Mars Missions: Hera’s Flyby, Liquid Water Discovery, and the Starboat Proposal

Join us as we explore the latest developments in Mars exploration. The ESA's Hera spacecraft is set for a Mars flyby, Japanese scientists uncover evidence of liquid water beneath Mars' surface, and Robert Zubrin introduces the 'Starboat' for future human missions. Discover how these advancements could reshape our understanding and exploration of the Red Planet.

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQe7O3YRJo
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/03/Hera_Target_Deimos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHiASEowrio
https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/conversations-in-space-how-hera-is-using-ai-to-share-its-mission-to-defend-earth-from-asteroids/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera_(space_mission)
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2025/03/Hera_asteroid_mission_s_Mars_flyby
https://www.stariongroup.eu/starion-supports-mars-flyby-of-the-hera-asteroid-mission/
https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/space-news/hera-asteroid-missions-mars-flyby/
https://isstracker.pl/en/news/hera-esa-wyrusza-w-misje-badawcza-marsa-z-bliskiego-przelotu,5_rY4Y
https://www.copernical.com/news-public/item/50609-2025-03-10-16-55-06
https://www.copernical.com/news-public/item/50607-2025-03-10-16-55-03
https://ana.ir/en/news/8412/researchers-reveal-adsorptive-regolith-on-mars-soaks-up-water
https://ls.berkeley.edu/news-archive
https://universemagazine.com/en/water-on-mars-new-discovery-by-japanese-scientists/
https://www.azorobotics.com/News.aspx?newsID=15764
https://livequrious.com
https://www.popsci.com/science/moon-water-poles/
https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2025-osiris-rex-sample
https://thedebrief.org/theyre-enigmas-scientists-perplexed-by-mysterious-martian-stones-that-hint-at-possibility-of-life/
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-astronomers-potential-class-icy-interstellar.html
https://opentools.ai/news/nasa-unveils-stunning-mars-images-earth-like-geology-captured-from-another-planet
https://astrobiology.com/2025/03/can-we-find-floating-vegetation-on-ocean-planets.html
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2025/Q1/unburied-treasure-rover-researchers-find-unexpected-minerals-on-mars
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-supercomputers-reveal-small-ocean-storms.html
https://www.gbnews.com/science/astronomers-mars-discovery-breakthrough-hints-ancient-life
https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/nasas-spherex-mission-will-soon-search-the-milky-way-for-signs-of-water
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1075600
https://astrobiology.com/2025/03/unburied-treasure-rover-researchers-find-unexpected-minerals-on-mars.html
https://www.nasa.gov/news/recently-published/
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/03/zubrins-new-mars-plan-with-a-mini-starship-called-starboat.html
https://ainvest.com/news/spacex-starship-setback-race-mars-2503/
https://www.marssociety.org/category/news/
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/tag/mars
https://successknocks.com/spacex-starship-future/
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/03/specification-for-a-mini-starship-using-two-raptor-engines.html
https://www.marssociety.org/news/2025/03/07/mars-society-denounces-trump-plans-to-wreck-nasa-space-science/
https://spaceexplored.com/2025/03/08/spacex-lays-out-plan-for-first-florida-starship-launch/
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/cybertruck-tesla-elon-musk-nasa/3227/
https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/space/2025/03/04/spacex-plans-starship-super-heavy-launch-from-florida-in-late-2025
https://awesome-universe.com/2025/03/07/
https://keeptrack.space/x-report/spacex-brief-2025-03-10/
https://www.marssociety.org/news/2025/03/09/call-for-abstracts-2/
https://keeptrack.space/space-brief/space-brief-2025-03-10/
https://aiaa.org/news/industry-news/
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=62497.440
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX
https://awesome-universe.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM_aEjZQqQk