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Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing

Spaceflight Now reports: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025111-New-Glenn-beach.jpg) Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket Thursday, putting two small NASA satellites onto a long, looping course to Mars to learn more about how the sun has slowly blown away the red planet’s once thick atmosphere.

2025-11-13T14:54:35.583881-08:00

Space.com

Blue Origin delays New Glenn Mars launch amid FAA order, may seek exemption

2025-11-09T14:16:07.221371-08:00

Associated Press

SpaceX completes final Version 2 Starship test — 11th flight deploys test satellites and returns largely intact

2025-10-13T17:07:45.617123-07:00

Wall Street Journal

Starship’s 10th Test Flight Largely Successful — Deploys Eight Mock Starlink Sats and Validates Heat‑Shield Tiles

2025-08-26T18:23:49.861540-07:00

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NASA Perseverance Finds Iron‑Nickel Meteorite in Jezero; Biosignature Hints Add Urgency to Mars Sample Return

2025-11-16T09:56:26.110239-08:00

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Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing

2025-11-13T14:54:35.583881-08:00

Space.com

Mars orbiter images 'barcode' pattern from avalanche triggered by meteoroid impact

2025-11-11T10:14:40.447064-08:00

Space.com

New 'exosuit' with artificial muscles could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars

2025-11-10T10:10:44.294721-08:00

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Blue Origin delays New Glenn Mars launch amid FAA order, may seek exemption

2025-11-09T14:16:07.221371-08:00

New York Times

Scientists and enthusiasts converge at Mars Society conference; one attendee says they'd take a 'one‑way ticket' At the Mars Society's annual conference, scientists and Red Planet enthusiasts gathered to discuss future exploration and settlement. Attendees ranged from professional researchers to fans—one of whom said they would accept a “one‑way ticket” to Mars, underscoring enduring public interest in crewed missions.

2025-10-15T10:53:01.669256-07:00

Scientists and enthusiasts converge at Mars Society conference; one attendee says they'd take a 'one‑way ticket'

Associated Press

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SpaceX completes final Version 2 Starship test — 11th flight deploys test satellites and returns largely intact SpaceX completed the 11th Starship/Super Heavy test flight — the last for its second‑generation design — launching from Starbase, deploying test satellites to orbit and returning the upper stage largely intact. The mission clears the way for an upgraded Version 3 prototype planned for test launches next year.

2025-10-13T17:07:45.617123-07:00

SpaceX completes final Version 2 Starship test — 11th flight deploys test satellites and returns largely intact

ESA

European orbiters map 1,039 Martian dust devils to chart regional winds Researchers combed 20 years of imagery from ESA’s Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter to identify 1,039 dust devils, revealing how dust is lofted and redistributed across the surface. Published in Science Advances, the results map regional wind strengths and affect imaging, surface operations and mission planning.

2025-10-08T11:02:18.331778-07:00

European orbiters map 1,039 Martian dust devils to chart regional winds

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