Mars Curiosity Rover: What You Should Know About Its Long Mission on Mars

SPACE 01.10.2021 01:00 AM

Perseverance joins another rover and lander currently working on Mars with other orbiters in the skies above. What sets this car-like robot apart?

Extraordinary New Images Show the Largest Canyon in the Solar System

01.05.2021 10:00 AM

Valles Marineris is the largest canyon in the solar system. Despite HiRISE images, scientists are still unsure of how it was formed.

China's Mars Probe Tianwen-1 On The Way to Enter Martian Planet's Orbit Next Month

01.04.2021 11:00 AM

The most complex aspect of the Mars project is the lander's automated landing. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said that the Tianwen-1 Mars probe has flown more than 400 million km and is on the way to Red Planet's orbit next month.

Is it a Good Idea to Live on Mars, a Planet Where One Cannot Breathe?

01.02.2021 11:00 AM

Young astronaut Alyssa Carson said the sun would run out of fuel to burn," and conditions on Earth will be quite different from the regular life humans spend at present.

Mars Sample Return Program Enters Phase A

12.21.2020 09:00 AM

NASA has approved the Mars Sample Return to bring the first pristine samples from Mars back to Earth.

A Sneak Peek at Mars’ Inner Layers via NASA’s InSight Robotic Explorer

12.18.2020 08:30 AM

During their meeting, the research team reported that InSight had detected almost 500 small 'marsquakes,' although only a few with a magnitude higher than 4.5, said Paul Voosen.

Lemurs’ Hibernation May Be the Answer To Cryogenic Sleep For Space Travel

12.14.2020 17:00 PM

A study is looking into aspects of how lemurs are shielding their cells against stress, regulate global levels of the gene, and the manner they store adequate energy for their survival from hibernation.

Trial Device MOXIE Could Contribute to Rocket Launch Off Mars

11.28.2020 12:00 PM

The MOXIE or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment is a trial device with the ability to yield oxygen.

Ancient Martian Megaflood Once Washed Through Gale Crater on Mars’ Equator - Study

11.24.2020 22:00 PM

The megaflood might have been the product of a meteoric effect generating fire in Mars. The chain of events could have eradicated the ice deposits on the Martian planet and caused gigantic ripples.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Signs of Mars Megafloods

11.24.2020 10:00 AM

A study which the Scientific Reports journal published this month provides the 'first identification of megafloods.'

NASA ‘Hard-Pressed’ to Bring Astronauts Back to the Moon in 2024

11.21.2020 07:30 AM

The NASA Office of Inspector General noted that the 2024 timeline for the Artemis moon mission is exaggeratedly "ambitious," referring to concerns about the funds, scope, and timetable.

Elon Musk Eyes Building a Martian City From Glass Domes to Terraform; Would It Be Risky?

11.20.2020 11:00 AM

In a series of tweets, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave details on how life on Mars would be like: from glass domes to terraform.

NASA Plans to Operate Nuclear Power Plants on Moon and Mars by 2026

11.18.2020 06:00 AM

NASA mulls building a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars by 2026 to support its long-term exploration plans.

[LOOK] Images From Mars Reveal Unusual Triple Craters Overlapping Each Other

11.16.2020 19:00 PM

The triple craters are made up of three overlapping basins located in the 4-billion-year-old Noachis Terra on Mars.

NASA Unlikely to Land Humans on Moon by 2024; Will It Affect Mars Missions Too?

11.16.2020 04:00 AM

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine recently hinted that he would not be a part of the space agency under Joe Biden's administration.

Mars Global Ocean Could Have Dried Out From Years of Dust Storms

11.13.2020 18:00 PM

A recent analysis of several missions explains how dust storms and solar wind may have been responsible for drying out Mars.

Mars Had More Water Before There Was Life On Earth, Ancient Meteorite Shows

11.09.2020 08:00 AM

We know that Mars had water before there's life on Earth. But the questions of when it formed and evaporated remains in question.

Five Stellar Yet Extreme Facts About Space

11.02.2020 13:00 PM

Here are five unexpected and intriguing facts about our solar system you probably did not know! What do you think as you gaze up at the stars? That we're not alone, maybe? The vastness of everything? There are lots to ask about space.

NASA: The Perseverance Rover is Halfway To Mars

10.28.2020 07:00 AM

The Mars 2020 mission from NASA, which includes the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter drone, is already halfway to the Red Planet.

3 Months Travel to Mars: Possible With New Nuclear Rocket Engine Design

10.26.2020 07:00 AM

Developed by USNC-Tech, the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could be more efficient and reliable than chemical combustion engines and safer than previous nuclear rocket designs.

Opposition: The Time When Mars is Up All Night

10.12.2020 08:10 AM

On the night of October 13, the Earth and Mars will line up with the New Moon in an event called 'opposition' in which the Mars and the Sun are in opposite sides of the Earth.