign that you’ve been infected with COVID-19.East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometres in the past 22 years.Boys hitting puberty at an early age are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as adults. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Get immediate access to over 175 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave talks with two of the Deputy Project Scientists deeply involved with the Curiosity Rover, which has been exploring Gale Crater since 2012, and the new, yet to be named, Mars 2020 Rover that will be launching this July. Abigail Fraeman is the DPS for Curiosity and explains how the mobile science laboratory has furthered our understanding of how Mars was once a planet that was suitable for primitive microbial life.

Proof of alien life? Stinky gas is surefire evidence aliens are real, astronomers announce Link: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1219318/Proof-of-alien-life-stinky-gas-phosphine-evidence-aliens-real-astronomers-MIT-alien-new PROOF of alien life will come with the discovery of planets rich in an incredibly noxious and foul-smelling gas known as phosphine, astrobiologists have announced. MIT researchers have proposed in a recently published study simple organisms are responsible for the production of phosphine. On Earth, phosphine is one of the most toxic and repulsing gases known to man. Sometimes dubbed “swamp gas”, phosphine is typically found in incredibly unpleasant locations such as foul marshes and heaps of penguin dung. But on planets far outside of the solar system, alien bacteria that do not require oxygen to thrive could be churning out the gas. Clara Sousa-Silva from MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences is certain rocky exoplanets that have phosphine in their atmosphere are home to alien life. The molecular astrobiologist argued astronomers now need to consider new and bizarre scenarios if we are to find alien life one day. Dr Sousa-Silva, who led the phosphine study, said: “Here on Earth, oxygen is a really impressive sign of life. But other things besides life make oxygen too. “It's important to consider stranger molecules that might not be made as often, but if you do find them on another planet, there's only one explanation.” Methane Mystery on Mars May Get a Partial Answer Soon Link: https://www.space.com/mars-methane-mystery-partial-answer-soon.html SAN FRANCISCO — NASA's Curiosity rover may have just taken a big step toward cracking at least part of the Mars methane mystery. Curiosity's measurements show that methane levels cycle seasonally inside the Red Planet's 96-mile-wide (154 kilometers) Gale Crater, which the rover has been exploring since August 2012. The six-wheeled robot has also detected several big surges of the gas, which is a possible (though far from definitive) sign of Mars life. But here's where the mystery comes in: The view from above is very different. The European-Russian Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), which was designed to sniff out low-abundance gases such as methane, has found the Martian air to be virtually free of the stuff. Perhaps something in the Martian atmosphere destroys methane very quickly, scrubbing away most of the gas that rises above Curiosity and therefore leaving little for TGO or Mars Express to detect, said Vasavada, who's based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. But that's not the only possible explanation. "Maybe the expansion and contraction of the atmosphere every day from solar heating is responsible," he told Space.com after the roundtable. Curiosity's previous methane measurements — which the rover makes using its Sample Analysis at Mars instrument, or SAM — have been gathered at night, Vasavada said. That's not surprising, considering how busy the rover is during the day studying rocks in minute detail and/or driving across the rugged Red Planet landscape. But it means that Curiosity had sniffed only when the atmosphere was relatively dense and the methane concentrated as a result. During the day, as the atmosphere expands, the methane becomes more mixed and diffuse — perhaps diffuse enough to explain, at least in part, why the orbiters' observations are so different. "This rare experiment is a chance to get some exciting science observations, but we'll need time after the experiment to analyze the data; we don't expect to have any takeaways right away," science team member Catherine O'Connell, a planetary geologist at the University of New Brunswick in Canada, wrote in a mission update on Friday (Dec. 13). Show Stuff The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

Proof of alien life? Stinky gas is surefire evidence aliens are real, astronomers announce Link: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1219318/Proof-of-alien-life-stinky-gas-phosphine-evidence-aliens-real-astronomers-MIT-alien-new PROOF of alien life will come with the discovery of planets rich in an incredibly noxious and foul-smelling gas known as phosphine, astrobiologists have announced. MIT researchers have proposed in a recently published study simple organisms are responsible for the production of phosphine. On Earth, phosphine is one of the most toxic and repulsing gases known to man. Sometimes dubbed “swamp gas”, phosphine is typically found in incredibly unpleasant locations such as foul marshes and heaps of penguin dung. But on planets far outside of the solar system, alien bacteria that do not require oxygen to thrive could be churning out the gas. Clara Sousa-Silva from MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences is certain rocky exoplanets that have phosphine in their atmosphere are home to alien life. The molecular astrobiologist argued astronomers now need to consider new and bizarre scenarios if we are to find alien life one day. Dr Sousa-Silva, who led the phosphine study, said: “Here on Earth, oxygen is a really impressive sign of life. But other things besides life make oxygen too. “It's important to consider stranger molecules that might not be made as often, but if you do find them on another planet, there's only one explanation.” Methane Mystery on Mars May Get a Partial Answer Soon Link: https://www.space.com/mars-methane-mystery-partial-answer-soon.html SAN FRANCISCO — NASA's Curiosity rover may have just taken a big step toward cracking at least part of the Mars methane mystery. Curiosity's measurements show that methane levels cycle seasonally inside the Red Planet's 96-mile-wide (154 kilometers) Gale Crater, which the rover has been exploring since August 2012. The six-wheeled robot has also detected several big surges of the gas, which is a possible (though far from definitive) sign of Mars life. But here's where the mystery comes in: The view from above is very different. The European-Russian Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), which was designed to sniff out low-abundance gases such as methane, has found the Martian air to be virtually free of the stuff. Perhaps something in the Martian atmosphere destroys methane very quickly, scrubbing away most of the gas that rises above Curiosity and therefore leaving little for TGO or Mars Express to detect, said Vasavada, who's based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. But that's not the only possible explanation. "Maybe the expansion and contraction of the atmosphere every day from solar heating is responsible," he told Space.com after the roundtable. Curiosity's previous methane measurements — which the rover makes using its Sample Analysis at Mars instrument, or SAM — have been gathered at night, Vasavada said. That's not surprising, considering how busy the rover is during the day studying rocks in minute detail and/or driving across the rugged Red Planet landscape. But it means that Curiosity had sniffed only when the atmosphere was relatively dense and the methane concentrated as a result. During the day, as the atmosphere expands, the methane becomes more mixed and diffuse — perhaps diffuse enough to explain, at least in part, why the orbiters' observations are so different. "This rare experiment is a chance to get some exciting science observations, but we'll need time after the experiment to analyze the data; we don't expect to have any takeaways right away," science team member Catherine O'Connell, a planetary geologist at the University of New Brunswick in Canada, wrote in a mission update on Friday (Dec. 13). Show Stuff The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

