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Bad Weather Delays Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch of NASA’s Mars Mission
Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch was postponed on November 9, 2025, because of heavy clouds at Cape Canaveral. The rocket was carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE orbiters to study Mars’s atmosphere. The delay came a day before the FAA’s new daytime launch ban during a federal shutdown. The next attempt is scheduled for November 12.
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"Crash Icy Asteroids Into Mars": Scientist's Plan To Make Mars Liveable For Humans
Dr Leszek Czechowski proposes a radical approach to terraform Mars by crashing asteroids into the planet.
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Curiosity Rover Observes Iridescent Clouds on Mars, Offering New Insights
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured rare iridescent clouds drifting across the Martian sky, observed at high altitudes in twilight conditions. These carbon dioxide ice clouds were seen forming between 60 and 80 kilometres above the surface before evaporating as they descended. Scientists believe their presence hints at unknown cooling mechanisms ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Feather-Shaped Iridescent Cloud on Mars
A remarkable feather-shaped iridescent cloud was spotted by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars. Captured during a seasonal imaging campaign, this phenomenon provides valuable data on Martian weather patterns. Scientists believe such clouds help study particle sizes and atmospheric changes. The cloud, composed of either water ice or carbon dioxide ice...
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Video Of Colourful Clouds On Mars
NASA has shared a breathtaking video of colourful clouds in the Martian sky. Captured by the Curiosity Rover, exploring the Red Planet, it used its Mastcam to record a 16-minute video of these colourful clouds.
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New Atlas of Martian Clouds Reveals A Diverse Atmosphere
Despite its thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide, Mars can produce striking cloud formations when conditions are right,
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Asteroid That Triggered Dinosaur Extinction Was a Carbon-Rich C-Type Space Rock, Study Finds
Recent research has provided new insights into the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction event that led to the end of the dinosaurs. Scientists have now identified this impactor as a carbon-rich "C-type" asteroid, a type of space rock that likely originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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European Space Agency Shares Unseen Pics Of Mars' Towering Volcanoes, Planet's Largest Moon
The European Space Agency recently shared never-before-seen pictures of the volcanic region on Mars.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning View Of Drifting Clouds On Mars
NASA released an eerie view of the dark Mars sky, captured just before sunrise on March 18, 2023, the 738th Martian day of the mission.
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For The First Time, Curiosity Rover From NASA Discovers "Sun Rays" On Mars
NASA revealed photographs of a Martian sunset obtained by the Curiosity rover, calling it the first image of sun rays "so clearly viewed on Mars".
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ISRO Eyes December 2024 Launch Window For Its Venus Mission
After sending missions to the Moon and Mars, ISRO is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the solar system's hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Image of Martian Clouds at Twilight
NASA's Curiosity Rover that touched down on Mars in 2021 continues to share stunning pictures of Mars. The latest of the Martian clouds was captured by the rover's navigation camera at the beginning of the Gale crater's cloudy season.
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Neymar Future Clouded, Paul Pogba Hands Manchester United Transfer Headache
Neymar's two years at the Parc des Princes have been marred by injury and controversy and he is currently again sidelined by an ankle problem while also dealing with rape allegations.
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NASA's Curiosity Sends 'Most Clearly Visible Images' Of Clouds Above Mars
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured its most clearly visible images of wispy, early-season clouds on the red planet which resemble the Earth's ice-crystal cirrus clouds.
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Great Balls Of Fire! Prepare For Meteor 'Outburst'
Northern hemisphere sky-gazers are in for a special treat on Thursday night with a rare shooting star "outburst", which astronomers hope will not be marred by clouds and a bright Moon.
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Bad Weather Delays Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch of NASA’s Mars Mission
Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch was postponed on November 9, 2025, because of heavy clouds at Cape Canaveral. The rocket was carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE orbiters to study Mars’s atmosphere. The delay came a day before the FAA’s new daytime launch ban during a federal shutdown. The next attempt is scheduled for November 12.
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"Crash Icy Asteroids Into Mars": Scientist's Plan To Make Mars Liveable For Humans
Dr Leszek Czechowski proposes a radical approach to terraform Mars by crashing asteroids into the planet.
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Curiosity Rover Observes Iridescent Clouds on Mars, Offering New Insights
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured rare iridescent clouds drifting across the Martian sky, observed at high altitudes in twilight conditions. These carbon dioxide ice clouds were seen forming between 60 and 80 kilometres above the surface before evaporating as they descended. Scientists believe their presence hints at unknown cooling mechanisms ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Feather-Shaped Iridescent Cloud on Mars
A remarkable feather-shaped iridescent cloud was spotted by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars. Captured during a seasonal imaging campaign, this phenomenon provides valuable data on Martian weather patterns. Scientists believe such clouds help study particle sizes and atmospheric changes. The cloud, composed of either water ice or carbon dioxide ice...
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Video Of Colourful Clouds On Mars
NASA has shared a breathtaking video of colourful clouds in the Martian sky. Captured by the Curiosity Rover, exploring the Red Planet, it used its Mastcam to record a 16-minute video of these colourful clouds.
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New Atlas of Martian Clouds Reveals A Diverse Atmosphere
Despite its thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide, Mars can produce striking cloud formations when conditions are right,
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Asteroid That Triggered Dinosaur Extinction Was a Carbon-Rich C-Type Space Rock, Study Finds
Recent research has provided new insights into the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction event that led to the end of the dinosaurs. Scientists have now identified this impactor as a carbon-rich "C-type" asteroid, a type of space rock that likely originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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European Space Agency Shares Unseen Pics Of Mars' Towering Volcanoes, Planet's Largest Moon
The European Space Agency recently shared never-before-seen pictures of the volcanic region on Mars.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning View Of Drifting Clouds On Mars
NASA released an eerie view of the dark Mars sky, captured just before sunrise on March 18, 2023, the 738th Martian day of the mission.
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For The First Time, Curiosity Rover From NASA Discovers "Sun Rays" On Mars
NASA revealed photographs of a Martian sunset obtained by the Curiosity rover, calling it the first image of sun rays "so clearly viewed on Mars".
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ISRO Eyes December 2024 Launch Window For Its Venus Mission
After sending missions to the Moon and Mars, ISRO is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the solar system's hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Image of Martian Clouds at Twilight
NASA's Curiosity Rover that touched down on Mars in 2021 continues to share stunning pictures of Mars. The latest of the Martian clouds was captured by the rover's navigation camera at the beginning of the Gale crater's cloudy season.
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Neymar Future Clouded, Paul Pogba Hands Manchester United Transfer Headache
Neymar's two years at the Parc des Princes have been marred by injury and controversy and he is currently again sidelined by an ankle problem while also dealing with rape allegations.
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NASA's Curiosity Sends 'Most Clearly Visible Images' Of Clouds Above Mars
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured its most clearly visible images of wispy, early-season clouds on the red planet which resemble the Earth's ice-crystal cirrus clouds.
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Great Balls Of Fire! Prepare For Meteor 'Outburst'
Northern hemisphere sky-gazers are in for a special treat on Thursday night with a rare shooting star "outburst", which astronomers hope will not be marred by clouds and a bright Moon.
