PLANET MARS

Look up to sky tonight and you may notice that the Red Planet isn't so red right now. A global dust storm has obscured views of Mars' surface since late May and has even caused the planet to appear yellow-orange in the night sky, instead of its usual rusty-red color. Take a look - what color do you see?

This image is of eroded layered deposits on the floor of large crater, with potential clays. NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (266 km above the surface, and less than 5 km across.) Source: https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_052941_1555

James Burk, Program Manager of MarsVR, provides an update on our recent activities to create a virtual version of the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah using the latest cutting-edge photogrammetry and drone-flying techniques to generate high-quality visual representations of the real-life Mars analog base in Utah. Featured in the video are the recent work of Shannon Norrell (Director of Engineering for MarsVR), Az Balabanian (photogrammetry expert) and Ben Skogen (drone pilot and terrain modelling expert.) MarsVR Program Video Update #4 - August 13, 2018

Possible gamechanger: a subsurface lake on Mars. There’s evidence for a subsurface lake on Mars, and scientists are excitedly using the “h” word. Could the Red Planet be habitable, not billions of years ago, but today? While we wait – impatiently – for a confirmation of this result, we review the recipe for habitable alien worlds. For example, the moon Titan has liquid lakes on its surface. Could they be filled with Titanites? Dive into a possible briny, underground lake on Mars … protect yourself from the methane-drenched rain on a moon of Saturn … and cheer on the missed-it-by-that-much planets, asteroids Ceres and Vesta. Also, do tens of billions of potentially habitable extrasolar planets mean that Earth is not unique? Guests: Nathalie Cabrol https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/nathalie-cabrol – Planetary scientist, Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute Jack Holt https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/news/2018/spring/welcome-jack-holt – Geophysicist, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona Jani Radebaugh http://geology.byu.edu/Home/content/Faculty%20Directory/jani-radebaugh – Planetary scientist and professor of geology, Brigham Young University Marc Rayman https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/blog/author/marc-rayman/ – Mission Director and Chief Engineer of NASA’s Dawn Mission Phil Plait http://www.badastronomy.com/info/whois.html – Astronomer, blogger, and widely known as the Bad Astronomer Descripción en español - http://musingsfromthecosmicshore.net/?p=2147 Download audio: http://radio.seti.org/episodes/its-habitable-forming Hosted by Seth Shostak and Molly Bentley, The Big Picture Science radio show and podcast engages the public with modern science research through lively and intelligent storytelling. Science radio doesn’t have to be dull. The only dry thing about our program is the humor. Read more at http://radio.seti.org/episodes/about_the_show Follow Big Picture Science in the Twitterverse https://twitter.com/BiPiSci ©2018 SETI Institute. All Rights Reserved 189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone 650.961.6633 https://www.seti.org

What will the first human society on Mars look like? How could such a society by governed and organised? Aspiring Martian Colonist Ryan MacDonald discusses your ideas and visions for what life could be like in the first settlement on the Red Planet. -----Further information and links----- *'How to create a bill of rights for Mars colonies' (BBC): http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140709-why-mars-needs-a-bill-of-rights The video thumbnail is artwork was created by Bryan Versteeg - you can find more of his excellent space artwork here: http://spacehabs.com/

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Some believe Mars is the next home for Humanity. But the real “red planet” is a trickster; strikingly beautiful, yet sweetly sinister, with a twisted history of fooling observers. The technological means bring this small cold world (back?) to life may someday be within our grasp. But the dusty, jagged planet is likely to change Humanity as much as we change it. And settlers beware: Mars may not be what you imagine. Watch the full film “Mars Calling” on SpaceRip / YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrEczg72V4M Marrying Mars: Fixing Our Dysfunctional Relationship with the Red Planet - Op-Ed from Filmmaker David Sky Brody: https://www.space.com/41364-marrying-mars-settlement-expert-voices.html

