ExploreMars

A project-oriented, international non-profit organization passionately dedicated to awareness and action resulting in the successful human exploration of Mars.

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

🚀 Defending Discovery: Can America Stay a Space Science Leader? 🌌 - https://t.co/wIh3RF1Xyj

[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

Well, well, look who's back! After several months of being hidden in the glare of the Sun, Mars is once again visible in the sky. But only for early risers – the planet appears as a small, reddish "star" low on the eastern horizon just before sunrise.

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

Harnessing the Moon to Enable Mars: Congressional Briefing Panel https://t.co/2c2EC6qGO3

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

Always love seeing you!

[NASA JPL @NASAJPL]

Selfie with a side of science!

Perseverance snapped this self-portrait as it explores the "Western Frontier" of Jezero Crater. A circular abrasion patch nearby marks where the rover scraped away the rock's surface so the team could analyze what's inside.

https://t.co/CDjds2w4k7

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

In an update from NASA this morning, the agency outlines the following for Artemis 3:

• The SLS rocket will use a spacer, not the ICPS upper stage
• The mission will be LEO only; no high Earth orbit
• Astronauts "could potentially enter at least one lander test article"
• Artemis 3 will be longer in duration than 9 days
• Upgraded heat shield demonstration

Remaining unknowns include:

• Launch date/window
• Timeline for naming astronauts
• Precise orbit (altitude/inclination)
• Exact mission duration
• What science will be onboard
• Whether Artemis 3 will include AxEMU spacesuit-lander interface demo

https://t.co/Jhz3plbIws

[Marcia Smith @SpcPlcyOnline]

House Appropriators Reject Deep Cuts to NASA in FY2027 https://t.co/GsPgmkpgCg

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

MMX is audacious! Sample return from Phobos. How cool is that?

[The Mars Society @TheMarsSociety]

Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad https://t.co/07PJ7R3Lpr #space #mars #samplereturn #japan 🇯🇵

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

More visitors soon to our favorite planet!

[The Mars Society @TheMarsSociety]

#china #marsexploration #samplereturn #science @CNSA_en #internationalcollaboration #tianwen3

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

Hubble, we salute you!

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

Celebrating 36 years of Hubble’s groundbreaking science!

Since its launch into space on STS-31 on this day in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has made more than 1,700,000 observations. Despite a challenging start, it has become one of NASA’s most remarkable success stories.

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

Best iPhone video ever!!

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

Only one chance in this lifetime…

Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him.

I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

Cadence!

[NASA @NASA]

With Artemis II safely back on Earth, NASA has begun shipping the core stage for the Artemis III rocket to @NASAKennedy.

Artemis III will test rendezvous and docking capabilities needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028. https://t.co/RfhWoO907P

[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

NASA has given approval to begin implementing its project to support @ESA's Rosalind Franklin mission. Scheduled to launch in 2028, this Mars rover will be the first to search for signs of past or present life under the Red Planet’s surface. https://t.co/Q7w0Lmvtnf

[Marcia Smith @SpcPlcyOnline]

House SS&T will hold a hearing on NASA's FY2027 budget request on Wednesday, Apr 22, at 10:00 am ET, with Isaacman.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

A new Golden Age of exploration is here and we’re building the team to lead it.

NASA Force applications open today at 1pm ET.

Join NASA through a 1–2 year appointment and work on the missions pushing America higher, farther, and faster than ever before.

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

MMX is cool! Best of luck @JAXA_jp

[Andrew @Cosmic_Andrew1]

This mission is probably one of the coolest of all time and so few people even know about it. They are going to land on Phobos, deploy a rover and bring samples back to earth after observing Deimos as well. Tons of science on board

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

Amazing Mars!

[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

New on the Curiosity blog: "One Small Crater and Thousands of Polygons," an update from Abigail Fraeman, Deputy Project Scientist at @NASAJPL

Get the latest on-the-ground updates at https://t.co/wSvEcOKFwX

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

This is a critical step for future Mars exploration.

[Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight]

Our Rosalind Franklin rover will be the first ever to drill up to two metres below the surface of Mars, gathering new insights on the Red Planet 🔴

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

We concur. All of us martians need to get out and talk to our representatives!

[The Mars Society @TheMarsSociety]

Protect space science—tell your representative to oppose these draconian cuts: https://t.co/5R8GZd4U49. We’re partnering with The Planetary Society & others. #SaveNasaSciece @exploreplanets #spaceexploration #mars #marsexploration @NASAJPL @WhiteHouse #policy #congress

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

Go 2 Mars! Glad to see this finally moving forward.

[European Space Agency @esa]

Our Mars rover mission Rosalind Franklin is scheduled to be launched in 2028, with the support of @NASA.

It will be the first ever to drill up to two metres below the Red Planet's surface, searching for signs of past or present life on Mars 🔴 https://t.co/JqCm3JfdKR

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

@NASA We feel it too!

[ExploreMars @ExploreMars]

A proud partnership with Canada!

[Canadian Space Agency @csa_asc]

What. A. Night.

After a little more than 9 days in space and a journey around the Moon, the crew is safe, healthy, and back in gravity.

📷: NASA