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These bumpy nodules were formed by minerals left behind as groundwater was drying out on Mars billions of years ago. NASA’s Curiosity rover captured images of these pea-size features while exploring geologic formations called boxwork on Aug. 21, 2025. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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Mars Curiosity Rover Observes Evidence Of Past Groundwater

by Keith CowingFebruary 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Namib Sand Sea, Ground Penetrating Radar, Yardang, Lut desert,

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Terrestrial Analogs To Titan For Geophysical Research

by Keith CowingFebruary 20, 2026February 20, 2026

There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance determine precisely where it is — without human help.

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Perseverance Mars Rover Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location Using Generative AI

by Keith CowingFebruary 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Partial Solar Eclipse at Lake Untersee, Antarctica -- Dale T. Andersen

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 18 February 2026: Eclipse Watching And Base Camp Packing

by Keith CowingFebruary 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Birgit Sattler assists Dale Andersen as he begins a diver underneath the ice cover of Lake Untersee, Antarctica -- credit: Klemens Weisleitner

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 15 February 2026: Diving Under The Ice At Lake Untersee

by Keith CowingFebruary 17, 2026February 17, 2026

LEA of microbial communities from torus room waters and other environmental samples. Symbol “+” indicates the positions of the samples analyzed in this study, together with the sample names (TW1, TW2, SW, SS, RW, and SO). -- Environmental Microbiology

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Studying Bacteria That Live Inside A Damaged Radioactive Nuclear Power Station

by Keith CowingFebruary 14, 2026February 14, 2026

Miles O'Brien and Peter Davis -- PBS

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Crossovers In Ice Planet Exploration – Earth, Europa, And Beyond

by Keith CowingFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 2026

Xiaoyue Ni watches a robotic fish with a reprogrammable tail swim in a fish tank. The proof-of-demonstration could lead to materials with reprogrammable material properties that could function inside of human bodies or electronics. -- Duke University

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Programmable Lego-like Material Emulates Life’s Flexibility

by Keith CowingFebruary 11, 2026February 11, 2026

From left, Johns Hopkins APL engineers Tyler Radomsky and Felipe Ruiz install a rotor on the Dragonfly test model at the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. NASA

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Astrobiology Droid Update: Dragonfly Aerodynamic Testing

by Keith CowingFebruary 9, 2026

A self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity rover taken on June 15, 2018, when a Martian dust storm had reduced sunlight and visibility at the rover’s location in Gale Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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NASA Study: Non-biologic Processes Don’t Fully Explain Mars Organics

by Keith CowingFebruary 9, 2026February 9, 2026