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There are possible clays located here. Ganges Chasma (Mars) is a deep canyon at the eastern end of the vast Valles Marineris system on Mars, possibly formed through a series of catastrophic discharges of water. It is named after the river Ganges. NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (264 km above the surface, less than 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right.) Source: https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_016804_1710 ​

NASA-JPL engineer Anne Marinan is among the first to send CubeSats into deep space with the Mars Cube One (MarCO) mission. These twin spacecraft may be small but Anne has big hopes for how they could change the future of exploration. NASA MarCO is a flyby technology demonstration that, if successful, will provide NASA the ability to quickly transmit status information about the Mars InSight lander as it descends to the Red Planet in November 2018. While InSight won't rely on MarCO for communications, MarCO will blaze a trail for a class of miniature spacecraft called CubeSats. Learn more about MarCO at: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/missions/marco.php Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed and built an instrument to fly on NASA's InSight mission that will measure the heat coming out of the interior of Mars. The instrument's principal investigator, Tilman Spohn, is looking forward to studying the internal heat of the mysterious Red Planet. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight systems engineer Julie Wertz helps land spacecraft on the Red Planet. This includes entering the atmosphere, deploying a parachute and safely touching down. This process, called entry, descent and landing (EDL), is now a part of her family: her husband worked EDL for NASA's Curiosity rover. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

Where should you land a spacecraft? NASA-JPL scientist Ingrid Daubar helped find the best parking spot on Mars for the upcoming NASA InSight lander. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight engineer Marleen Martinez Sundgaard works in a simulated Martian sandbox. She tests science instruments meant for Mars right here on Earth. Growing up in a migrant farming family, Marleen was always dreaming of the stars — now her dream has become a reality. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

ETH Zurich professor Domenico Giardini spent his career studying earthquakes — once NASA InSight lands, he will get to study marsquakes. An Italian living in Switzerland, Domenico works with NASA’s international partners to provide electronics for the lander's seismometer. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

French engineers developed and built a quake-detecting device — a seismometer — to send to Mars as part of the NASA InSight mission. The seismometer’s principal investigator, Philippe Lognonné of France’s IPGP, is equally excited to study marsquakes as he is to inspire the next generation of Martian explorers. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

French engineers developed and built a quake-detecting device — a seismometer — to send to Mars as part of the NASA InSight mission. Project manager Philippe Laudet of CNES, the French space agency, is both a musician and space explorer — two very different worlds, yet two similar human experiences. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight Systems Engineer Ravi Prakash helps keep spacecraft healthy on Mars — when he's not using his engineering design skills to help people in poverty through humanitarian work. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu builds robotic components for planetary exploration, a dream that began as a young child in Ghana. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight scientist Troy Lee Hudson designs, builds, tests and flies science instruments to study Mars. Troy loves space so much that he even got the solar system tattooed on his arm. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

Sure, Mars colonization is possible with us living in indoors in giant domes, but the whole thing would certainly be easier if the planet’s atmosphere was somehow made more like Earth’s. https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/no-terraforming-mars-soon/ http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

Are there lakes on Mars? Yes, according to a team of scientists using ESA's #Mars Express orbiter. Using the MARSIS instrument, the team detected the radar echo of an underground lake underneath Mars' southern polar region. #undergroundLake 🔴 Subscribe to my channel: https://youtube.com/christianready?sub_confirmation=1 🔴 Share this video with a friend: https://youtu.be/bkQMI53L1Wc 🔴 From out of town? Translate this video! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=bkQMI53L1Wc&ref=share 🔴 More about Mars and Venus: https://youtu.be/KY70s0W5zH0 🔴 Check out more cool cosmic news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDykhzVT15w&list=PLrAnGxL8nxOE8WyIR3KM8Jrklyn63A_aJ 🔴 Alejandro Garcia demonstrates water boiling in a vacuum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozRhZM7LL-s 🔴 Link to paper by Orosei, et al (Science, 2018): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2018/07/24/science.aar7268/ 🔴 ESA's press release: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Mars_Express_detects_liquid_water_hidden_under_planet_s_south_pole