2013-09-19 - Dark Matter with Art Bell - NASA'S LADEE Moon Mission & Curiosity's Mission to Mars' Gale Crater - Richard C. Hoagland

The planet Mars boasts the most dramatic landscapes in our solar system. Kevin Fong embarks on a grand tour around the planet with scientists, artists and writers who know its special places intimately- through their probes, roving robots and imaginations. As we roam Mars' beauty spots, Kevin explores why the Red planet grips so many. Beyond its alien topographic grandeur, Mars inspires the bigger questions: are we alone in the cosmos, and what is the longer term destiny of humanity? Was there more than one life genesis? Will humans ever live on more than one planet? The itinerary includes the solar system's greatest volcano - Olympus Mons. It is an ancient pile of lavas more than twice the height of Everest, with a summit crater that could contain Luxembourg. The weight of Mars' gargantuan volcanic outpourings helped to create the planet's extreme version of our Grand Canyon. Vallis Marineris is an almighty gash in the crust 4,000 kilometres long and seven kilometres deep. That is more than three times the depth of Earth's Grand Canyon. In some place the cliffs are sheer from top to bottom. A little to the east lies an extraordinary region called Iani Chaos, a vast realm of closely spaced and towering rock stacks and mesas, hundreds to thousands of metres high. One researcher describes it as Tolkienesque. This unearthly shattered terrain was created billions of years ago when immense volumes of water burst out from beneath the surface and carved another giant canyon, known as Ares Valles, in a matter of months. Imagine a hundred Amazon rivers cutting loose at once, suggests Professor Steve Squyres. The catastrophically sculpted landscapes are part of the plentiful evidence that in its early days, Mars was, at time,s awash with water and, in theory, provided environments in which life could evolve and survive. That is what the latest robot rover on Mars - Curiosity - is exploring at the dramatic Gale Crater with its central peak, Mount Sharp. Expert Mars guides in the programme include scientists on the current Curiosity mission, and on the preceeding rover explorations by Spirit and Opportunity. Kevin talks to hard sci-fi novelist Kim Stanley Robinson whose rich invocations of Martian landscapes form th narrative bedrock of his Mars Trilogy. He also meets Bill Hartmann, a planetary scientist since earliest generation of Mars probes in the 1960s and 1970. Bill has a parallel career as an artist who paints landscapes of the Red Planet. Planetary scientist Pascal Lee of the Mars Institute begins Kevin's tour with a painting he created - an imagined view of Mars from the surface of its tiny moon, Phobos. Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker, BBC Radio Science Unit

