MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP

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Dec 23 2025CRIME

Justice Restored: A Father's Long Wait for Freedom

Marshall Moreno's life took a dramatic turn in 2003 when he was convicted of a crime he didn't commit. His daughter, then just a child, accused him of sexual assault. But years later, she came forward to say she had lied. This admission led to a long process that finally ended with the dismissal of

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Dec 17 2025SCIENCE

Mars' Secrets Unveiled: A Look at 100, 000 Images from the Red Planet

Mars has been under the lens for two decades now. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been circling the red planet, capturing stunning images with its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. Recently, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) shared the 100, 000th image taken

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Dec 14 2025SCIENCE

Mars Mission in Jeopardy: MAVEN's Sudden Silence

Mars, the red planet, has a new mystery. MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been circling Mars for over a decade, has gone quiet. NASA, the space agency, lost touch with MAVEN on Sunday. It was working fine before it went behind Mars. But when it came out from behind the planet, NASA couldn't hear from it

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Dec 12 2025SCIENCE

Mars Mission on a Budget: The Highs and Lows of ESCAPADE

Mars has always been a tricky destination. Now, NASA is trying a new approach with the ESCAPADE mission. This isn't your typical big-budget space adventure. It's a cost-effective, high-risk project aiming to study Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere. Launched in late 2025, ESCAPADE is part of NASA's

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Dec 02 2025SCIENCE

Mars' Hidden Rainy Past: Clues from Unusual Rocks

Mars, the dry and dusty planet we know today, might have once been a much wetter place. Recent findings from NASA's Perseverance rover suggest that tropical storms could have soaked the Red Planet for millions of years. The rover found light-colored rocks scattered around its path. These rocks, made

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Nov 26 2025SCIENCE

Mars Gets a Tiny Spark of Lightning

Mars has always been a mystery. Now, it's a bit more electric. Scientists have found something surprising on the Red Planet: lightning. But not the kind you see in stormy nights on Earth. This is more like a tiny spark. Researchers made this discovery recently. They didn't see big, bright bolts. In

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Nov 26 2025SCIENCE

Mars: Tiny Lightning Strikes Detected by Perseverance Rover

Mars is full of surprises. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring the red planet since 2021, recently made an unexpected discovery. Its microphone picked up signs of small lightning strikes caused by dust devils. These tiny electrical arcs, just a few centimeters long, were accompanied by

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Nov 07 2025SPORTS

A Young Athlete's Life Cut Short: The Tragic End of Marshawn Kneeland

Marshawn Kneeland, a promising defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, died tragically after a police chase near the team's facility. He was just 24 years old. The incident began when Kneeland refused to stop his vehicle for a traffic violation, leading to a high-speed chase. Authorities later found h

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Sep 08 2025SCIENCE

Mars' Hidden Heart: What Lies Beneath the Red Planet?

Mars, our rusty neighbor, has been hiding a secret deep inside. Recent findings from NASA's InSight mission reveal that Mars has a core similar to Earth's, with a solid center surrounded by a liquid outer layer. This discovery, published in Nature, helps us understand how Mars evolved over billions

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Jul 08 2025HEALTH

Bright Colors, Big Debate: Why Mars Won't Drop Artificial Dyes

Mars, the company behind M&M's and Skittles, is standing firm on using artificial food dyes. This decision goes against a push from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to remove these dyes from foods. Mars had promised in 2016 to phase out artificial colors, but now they say their products are sa

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