Mars and Saturn are among the most popular planets. This new episode of the Hubblecast presents the images Hubble took of these planets in summer 2018. You can subscribe to the Hubblecasts in iTunes, receive future episodes on YouTube or follow us on Vimeo. Many other Hubblecast episodes are also available. Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the Hubblecast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube. Credit: Directed by: Mathias Jäger and Nico Bartmann Editing: Nico Bartmann Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida Written by: Calum Turner and Mathias Jäger Music: written and performed by STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com). Footage and photos:ESA, NASA, A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team, J. DePasquale (STScI), and the NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Researchers at the Italian Space Agency announced July 25 they have detected a large body of water almost a mile below Mars’ southern ice cap

Science reporter Ivan Semeniuk explains how the orbits of the Earth and Mars work to bring the red planet close enough to be seen by the naked eye.

The objective of this observation is to examine thin layers in a crater in Sinus Meridiani (Mars). Pictures like this will help us determine the extent of layering in this region. NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (274 km above the surface, less than 5 km across). Source: https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_052524_1850 ​

Every few years Earth passes Mars in its orbit around the Sun. On July 31, 2018, the distance between Earth and Mars will be the shortest it's been since 2003—the red planet won't come this close again until 2035. Why will these neighboring planets be so close to each other, and what can we expect to see—either with the naked eye or through a telescope—in the sky? #Mars #planets #retrograde #orbit #space #astronomy *** Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AMNHOrg Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/user/AMNHorg Facebook: ‪http://fb.com/naturalhistory ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Twitter: ‪http://twitter.com/amnh ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Tumblr: ‪http://amnhnyc.tumblr.com/‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Instagram: ‪http://instagram.com/amnh‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ This video and all media incorporated herein (including text, images, and audio) are the property of the American Museum of Natural History or its licensors, all rights reserved. The Museum has made this video available for your personal, educational use. You may not use this video, or any part of it, for commercial purposes, nor may you reproduce, distribute, publish, prepare derivative works from, or publicly display it without the prior written consent of the Museum. © American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

A lake of liquid water has been detected by radar beneath the southern polar ice cap of Mars, according to a new study by Italian researchers from the Italian Space Agency, published in the journal Science. Evidence was gathered by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument, also known as MARSIS, on the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft. Between May 2012 and December 2015, MARSIS was used to survey the Planum Australe region, which is in the southern ice cap of Mars. It sent radar pulses through the surface and polar ice caps and measured how the radio waves reflected back to Mars Express.

Shallow valleys may provide clues regarding the formation of the deposits we see in this observation. (Audio: www.tregibbs.com. Black and white images are 5 km across; enhanced color images are 1 km.) NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Source: https://uahirise.org/ESP_055110_2265

Scientists think they've detected a sub-glacial lake around one of Mars' polar caps, but nobody's actually seen it yet. Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/81981/ Find more videos like this at www.newsy.com Follow Newsy on Facebook: www.facebook.com/newsyvideos Follow Newsy on Twitter: www.twitter.com/newsy

Researchers have discovered an underground, liquid water lake on Mars! What might it be like, and why did it take us so long to find it? Our SciShow episode about this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJkYBhSqet8&feature=youtu.be Host: Caitlin Hofmeister For special, curated artifacts of this universe, check out https://scishowfinds.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: Paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.aar7268 http://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.aau1829 https://www.nap.edu/read/11381/chapter/3 https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/about-categories/ https://marsnext.jpl.nasa.gov/scieng_plantary.cfm https://mars.nasa.gov/programmissions/missions/past/viking/ https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2015/pdf/2586.pdf https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express http://science.sciencemag.org/content/316/5821/92 https://news.umich.edu/martian-salts-must-touch-ice-to-make-liquid-water-study-shows/ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Mars_Express_radar_gauges_water_quantity_around_Mars_south_pole https://em.geosci.xyz/content/physical_properties/dielectric_permittivity/index.html https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/marsrequirements Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flathead_River,_Flathead_Lake.jpg https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11796 https://jpl.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19917 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3896 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Express_over_Tharsis_volcanoes.jpg https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA02393 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4249 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perchlorate-2D-dimensions.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perchlorate-3D-balls.png https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/pia09226.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/pia09222.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_spacecraft_comparison2.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Tatort%22_Blood_Falls_(16293969810).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blood_falls1_f_Low_Res_nsf.gov.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2465.html