For years, the NASA Curiosity Rover has been quietly sniffing the atmosphere in Gale Crater with its SAM instrument. Today, scientists are finally getting a handle on that vast dataset, and they're turning up some crazy results, especially an unexplained oxygen spike! Dr. Melissa Trainer from NASA Goddard, lead author on a paper covering the results, joins Jake to talk about this peculiar behaviour. We talk Oxygen, Curiosity, and Atmospheres Melissa's Paper on Atmospheric Composition (Open Access)NASA press release on the paper Follow Melissa Trainer The Curiosity Rover Home PageMelissa's Wikipedia EntryMelissa's Profile on NASA Goddard's site Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)Featuring a limited time special offer! Click through or see below!WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Free shipping if you buy 2+ items until the end of the year!Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: "Jim-Adjacent" An Exciting Space Future WeMartians is celebrating its fourth anniversary this month, and I couldn’t be more happy with the way this project has turned out. What began as a hobby has transformed in to a thriving community of thousands interested in Mars exploration. I’ve got what feels like hundreds of ideas to make this show better, but I’ve always struggled balancing this hobby with my day job and the rest of my life. There’s not much else I can do without somehow getting more time! And so I’ve made some decisions to do just that. I’ve left my day job. WeMartians is officially on the path of #GoingPro. Learn more about the decision, what it means for the show, and how you can help at our blog post explainer! Show your support with a monthly pledge on Patreon! How you can help You can help support me as I transition to a new career. We've got some new Patreon goals for the next four patron milestones - all bonus content for YOU, including video tours of the new studio to audio documentaries.A limited offer until January 3rd for new Patrons at the $5 level or higher - get a handwritten postcard and a pack of stickers!A special sale in the WeMartians shop - free shipping on orders of two or more items! Thanks to all the patrons who have come along so far, and to all the new ones ready to join the movement. Ad Ares! WeMartians theme music is “RetroFuture” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and arranged by Jake Robins with Public Domain NASA audio and WeMartians interview samples. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Our Milky Way’s SgrA Black Hole in the center of our galaxy has ejected a star from the galaxy at a brisk 3.7 million miles per hour. The star originally was part of a binary system, but when the pair got too close to SgrA, the companion was swallowed, and this one was thrown out some five million years ago. This star (S5-HVS1) is unique because of its high velocity and close passage to us; a mere 29,000 light years. The star is currently seen in the southern constellation Grus and is moving 10 times faster than most Milky Way stars. Remember the excitement when increased methane levels in the Martian atmosphere triggered speculation about burping cows on Mars? Now researchers are seeing increased levels of oxygen. Curiosity Rover’s atmospheric analysis device has been collecting data on the composition of the Martian atmosphere since it arrived three years ago. One thing it found is that the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere varies seasonally, with swings in the overall amount (measured at Gale Crater) by 60%! Oxygen comprises less than 2/10ths of 1% of the overall composition of Mars’ atmosphere. By contrast, Earth’s atmosphere is a whopping 21% oxygen. The minimum needed for human survival is 19.5%. Levels under 10% are fatal in ten minutes; at under 6%, less than a minute. Turning to night sky highlights: On Saturday and Sunday, Venus and Jupiter are together in the west 30 minutes after sunset. Mercury climbs higher in the eastern pre-dawn sky. The moon passes Mercury Sunday morning.

Can SpaceX Reach Influence The Minds and Minds of The People Like The Shuttle? https://youtu.be/QQ74dGEXhYc NASA's Life-Hunting Mars 2020 Rover Will Search for Alien Microfossils Link: https://www.space.com/mars-2020-alien-life-hunt-microfossils.html The life-hunting grounds could be pretty rich for NASA's next Mars rover. Jezero Crater, the 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) hole in the ground that the Mars 2020 rover will begin exploring in February 2021, has ample deposits of minerals that are good at preserving microfossils here on Earth, two new studies have found. One of those minerals is hydrated silica. After poring over data gathered by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) instrument aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of researchers identified two Jezero outcrops that are rich in the stuff, Jesse Tarnas and colleagues reported this month in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. If life once existed in Jezero Crater, signs of it may well persist there to this day. "We know from Earth that this mineral phase is exceptional at preserving microfossils and other biosignatures, so that makes these outcrops exciting targets for the rover to explore," Tarnas, a Ph.D. student in planetary science at Brown University, said in a statement. Deltas are good areas to search for signs of life, because these regions concentrate deposits from all over a river system. Indeed, the presence of a delta is one of the reasons NASA chose Jezero as the Mars 2020 landing site. Just like the 96-mile-wide (154 km) Gale Crater, which NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring since August 2012, Jezero apparently hosted a lake in the ancient past. Orbital imagery has also revealed the remnants of a large delta in Jezero, which marks where a river drained into the lake. "Carbonate chemistry on an ancient lakeshore is a fantastic recipe for preserving records of ancient life and climate," Mars 2020 deputy project scientist Ken Williford, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in the statement. (JPL leads the Mars 2020 mission.) "We're eager to get to the surface and discover how these carbonates formed." Carbonates themselves aren't biosignatures; there are many different types, and most of them have nothing to do with life. But carbonate minerals form via the interaction of carbon dioxide and liquid water, so studying their presence and abundance could help reveal insights about Mars' long-ago transition from a relatively warm and wet world to the cold desert planet that it is today, researchers said. Show Stuff The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

