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NASA's Perseverance rover detected complex macromolecular carbon on the surface of a Martian rock at Bright Angel, the shallowest such detection of organic matter on Mars. The carbon's origin remains unclear, but on Earth it would suggest biological activity.

NASA's Perseverance rover has found the clearest geological evidence yet for potential ancient life on Mars, including minerals like vivianite and greigite often formed by microbial activity, but conclusive proof remains elusive.

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, which studied the Martian atmosphere for 11 years, has been officially declared lost after losing contact in December 2025 when it disappeared behind Mars during a routine occultation. Telemetry fragments recovered later showed the spacecraft was spinning at 2.7 RPM, suggesting an unrecoverable power failure.

NASA's weekly update highlights the swearing-in of a deputy administrator, new Mars images from Psyche, a successful ISS delivery, and an upcoming Moon base update.

SpaceX has filed for its IPO, revealing ambitious plans including a $28 trillion total addressable market and a pay package tied to establishing a Mars colony, as discussed on the Equity podcast.

NASA's Psyche spacecraft captured unfamiliar crescent views of Mars during a flyby, offering rare perspectives and calibration data for its instruments before its primary mission to asteroid Psyche.

NASA has released a solicitation for a $700 million Mars telecommunications orbiter, sparking controversy over eligibility requirements that appear to favor Rocket Lab, and raising questions about the future of the Mars Sample Return mission.

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is performing a gravity assist flyby of Mars on May 15 to gain speed and adjust its trajectory toward the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. The mission will begin studying the asteroid in 2029.

First SAM TMAH experiment on Mars reveals diverse organic molecules, advancing the search for past life.