Scientists have discovered an underground lake of liquid water on Mars! While this isn’t itself evidence for life on Mars, it does raise some new possibilities. Our SciShow Space episode about this: https://youtu.be/b8eNOOqi258 Hosted by: Hank Green Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.aar7268 http://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.aau1829 https://www.space.com/30673-water-flows-on-mars-discovery.html https://www.space.com/21554-mars-toxic-perchlorate-chemicals.html Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oblique_View_of_Warm_Season_Flows_in_Newton_Crater.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_unfolding_of_MARSIS_boom_2_continues_ESA218825.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/marsis-caption-20080417.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Polar_Cap_of_Mars_during_Martian_South_summer_2000.jpg

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Business Insider reports that Mars will look brighter in the night sky over the next six weeks than it has appeared in 15 years. That's because the red planet will be at its closest point to Earth since 2003 throughout June and July. This as our planet passes between Mars and the sun. According to The Weather Channel, on July 31 Mars will be at its brightest. The planet will be 35.8 million miles away from Earth. Mars will be easily visible to the naked eye throughout July. It will outshine all but the brightest stars as it gets to its closest point. The reason for this is a phenomenon called perihelic opposition. In simple terms, opposition is when Earth passes directly between Mars and the sun. https://www.businessinsider.com/mars-to-be-the-brightest-it-has-been-in-15-years-2018-6 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

In this video, we talk about the basics of the upcoming Mars Opposition. We discuss what an opposition is, how frequently it occurs, where you will need to look in the night sky, and what you should be looking for! Thanks for watching! And consider subscribing if you enjoyed this video! Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolf_martian Facebook: https://fb.me/MartianWolf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MartianWolf Heading Home by Nekzlo @nekzlo Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/YGL35p7LLqo ------------------------------ • Contact the artist: @nekzlo www.instagram.com/nekzlo/ twitter.com/Nekzlo_Music open.spotify.com/artist/75LSn0DiQyH6LnHBT8fOEK ------------------------------ #MartianWolf #MarsOpposition

Aspiring Martian Colonist and Astrophysics PhD candidate Ryan MacDonald examines when SpaceX and Boeing's Commercial Crew missions will launch, and covers all the latest news on SpaceX's BFR program. -----Further information and links----- *'When will commercial crew launch?' (The Space Review): http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3535/1 *'Crew Dragon arrives at Cape; Space Station schedule to drive DM-1 launch date' (NASASpaceFlight): https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/07/crew-dragon-cape-iss-schedule-drive-dm-1-date/ *'Internally, NASA believes Boeing ahead of SpaceX in commercial crew' (Ars Technica): https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/nasa-commercial-crew-analysis-finds-boeing-slightly-ahead-of-spacex/ *'SpaceX’s Pad 39A undergoing upgrades for Dragon 2 crew launches' (NASASpaceFlight): https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/07/spacexs-39a-upgrades-dragon-2-crew-launches/ *'SpaceX’s BFR Mars rocket tooling makes rare appearance in LA Port tent' (Teslarati): https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-bfr-mars-rocket-tooling-tent-port-la/ *SpaceX job posting - BFR Build Engineer: http://www.spacex.com/careers/position/217464 *'SpaceX propulsion guru Tom Mueller looks ahead to Raptor rocket engines for Mars' (GeekWire): https://www.geekwire.com/2018/spacex-propulsion-guru-tom-mueller-looks-ahead-rocket-engines-mars/ *'SpaceX Mars rocket test site receives first huge rocket propellant storage tank' (Teslarati): https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-boca-chica-texas-launch-bfr-test-prep/ *LUVOIR telescope detailed information: https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/luvoir/ -----Animations + Video----- Links will be added upon request. This month's intro graphic is inspired by a graphical rendering of SpaceX's Dragon 2 created by Nathan Koga for NASASpaceFlight.com.