Can SpaceX Reach Influence The Minds and Minds of The People Like The Shuttle? https://youtu.be/QQ74dGEXhYc NASA's Life-Hunting Mars 2020 Rover Will Search for Alien Microfossils Link: https://www.space.com/mars-2020-alien-life-hunt-microfossils.html The life-hunting grounds could be pretty rich for NASA's next Mars rover. Jezero Crater, the 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) hole in the ground that the Mars 2020 rover will begin exploring in February 2021, has ample deposits of minerals that are good at preserving microfossils here on Earth, two new studies have found. One of those minerals is hydrated silica. After poring over data gathered by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) instrument aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of researchers identified two Jezero outcrops that are rich in the stuff, Jesse Tarnas and colleagues reported this month in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. If life once existed in Jezero Crater, signs of it may well persist there to this day. "We know from Earth that this mineral phase is exceptional at preserving microfossils and other biosignatures, so that makes these outcrops exciting targets for the rover to explore," Tarnas, a Ph.D. student in planetary science at Brown University, said in a statement. Deltas are good areas to search for signs of life, because these regions concentrate deposits from all over a river system. Indeed, the presence of a delta is one of the reasons NASA chose Jezero as the Mars 2020 landing site. Just like the 96-mile-wide (154 km) Gale Crater, which NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring since August 2012, Jezero apparently hosted a lake in the ancient past. Orbital imagery has also revealed the remnants of a large delta in Jezero, which marks where a river drained into the lake. "Carbonate chemistry on an ancient lakeshore is a fantastic recipe for preserving records of ancient life and climate," Mars 2020 deputy project scientist Ken Williford, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in the statement. (JPL leads the Mars 2020 mission.) "We're eager to get to the surface and discover how these carbonates formed." Carbonates themselves aren't biosignatures; there are many different types, and most of them have nothing to do with life. But carbonate minerals form via the interaction of carbon dioxide and liquid water, so studying their presence and abundance could help reveal insights about Mars' long-ago transition from a relatively warm and wet world to the cold desert planet that it is today, researchers said. Show Stuff The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

Emily Lakdawalla talks about the design and construction of Curiosity, formally known as the Mars Science Laboratory, one of the most sophisticated machines ever built. Curiosity landed on Mars in 2012 where it has been conducting research within the ancient Gale Crater. This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work. This essential reference to the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket-powered jetpack to its radioisotope thermoelectric generator to its fiendishly complex sample handling system. Its lavishly illustrated text explains how all the instruments work -- its cameras, spectrometers, sample-cooking oven, and weather station -- and describes the instruments' abilities and limitations. It tells you how the systems have functioned on Mars, and how scientists and engineers have worked around problems developed on a faraway planet: holey wheels and broken focus lasers. And it explains the grueling mission operations schedule that keeps the rover working day in and day out. Lakdawalla is a senior editor at the Planetary Society where she writes and blogs about planetary exploration. She is a frequent guest on Planetary Radio. She is also the author of The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job (Springer, 2018). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Lakdawalla talks about the design and construction of Curiosity, formally known as the Mars Science Laboratory, one of the most sophisticated machines ever built. Curiosity landed on Mars in 2012 where it has been conducting research within the ancient Gale Crater. This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work. This essential reference to the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket-powered jetpack to its radioisotope thermoelectric generator to its fiendishly complex sample handling system. Its lavishly illustrated text explains how all the instruments work -- its cameras, spectrometers, sample-cooking oven, and weather station -- and describes the instruments' abilities and limitations. It tells you how the systems have functioned on Mars, and how scientists and engineers have worked around problems developed on a faraway planet: holey wheels and broken focus lasers. And it explains the grueling mission operations schedule that keeps the rover working day in and day out. Lakdawalla is a senior editor at the Planetary Society where she writes and blogs about planetary exploration. She is a frequent guest on Planetary Radio. She is also the author of The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job (Springer, 2018). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Lakdawalla talks about the design and construction of Curiosity, formally known as the Mars Science Laboratory, one of the most sophisticated machines ever built. Curiosity landed on Mars in 2012 where it has been conducting research within the ancient Gale Crater. This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work. This essential reference to the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket-powered jetpack to its radioisotope thermoelectric generator to its fiendishly complex sample handling system. Its lavishly illustrated text explains how all the instruments work -- its cameras, spectrometers, sample-cooking oven, and weather station -- and describes the instruments' abilities and limitations. It tells you how the systems have functioned on Mars, and how scientists and engineers have worked around problems developed on a faraway planet: holey wheels and broken focus lasers. And it explains the grueling mission operations schedule that keeps the rover working day in and day out. Lakdawalla is a senior editor at the Planetary Society where she writes and blogs about planetary exploration. She is a frequent guest on Planetary Radio. She is also the author of The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job (Springer, 2018). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something on Mars Is Producing Gas Usually Made by Living Things on Earth Article Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/science/mars-methane-gas.html Methane gas periodically wafts into the atmosphere of Mars; that notion, once considered implausible and perplexing, is now widely accepted by planetary scientists. Why the methane is there is still a bewildering mystery. It may even point to present-day Martian microbes living in the rocks below the surface. In Nature Geoscience on Monday, scientists working with the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter reported that in the summer of 2013, the spacecraft detected methane within Gale Crater, a 96-mile-wide depression near the Martian equator. That is noteworthy, because NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring that region since 2011, and in the summer of 2013 it, too, measured a marked rise of methane in the air that lasted at least two months. “Our finding constitutes the first independent confirmation of a methane detection,” said Marco Giuranna, a scientist at the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy, in an email. The Curiosity mission initially cast more doubt on the methane claims, as it detected very little of the gas, about 0.7 parts per billion. Then in 2013, the levels jumped by a factor of 10. The following January, levels fell back to below 1 part per billion. The methane disappeared so quickly, and the usual levels are so low, that scientists are now trying to explain how methane could have been destroyed so quickly. Show Stuff TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Trurh Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 Manny Moonraker: https://www.facebook.com/MannyMoonraker/ UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

