Tag: Mars
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Mars Probes Ghosting NASA: A Tale of Fading Signals and Future Fixes
NASA faces loss of Mars orbiters as MAVEN falls silent and Odyssey nears fuel depletion, threatening rover communications and planetary science data flow.
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Reading a Rock for Ghosts: On Defining “Life” and Inferring It from Mars
Perseverance’s Jezero mudstone shows minerals, textures and organics hinting at possible biosignatures—cautious, Bayesian steps.
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Landing on Mars: No Chopsticks, No Problem! How Starship Will Stick the Landing Without a Red Carpet
How SpaceX’s Starship will land on Mars: belly-flop aerobraking, Raptor-powered suicide burn and sturdy legs for propulsive EDL.
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The Hadamard Code: From Mars to Single-Pixel Cameras
Hadamard code: the error-correcting math that saved Mariner’s Mars images and now powers single-pixel cameras and advanced imaging.
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Mars Weather Misconceptions: Debunking Hollywood Myths and Exploring Real Opportunities
Discover the truth about Martian weather in “The Martian.” Unravel Hollywood’s atmospheric misconceptions and explore real Mars conditions and opportunities.