Team Kahn-Yates from Jackson, Mississippi, won third place in Phase 3: Level 1 of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The team virtually designed a Mars habitat specifically suited to withstand dust storms and harsh climates on the red planet. NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge aims to further the progression of sustainable shelters that will someday occupy the Moon, Mars or beyond by pushing citizen inventors to develop new technologies capable of additively manufacturing a habitat using indigenous resources with, or without, recyclable materials. The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is managed through a partnership with NASA’s Centennial Challenges Program and Bradley University. Bradley has partnered with sponsors Caterpillar, Bechtel and Brick & Mortar Ventures to administer the competition. NASA’s Centennial Challenges program is part of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. For information about the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/3DPHab

Team Northwestern University from Evanston, Illinois, won fifth place in Phase 3: Level 1 of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The team’s design features a unique spherical shell and outer parabolic dome. NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge aims to further the progression of sustainable shelters that will someday occupy the Moon, Mars or beyond by pushing citizen inventors to develop new technologies capable of additively manufacturing a habitat using indigenous resources with, or without, recyclable materials. The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is managed through a partnership with NASA’s Centennial Challenges Program and Bradley University. Bradley has partnered with sponsors Caterpillar, Bechtel and Brick & Mortar Ventures to administer the competition. NASA’s Centennial Challenges program is part of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. For information about the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/3DPHab

SEArch+/Apis Cor of New York won fourth place in Phase 3: Level 1 in NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. This team focuses on regolith construction to provide radiation shielding and physical protection. NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge aims to further the progression of sustainable shelters that will someday occupy the Moon, Mars or beyond by pushing citizen inventors to develop new technologies capable of additively manufacturing a habitat using indigenous resources with, or without, recyclable materials. The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is managed through a partnership with NASA’s Centennial Challenges Program and Bradley University. Bradley has partnered with sponsors Caterpillar, Bechtel and Brick & Mortar Ventures to administer the competition. NASA’s Centennial Challenges program is part of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. For information about the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/3DPHab

Team Zopherus from Rogers, Arkansas, is the first-place winner of Phase 3: Level 1 of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The team’s design includes using a moving printer that deploys rovers to retrieve local materials. NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge aims to further the progression of sustainable shelters that will someday occupy the Moon, Mars or beyond by pushing citizen inventors to develop new technologies capable of additively manufacturing a habitat using indigenous resources with, or without, recyclable materials. The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is managed through a partnership with NASA’s Centennial Challenges Program and Bradley University. Bradley has partnered with sponsors Caterpillar, Bechtel and Brick & Mortar Ventures to administer the competition. NASA’s Centennial Challenges program is part of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. For information about the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/3DPHab

On Earth, the northern and southern lights occur when the solar wind (electrically charged particles from the Sun) follow our planet's geomagnetic field lines to the poles and collide with the upper atmosphere. Mars lacks a global magnetic field, so instead the solar wind piles up in front of Mars in a bow shock, which blocks charged particles from reaching the bulk of the atmosphere. However, in a process first observed by the MAVEN mission, some solar wind protons can slip past the bow shock by first bonding with electrons from the Mars upper atmosphere to form hydrogen atoms. Because these hydrogen atoms are electrically neutral, they can pass through the bow shock and go on to create an ultraviolet proton aurora on the dayside of Mars. Credit: NASA/MAVEN/University of Colorado/LASP/Anil Rao This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12986