Something on Mars Is Producing Gas Usually Made by Living Things on Earth Article Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/science/mars-methane-gas.html Methane gas periodically wafts into the atmosphere of Mars; that notion, once considered implausible and perplexing, is now widely accepted by planetary scientists. Why the methane is there is still a bewildering mystery. It may even point to present-day Martian microbes living in the rocks below the surface. In Nature Geoscience on Monday, scientists working with the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter reported that in the summer of 2013, the spacecraft detected methane within Gale Crater, a 96-mile-wide depression near the Martian equator. That is noteworthy, because NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring that region since 2011, and in the summer of 2013 it, too, measured a marked rise of methane in the air that lasted at least two months. “Our finding constitutes the first independent confirmation of a methane detection,” said Marco Giuranna, a scientist at the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy, in an email. The Curiosity mission initially cast more doubt on the methane claims, as it detected very little of the gas, about 0.7 parts per billion. Then in 2013, the levels jumped by a factor of 10. The following January, levels fell back to below 1 part per billion. The methane disappeared so quickly, and the usual levels are so low, that scientists are now trying to explain how methane could have been destroyed so quickly. Show Stuff TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Trurh Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 Manny Moonraker: https://www.facebook.com/MannyMoonraker/ UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

There is a mountain located in the middle of a giant crater on Mars, but how it formed is still a bit of a puzzle for scientists. Investigations of the rocks below the surface of the crater have been helping piece together an answer. The Curiosity Rover currently on Mars has an advanced suite of scientific instruments able to carry out experiments on the Martian surface. Kevin Lewis is a planetary scientist from Johns Hopkins University, who along with help from colleagues, has been able to adapt some of the instruments to work in new ways. Jenny Gracie spoke with him to find out the rover's... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

There is a mountain located in the middle of a giant crater on Mars, but how it formed is still a bit of a puzzle for scientists. Investigations of the rocks below the surface of the crater have been helping piece together an answer. The Curiosity Rover currently on Mars has an advanced suite of scientific instruments able to carry out experiments on the Martian surface. Kevin Lewis is a planetary scientist from Johns Hopkins University, who along with help from colleagues, has been able to adapt some of the instruments to work in new ways. Jenny Gracie spoke with him to find out the rover's... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

A dust storm continues to envelop the Red Planet and Curiosity's labs are back in action.

A dust storm continues to envelop the Red Planet and Curiosity's labs are back in action.

There's a serious Global Dust Storm happening right now on Mars. Several regional storms have kicked up a tremendous amount of dust into the skies, blocking out the sun and jeopardizing the Opportunity rover's safety. But despite the threat, this is a great chance to do some science on Mars weather. Jake is joined by Space Science Institute's Mark Lemmon to discuss these storms formation and what we're learning from them. We Discuss Mars Dust Storms and the NASA rover Curiosity and Opportunity Most recent JPL news release on the Global Dust Storm Curiosity, starting at the Sun through the dust A look out across Gale Crater through the Storm The last photo taken by Opportunity on June 10th Follow Mark The Space Science Institute Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com) Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians) WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com) Twitter (@we_martians) Facebook (@wemartians) Instagram (@wemartians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit) The Off-Nominal Podcast WeMartians music is “RetroFuture”, “Electrodoodle”, and “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Get a Shirt! The storm may be huge and terrible, but it's time is limited. If you've listened to the episode, you'll know it'll be over...soon! Get the shirt on our shop! Or, support Opportunity as she hunkers down through the worst of it in her typical, extra-nominal way.

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPodOr just visit us at home: syzygy.fmEmily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/Chris online: kipstewart.comSome of the things we talk about in this episode:• NASA’s announcement: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-finds-ancient-organic-material-mysterious-methane-on-mars• The first Science paper about Methane: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6393/1093• The second Science paper about organics in the dirt: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6393/1096• NASA’s Curiosity rover: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.htmlVideo showing Curiosity’s view of the Gale Crater: https://youtu.be/U5nrrnAukwI• Curiosity’s selfie: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/mount-sharp-photobombs-mars-curiosity-rover• Curiosity sings Happy Birthday to itself: https://youtu.be/uxVVgBAosqg• Methane from cows: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/cow-emissions-more-damaging-to-planet-than-co2-from-cars-427843.html• Water on Mars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars• Olympus Mons: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/solar_system_highlights/olympus_mons• ESA’s ExoMars: http://exploration.esa.int/mars/48088-mission-overview/• The fate of the Schiaparelli Lander: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-blogs/schiaparelli-requiem-for-a-mars-lander/• NASA’s Spirit & Opportunity rovers: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/index.html• The Mars 2020 mission: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/overview/• The Mars Helicopter! https://youtu.be/oOMQOqKRWjU https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7121• Sending humans to Mars: https://www.nasa.gov/content/journey-to-mars-overview

Capitals make history and win Stanley Cup. So Cal Beach Report. Poisoned Primo Pizza.Book Club ...anyone? Buehler? Life on Mars? Well of course there was, Gale crater was the last one there.

Capitals make history and win Stanley Cup. So Cal Beach Report. Poisoned Primo Pizza.Book Club ...anyone? Buehler? Life on Mars? Well of course there was, Gale crater was the last one there.

