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Saturday, May 17
Spacey synths and magma supplements: Students envision human civilization on Mars
Yale Univ. — 8:36 am ET (1236 GMT)

Friday, May 16
Rocket Lab’s Sir Peter Beck not giving up on Mars despite Trump ‘killing’ Nasa mission
New Zealand Herald — 5:25 am ET (0925 GMT)
Perseverance Mars rover becomes 1st spacecraft to spot auroras from the surface of another world
SPACE.com — 4:47 am ET (0847 GMT)

Thursday, May 15
What lies beneath: Using rock blasted from craters to probe the Martian subsurface
Brown Univ. — 5:23 am ET (0923 GMT)
Perseverance takes the first picture of a visible Martian aurora
Science News — 5:21 am ET (0921 GMT)
First Visible Aurora Spotted Over Mars by NASA Rover
New York Times — 5:16 am ET (0916 GMT)
Mars Sample Return now! (op-ed)
SPACE.com — 5:06 am ET (0906 GMT)
NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars
NASA/JPL — 4:57 am ET (0857 GMT)
A NASA rover just showed us what an aurora looks like on Mars
Washington Post — 4:52 am ET (0852 GMT)
NASA rover spies the first aurora at Mars that's visible to the human eye
AP — 4:48 am ET (0848 GMT)

Wednesday, May 14
Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'
SPACE.com — 5:47 am ET (0947 GMT)
NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
SPACE.com — 5:46 am ET (0946 GMT)

Tuesday, May 13
From The Lab: French-led team discover Mars's longest carbon molecules to date
RFI — 5:01 am ET (0901 GMT)
In-situ atmospheric thermoelectric conversion on Mars
Eurekalert — 4:45 am ET (0845 GMT)
'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars
SPACE.com — 4:23 am ET (0823 GMT)
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared
NASA/JPL — 4:13 am ET (0813 GMT)

Friday, May 9
The quest for Martian water: seismic velocity anomalies suggest liquid water at depth
Eurekalert — 5:53 am ET (0953 GMT)
The best way to prepare humans for Mars? The moon.
Space News — 5:43 am ET (0943 GMT)
Trump Budget Calls for Stranding NASA’s Mars Samples on the Red Planet
Scientific American — 5:27 am ET (0927 GMT)

Thursday, May 8
NASA, in surprise shift, may launch rockets to Mars next year
POLITICO — 6:29 am ET (1029 GMT)

Next set of articles
news in brief
Rocket Lab wins contract for rocket cargo mission
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)

Capella Space to be acquired by quantum computing company
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)

Retired Air Force officer nominated to be NASA deputy administrator
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:44 AM ET (1344 GMT)

news links
Saturday, May 17
Cash crunch worsens at UK-backed Starlink rival as Trump tears up contracts
The Daily Telegraph — 8:47 am ET (1247 GMT)
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission
Rocket Lab — 8:45 am ET (1245 GMT)
The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand
The Conversation — 8:45 am ET (1245 GMT)
Brush Fire Contained to 27.5 Acres at Vandenberg Space Force Base
Santa Barbara (CA) Edhat — 8:44 am ET (1244 GMT)
Amid demand for satellite support, Space Force leans on commercial
Defense News — 8:44 am ET (1244 GMT)
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