Physicist Michio Kaku discusses the main difficulties humans face in colonizing Mars and how to overcome them. Read more at BigThink.com: https://bigthink.com/videos/michio-kaku-living-on-mars-a-4-step-guide-for-humans Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Well, the question is, if we’re entering a new “golden age” of space exploration what is the main bottleneck that we face? The main bottleneck has to do with life support and the human. See, we’ve already sent robots to Mars. We’ve already sent objects the size of a bus to the planet Mars, but now we’re talking about humans, which require a whole support network, and so we have to realize that things that we don’t even consider at all with the robots become central and a bottleneck for humans. Humans will have to live in an environment where there’s radiation; where there’s loneliness; where the journey can take two years; where temperatures are below freezing; where the atmospheric pressure is only one percent the atmospheric pressure on the planet Earth, and eventually we want to create a base there. We’re not going to go there just to plant the flag and come back and crow about it, no! We want a self-sustaining planet, a base on Mars that can support people. This means it has to be done in several steps. The first step would be to create a base on Mars with power. Solar power could provide the energy, and lava tubes, underground lava tubes might be able to provide caves by which astronauts could live and create the first outposts underground. That’s the way it was done in the movie 2001 [A Space Odyssey]. The moon base on the moon in that movie was underground, providing a natural barrier to radiation. And then once you have the base set up you have to begin the process of creating a self-sustaining agriculture there. I mean what are you going to eat on Mars? You can’t order a hamburger, because everything has to be shipped from the planet Earth. You want to create an agriculture and this means genetic engineering. This means creating genetically-modified algae and plants that can consume the rich carbon dioxide atmosphere, live in a very cold environment, and thrive. We’re going to have to genetically modify our plants so that we can create an agriculture so that it is self-sustaining on Mars. Then we have to create mining operations. We have to mine the ice. Ice can provide oxygen for breathing, water for drinking, and hydrogen for rocket fuel. And so we have to begin a mining operation so that we have the materials to build cities, materials to build bases, oxygen to breathe, water to drink, and hydrogen for rocket fuel. Then the last step in the process—and this will take maybe another hundred years—is to send satellites orbiting around Mars to begin the process of melting the polar ice caps. This is called space solar power. We have the blueprints already; the problem is cost. But the costs are dropping for sending payloads into outer space—dramatically—and so people are once again dusting off these old plans to create satellites around Mars that can beam energy and begin the process of melting the ice caps. Now, once you raise the temperature of Mars by about six degrees, once the temperature of Mars rises six degrees it becomes autocatalytic, it takes off, it becomes self-feeding, because the more heat you have on Mars the more carbon dioxide you loft into the atmosphere, which creates more greenhouse effect, which allows you to melt even more ice to raise the temperature even more, so you have a positive feedback loop. The question is: can we reach six degrees? That’s the key point. If we can raise the surface temperature of Mars by six degrees we can create this artificial spiral by which it feeds on itself and we can begin the process of terraforming Mars. And so remember: robots don’t need terraforming, humans do. And so to make Mars suitable for humans that’s going to be the big problem.

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First off, this is NOT an episode of the Case for Mars! For existing viewers, this video is the first attempt at creating a shorter overview of the topic, that I will later cover in the next upcoming episode of the Case for Mars. Let me know what your opinions are of this idea! In this video, we discuss SpaceX's proposed timeline to send humans to Mars. We look at what steps they have to take along the way, and compare the rocket they plan on using, to the rocket that took astronauts to the moon! Here at Martian Wolf, we aim to learn about different technologies that enable us to make incredible scientific discoveries about space exploration! Thanks for watching! And consider subscribing if you enjoyed this video! Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolf_martian Facebook: https://fb.me/MartianWolf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MartianWolf Heading Home by Nekzlo @nekzlo Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/YGL35p7LLqo ------------------------------ • Contact the artist: @nekzlo www.instagram.com/nekzlo/ twitter.com/Nekzlo_Music open.spotify.com/artist/75LSn0DiQyH6LnHBT8fOEK ------------------------------