  Tonight, as Part II of our “Mars March Weekend,” we share striking, startling new evidence of a formerly “inhabited Mars”– Ranging from … an entire ancient “city on a hill,” located in Gale Crater … to massive Martian pyramids within that city (and beyond) … to the rusting fragments of advanced machines that the long-since vanished peoples of that city once created …. And, as we asked last night, we pose again the crucial question: Are these haunting fragments but the leftovers of a once cataclysmic conflagration which occurred, not only on Mars … but which engulfed the entire “ancient solar system”– “The Great Celestial War?” Our panelists tonight, citizen scientists all, are literally “writing the book” on this extraordinary possibility …. ​_And are asking the overwhelming, crucial question: Could this ancient solar system conflict– Still be going on?! And — is “the War” to engulf ALL of us once [...]

Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a descriptive tour of the Mars rover's view in Gale Crater. The white-balanced scene looks back over the journey so far.

Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a descriptive tour of the Mars rover's view in Gale Crater. The white-balanced scene looks back over the journey so far.

A wrap of key scientific findings in the rover's study of past habitability at Gale Crater.

The Curiosity rover has taught us a lot about the history of Mars and its potential to support life. Take a tour of its landing site, Gale Crater.

A rover's-eye view of five years in Gale Crater on Mars.

Our weekly news round-up: Morocco fossil discovery suggests that as a species, we're 100.000 years older than we thought; Curiosity rover studies ancient minerals at Gale Crater; Rookie astronauts train on board Aquarius, the world's only undersea research station, off Florida; Backlash against Facebook's role in recent elections; Bitcoin continues record run, as Japanese budget airline says it will accept the digital currency; Apple's Chinese subcontractors selling customer data; Peter Sunde, founder of Pirate Bay, says data is way too centralised on today's 'awful' internet; Tesla will build 10-20 more Giga Factories and disconnect fossil fuel powered charging stations.

As a small rocky planet, Mars is similar in many respects to the Earth and for that reason, many have thought it may harbour some kind of life. A hundred years ago, there was serious talk about the possibility of advanced civilisations there. Even in early 1970s, scientists mused that plant-like aliens might grow in the Martian soil. The best hope now is for something microbial. But the discovery that even simple life survives there or did some time in its history would be a profound one. We would know that life is not something special to Earth. NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered that 3.7 billion years ago, there were conditions hospitable to life on Mars – a sustained period of time with lakes and rivers of water. The earlier rover Spirit found deposits of silica from ancient hot springs which some planetary scientists argue bear the hallmarks of being shaped by microbes - possibly. The next five years may dramatically advance the hunt for life on Mars. In 2020 the European and Russian space agencies will send their ExoMars rover. That will drill two metres into the Red Planet’s surface and sample material shielded from the sterilising radiation. It will analyse for life both extant and extinct. In the future, robotic or possibly human missions may even explore Martian cave systems in Mars' vast volcanoes. Monica talks to Nasa's Penny Boston whose adventures in some of the world's most dangerous caves have convinced her that underground is the best place to look. Monica Grady is Professor of Planetary and Space Science at the Open University. Credit: Curiosity in Gale Crater, credit NASA-JPL Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker

4th Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor John Grotzinger, Caltech, USA The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, touched down on the surface of Mars on August 5, 2012. Curiosity was built to search and explore for habitable environments and has a lifetime of at least one Mars year (~23 months), and drive capability of at least 20 km. The MSL science payload can assess ancient habitability which requires the detection of former water, as well as a source of energy to fuel microbial metabolism, and key elements such carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorous. The search for complex organic molecules is an additional goal and our general approach applies some of the practices that have functioned well in exploration for hydrocarbons on Earth. The selection of the Gale Crater exploration region was based on the recognition that it contained multiple and diverse objectives, ranked with different priorities, and thus increasing the chances of success that one of these might provide the correct combination of environmental factors to define a potentially habitable paleoenvironment. Another important factor in exploration risk reduction included mapping the landing ellipse ahead of landing so that no matter where the rover touched down, our first drive would take us in the direction of a science target deemed to have the greatest value as weighed against longer term objectives, and the risk of mobility failure. Within 8 months of landing we were able to confirm full mission success. This was based on the discovery of fine-grained sedimentary rocks, inferred to represent an ancient lake. These Fe-Mg-rich smectitic mudstones preserve evidence of an aqueous paleoenvironment that would have been suited to support a Martian biosphere founded on chemolithoautotrophy and characterized by neutral pH, low salinity, and variable redox states of both iron and sulfur species. The environment likely had a minimum duration of hundreds to tens of thousands of years. In the past year simple chlorobenzene and chloroalkane molecules were confirmed to exist within the mudstone. These results highlight the biological viability of fluvial-lacustrine environments in the ancient history of Mars and the value of robots in geologic exploration.

