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NASA researchers finds signs of Exomoon
Written by Whitney Clavin NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – Titan, Europa, Io and Phobos are just a few members of our solar system’s pantheon of moons. Are there other moons out there,...
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NASA researchers believe Mars’ moon Phobos is breaking up
Written by Elizabeth Zubritsky NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD – The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will...
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NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft makes adjustment to avoid Mars Moon Phobos
Written by Nancy Neal Jones NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD – NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft performed a previously unscheduled maneuver this week to avoid a collision in the near future with...
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NASA researchers say Mars may have had Rings
Written by Brian Wallheimer NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C. – As children, we learned about our solar system’s planets by certain characteristics — Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury...
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter takes a look at Mars’ Moon Phobos
Written by Laurie Cantillo / Dwayne Brown NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C. – NASA’s longest-lived mission to Mars has gained its first look at the Martian moon Phobos, pursuing a deeper understanding...
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NASA Mars InSight Lander’s heat probe stops hammering
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – NASA’s Mars InSight lander has a probe designed to dig up to 16 feet (5 meters) below the surface and measure heat coming from inside the planet. After...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover observes Two Solar Eclipses on Mars
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover landed in 2012, it brought along eclipse glasses. The solar filters on its Mast Camera (Mastcam) allow it to stare...
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter takes photos of Mars’ moon Phobos at full moon
Pasadena, CA – NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has captured Mar’s moon Phobos during a full moon phase for the first time. Each color in this new image represents a temperature range detected by Odyssey’s...
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NASA’s Odyssey orbiter captures Three New Photos of Mar’s Moon Phobos
Pasadena, CA – Three new views of the Martian moon Phobos have been captured by NASA’s Odyssey orbiter. Taken this past winter and this spring, they capture the moon as it drifts into and out of Mars’...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover sees Earth, Venus from Mars
Pasadena, CA – NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover occasionally stops to stargaze. Recently, it captured a shot of Earth and Venus in the Red Planet’s night sky. Curiosity aimed its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, at...
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter celebrates 15th Anniversary
Pasadena, CA – Since leaving Earth 15 years ago, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet. The veteran spacecraft studies temperatures in Mars’ thin...
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NASA says Surface of Phobos could reveal information about Mars’ Past
Greenbelt, MD – The Martian moon Phobos orbits through a stream of charged atoms and molecules that flow off the Red Planet’s atmosphere, new NASA research shows. Many of these charged particles, or...
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter has been Mapping the Red Planet for 20 Years
Pasadena, CA – NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched 20 years ago on April 7th, 2021 making it the oldest spacecraft still working at the Red Planet. The orbiter, which takes its name from...
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