We have our scheduled roundtable this week, voted on by the Citizens of TMRO. Jared hosts and asks, "What are the missing pieces needed to get humans to Mars?" This turned in to a really lively discussion and we would love your comments below or on our new forums at https://community.tmro.tv Launches: Launch of Progress MS-09 on New 4 Hour Trip to Space Station Long March-2C launches PRSS-1 & PakTES-1A Long March-3A launches BeiDou-2 satellite Space News: Ghost particle traced to its source! Crew Dragon Update Oumuamua is a confirmed non-icey comet?! If you would like to continue the conversation we have a few great ways to do that: - Comment right here on YouTube. We'll comment back or even feature it in the show - Create a new post on our community forum at https://community.tmro.tv -- That can be anything related to this video, space, science, technology -- Or anything at all! We just want to hear from you! - Head over to our real-time Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD

NASA recently captured an image of spider-like radiating mounds on Mars.

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Original air date: July 12, 2018 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET, 0200 UTC) Virtual and augmented reality promise to transport us to places that we can only imagine. When joined with spacecraft and robots, these technologies will extend humanity's presence to real destinations that are equally fantastic. NASA's Operations Laboratory at JPL is spearheading several ambitious projects applying virtual and augmented reality to the challenges of space exploration. Through partnerships with multiple VR and AR companies, scientists on the Curiosity Mars rover mission are exploring the Martian terrain, engineers are finding new ways to collaborate on 3D designs, and astronauts on the International Space Station are preparing to perform their work more efficiently than ever before. The lead of these projects at NASA will share their progress so far, the challenges that lie ahead, and their vision for the future of VR and AR in space exploration. Primary Presenter/Speaker: Victor Luo – Operations Lab Lead Panel Speakers: Alice Winter – User Experience Researcher Parker Abercrombie – OnSight Project Lead Abby Fraeman – MSL Scientist

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has long been a home to Mars exploration. But later this month, several JPL scientists and engineers are bringing the excitement of space and exploring Mars to Griffith Observatory. These "Martians" will interact with the public during a free Observatory stargazing party for the Red Planet’s closest approach to Earth for the next 17 years. Media are invited to attend. Advance media RSVPs are required (see below). On Monday night, July 30, Earth and Mars will be 35.8 million miles (57.6 million kilometers) from each other, the closest they have been since the historic 34.6-million-mile (55.6 million kilometers) close approach in August 2003. The moment of closest approach is 12:45 a.m., Tuesday, July 31. By a celestial coincidence, at the moment of closest approach, Mars will be at its very best position for viewing through a telescope from Los Angeles. It crosses the meridian and appears highest in the southern sky at that time. The next similar close approach won’t happen until September 11, 2035, when Mars will be 35.4 million miles (56.9 million kilometers) away. Unlike an eclipse, Mars will not change appearance during the evening. Members of JPL Mars missions will be available for interviews and will participate in the Observatory’s LiveStream broadcast. A few of them include:  Rich Zurek, Chief Scientist for JPL's Mars Program Office  Farah Alibay, engineer for NASA's InSight and MarCO missions  Keri Bean, engineer for NASA's Opportunity rover Models of NASA's next mission to Mars, InSight, will also be on hand as props for interviews. If rain is forecast for the evening of the close approach, we shall decide by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, whether the event will be canceled. The Observatory will post a notice on its homepage if rain is likely. Details: http://www.griffithobservatory.org/events/Mars_close_approach_July_2018.html More on Mars close approach: https://mars.nasa.gov/all-about-mars/night-sky/close-approach/ All chats are moderated. Inappropriate language or posts that harass other individuals will be removed. Be courteous Use respectful language Protect your private information No spam, sexually explicit or discriminatory material Stay on topic

Many scientists using orbital data have proposed that a large lake may have once existed here. (Audio: www.tregibbs.com. Black and white images are 5 km across; enhanced color images are 1 km.) NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Source: https://uahirise.org/ESP_055392_1510