4th Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor John Grotzinger, Caltech, USA The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, touched down on the surface of Mars on August 5, 2012. Curiosity was built to search and explore for habitable environments and has a lifetime of at least one Mars year (~23 months), and drive capability of at least 20 km. The MSL science payload can assess ancient habitability which requires the detection of former water, as well as a source of energy to fuel microbial metabolism, and key elements such carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorous. The search for complex organic molecules is an additional goal and our general approach applies some of the practices that have functioned well in exploration for hydrocarbons on Earth. The selection of the Gale Crater exploration region was based on the recognition that it contained multiple and diverse objectives, ranked with different priorities, and thus increasing the chances of success that one of these might provide the correct combination of environmental factors to define a potentially habitable paleoenvironment. Another important factor in exploration risk reduction included mapping the landing ellipse ahead of landing so that no matter where the rover touched down, our first drive would take us in the direction of a science target deemed to have the greatest value as weighed against longer term objectives, and the risk of mobility failure. Within 8 months of landing we were able to confirm full mission success. This was based on the discovery of fine-grained sedimentary rocks, inferred to represent an ancient lake. These Fe-Mg-rich smectitic mudstones preserve evidence of an aqueous paleoenvironment that would have been suited to support a Martian biosphere founded on chemolithoautotrophy and characterized by neutral pH, low salinity, and variable redox states of both iron and sulfur species. The environment likely had a minimum duration of hundreds to tens of thousands of years. In the past year simple chlorobenzene and chloroalkane molecules were confirmed to exist within the mudstone. These results highlight the biological viability of fluvial-lacustrine environments in the ancient history of Mars and the value of robots in geologic exploration.

The planet Mars boasts the most dramatic landscapes in our solar system. In a programme first broadcast in March, 2013, Kevin Fong embarks on a grand tour around the planet with scientists, artists and writers who know its special places intimately - through their probes, roving robots and imaginations. As we roam Mars' beauty spots, Kevin considers why the Red Planet grips so many. Beyond its alien topographic grandeur, Mars inspires the bigger questions: are we alone in the cosmos, and what is the longer term destiny of humanity? Was there more than one life genesis? Will humans ever live on more than one planet? The itinerary includes the solar system's greatest volcano - Olympus Mons. It is an ancient pile of lavas more than twice the height of Everest, with a summit crater that could contain Luxembourg. The weight of Mars' gargantuan volcanic outpourings helped to create the planet's extreme version of our Grand Canyon. Vallis Marineris is an almighty gash in the crust 4,000 kilometres long and seven kilometres deep. That is more than three times the depth of Earth's Grand Canyon. In some place the cliffs are sheer from top to bottom. A little to the east lies an extraordinary region called Iani Chaos, a vast realm of closely spaced and towering rock stacks and mesas, hundreds to thousands of metres high. One researcher describes it as Tolkienesque. This unearthly shattered terrain was created billions of years ago when immense volumes of water burst out from beneath the surface and carved another giant canyon, known as Ares Valles, in a matter of months. Imagine a hundred Amazon rivers cutting loose at once, suggests Professor Steve Squyres. The catastrophically sculpted landscapes are part of the plentiful evidence that in its early days, Mars was, at times, awash with water and, in theory, provided environments in which life could evolve and survive. That is what the latest robot rover on Mars - Curiosity - is exploring at the dramatic Gale Crater with its central peak, Mount Sharp. Expert Mars guides in the programme include scientists on the current Curiosity mission, and on the preceding rover explorations by Spirit and Opportunity. Kevin talks to hard sci-fi novelist Kim Stanley Robinson whose rich invocations of Martian landscapes form the narrative bedrock of his Mars Trilogy. He also meets Bill Hartmann, a planetary scientist since earliest generation of Mars probes in the 1960s and 1970s. Bill has a parallel career as an artist who paints landscapes of the Red Planet. Planetary scientist Pascal Lee of the Mars Institute begins Kevin's tour with a painting he created - an imagined view of Mars from the surface of its tiny moon, Phobos. Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker

Stream Episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly) *Pixies, Elves, and Sprites seen from Space Station Pixies, Elves, Red Sprites, and Blue jets have been seen by the crew aboard the International Space Station. It wasn’t the result of some alcohol fuelled orbital bender but rather preparation for a new mission focusing on these mysterious rarely seen phenomena associated with upper atmosphere electrical discharges. *New questions about Martian Water New evidence about carbon dioxide levels on ancient Mars have raised fresh questions about how liquid water could have existed on the red planet’s surface billions of years ago. An analysis of samples -- taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover -- indicates Mars didn’t contain enough CO2 for liquid water to have existed in Gale Crater – despite clear geological evidence that it was there for long periods of time. *Earth’s oxygen levels increased when the planet became of snowball Oxygen levels on Earth increased dramatically after the planet was covered in massive ice sheets forming a snowball Earth hundreds of millions of years ago. The increase in atmospheric oxygen levels allowed the development of complex life forms which eventually led to us. *Neutron star missing link discovered A mystery object could be the long sort after missing link between rapidly spinning pulsars and high magnetic magnetars. The strange object appears to be in a transition phase between the two different types of neutron stars.  If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you... #astronomy #space #science #technology #news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Welcome to Series 19 Episode 57 - Stuart here with the Show Notes...and to see enhanced Show Notes, including photos to accompany this episode, visit http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *Scientists see a classical nova awaken from hibernation Astronomers have just had their first complete look at an exploding star called a Nova. Novae are the most frequent and among the brightest type of stellar explosions known. *Cassini Finds Flooded Canyons on Titan NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons. The findings represent the first direct evidence of the presence of liquid-filled channels on Titan, as well as the first observation of canyons hundreds of metres deep. *More evidence of ancient Martian lakes discovered in Gale Crater A new study has found that mineral veins found in Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes. The discovery is based on a study of the mineralogy of veins that were paths for groundwater in mudstones found at Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. *Red Dragon update The space flight community is a buzz with rumours that SpaceX boss Elon Musk will announce the company’s long term plans for the exploration of the red planet Mars at next month’s International Astronautical Congress in Mexico. SpaceX has already announced details of its Red Dragon project to send a modified Dragon V2 capsule to land on Mars in 2018. *New satellite launched to spy on other satellites and track space debris A Delta IV rocket has successfully blasted into orbit carrying two United States Air Force Space Command spy satellites designed to study other satellites and to track space debris. As well as monitoring other spacecraft, the United States Air Force Space Command is currently tracking over 23,000 pieces of orbiting debris. *China launches first quantum encrypted satellite China has launched its new quantum satellite aboard a Long March 2D rocket. The 500 kilogram Quantum Science telecommunications Satellite – called Mozi -- after an ancient Chinese philosopher and scientist -- is designed to test quantum entanglement from a 600 kilometre high orbit -- sending messages using quantum encrypted keys between ground stations in China and Europe. *Long March 4C launches Gaofen-3 Earth Observation Satellite A Chinese Long March 4 C rocket has blasted into orbit carrying the new Gaofen-3 surveillance satellite. The spy satellite flight comes amid growing tensions over Beijing’s annexation of parts of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this special episode of Talking Space, we look at the launch of Orion, NASA's next manned capsule, and its unmanned maiden voyage on EFT-1. We discuss the mission itself from scrubs on December 4th all the way through a successful launch and landing in the early morning of December 5th. We look in depth at the mission itself, the goals it was to accomplish, and even analyze the NASA TV coverage of the event, which included live views of re-entry from a drone as well as onboard the capsule. We try to put to bed the comparisons between Apollo 4 and EFT-1 with the help of NASA's Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer. We also talk to a few NASA astronauts who are working on making Orion possible. Plus, as always with these launches, we have the raw launch audio as heard from just a few miles away, so get out your best headphones or crank up your car speakers and get ready for a wild ride. We also take a look at a few other newsworthy stories for the week including some findings about Gale Crater on Mars, the future of Cygnus and Antares after the Orb-3 explosion, and SpaceX's upcoming mission which will land the first stage back on a barge.Show recorded: 12/9/2014 Host This Week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka, Kathryn Robison and Kassy Tamanini aka Craft Lass..

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars in August 2012, and it has spent that past 15 months exploring a region of the planet called Gale Crater. This week the team running the rover reported on what they've found so far, and so here's your Quick Fire Science about our planetary next door neighbour with Dominic Ford and Hannah Critchlow. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Kevin Fong concludes his grand tour of the planet Mars, in search of water. Some of the most spectacular Martian landscapes were carved by vast and violent quantities of water in the planet's past. The Tolkienesque terrain of Iani Chaos is one such place as is the great canyon Ares Valles. Kevin also talks to scientists on the current Curiosity Mars rover mission about water in the deep history of Gale Crater and its central mountain Mount Sharp. The journey concludes with gullies on cliffs and craters, suggesting that water still gushes on the surface of Mars today. Could this mean that life exists on the Red Planet today?(Image: Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars Copyright: ESA- Illustration by Medialab)

In August this year NASA’s $2.5 billion dollar Curiosity rover landed inside Mars' huge Gale Crater where its mission is to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life. This week NASA announced that Curiosity had discovered something in one of its soil samples however the space agency would need to double check its data before making an official announcement. Since the initial announcement was made earlier this week people have been speculating on what NASA might have found and whether they will announce the discovery of alien life on mars. 2ser’s Rory O’Gorman spoke with Kerry Dougherty curator of space research at the powerhouse museum in Sydney for her thoughts on what NASA may be set to announce.

After the most daring and complex landing of a robot on another planet, the search for evidence of life on Mars enters a new era. Nasa's Curiosity rover is now sitting inside Gale Crater, a vast depression close to the Martian equator. Also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, the one tonne machine is the most sophisticated science robot ever placed on another world. Over the coming years Curiosity will climb a mountain at the crater's heart, gathering evidence on one of science's greatest questions – was there ever life on Mars? The $2.5 billion project will discover whether Mars once had conditions suitable for the evolution and survival of life. BBC Space specialist Jonathan Amos talks to mission scientists about where Curiosity is going and what it will do as it trundles up Mars' Mount Sharp.(Image: Nasa's Curiosity rover. Credit: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/PA Wire)

In early August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover was safely delivered to its Mars landing site in Gale Crater. In addition to the rover’s science instrument payload for atmosphere and soil analysis, Curiosity carries 17 cameras that are capturing the Martian landscape in unprecedented detail. Scientists anticipate that the geological diversity of the landing site and nearby areas will yield a rich variety of samples, informing their understanding of Mars’s past and present habitability.

UC Davis's, Dr. Dawn Sumner on picking the landing site in Gale Crater for the Mars Opportunity rover

UC Davis's, Dr. Dawn Sumner on picking the landing site in Gale Crater for the Mars Opportunity rover