Vacation House on Mars? Astronauts to Possibly Use Lava Tubes for Temporary Shelter from Radiation in Upcoming Missions

SPACE 05.13.2020 05:30 AM

Future human missions to Mars might be possible within the next decade and astronomers are already prepping for it. A major problem would be the radiation on the planet, but a recent study suggests that astronauts could seek temporary shelter in Mars' natural lava tubes. Click to watch a video explaining lava tubes on Mars.

'Alien' Viruses Could Hitchhike on Astronauts and Spaceships Coming Back From Mars: Expert Calls for NASA to Make Protocols

05.09.2020 04:34 AM

Stanford Professor warns that samples from Mars should be treated as if tey are Ebola virus from space until proven safe to prevent alien virus from contaminating Earth.

Astronomers Uncovered First Evidence Ever of A River On Mars Which Flowed Over 3.7 Billion Years Ago

05.06.2020 06:44 AM

The 650ft cliff face in a crater on the surface of Mars had marks revealing that a river flowed across the red planet

Emirate-Built Mars Explorer Sent to a Far Away Japanese Island for Its Final Preparation Ahead of Its July Launch

04.27.2020 01:15 AM

UAE's Hope probe that is set to orbit Mars has arrived at its launch site in Japan ahead of its scheduled lift-off in July.

NASA to Use Gold in Creating Oxygen on the Moon Soon? How is that Possible?

04.19.2020 19:10 PM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) golden idea: use MOXIE, a golden box made out of gold to create oxygen that Mars explorers will use to move and breathe on Mars.

Can You Guess What Message is NASA's Perseverance Rover Carrying to Mars? It's Written in Morse Code!

04.02.2020 23:21 PM

Along with the 10.9 million names of science fans etched on NASA's Perseverance rover is a 'special' hidden message it will be carrying as it journeys to the red planet in July.

Over 10 Million Entries Sent to NASA’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ Program

03.27.2020 07:01 AM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) campaign dubbed, "Send Your Name to Mars" has attracted the people from all over the world to send their respective names "to ride aboard" the next rover of the agency to the Red Planet.

NASA Reveals Highest-Resolution Ever of the Panorama of Mars

03.09.2020 07:21 AM

This is Mars like you've never seen before with over 1,000 pictures and 1.8 billion pixels. (Photo : NASA)A portion of a 1. 8-billion-pixel panorama whose composite images were captured by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover between Nov.

Is There Life on Mars? NASA InSight Rover Detects Quakes

02.26.2020 11:40 AM

Mars seismic activity and ground vibration may manifest that there life on the planet. Is there really alien life on Mars?

Troublemaking Mars Lander "Mole" Is Digging Again

12.24.2019 07:39 AM

Images were captured documenting the situation from every angle, even evaluated the soil and the rocks in the area and mimicked those characteristics here on Earth to do some testing. As if like the mole is already tired of the whole mission, the camera was able to document that the mole popped out of Martian crust.

Modified MAVEN Spacecraft Found Surprising Data About the Circulation Patterns on Mars

12.13.2019 06:17 AM

The journal details the findings that were collected by the modified MAVEN spacecraft from 2016 to 2018 and there were a lot of surprises for the astronomers.

Dust Storms May Have Caused the Disappearance of Water from the Red Planet

12.05.2019 07:28 AM

Astronomers believed that these dust particles once trapped water vapor and had used these dust towers like an elevator to rise to the planet's atmosphere where solar radiation would eventually break their molecules apart.

Jezero Crater Hosts Rich Amounts of Hydrated Silica—a Mineral Perfect for Preserving Biosignatures

11.15.2019 07:46 AM

Researchers from Brown University developed a technique that will help scientists find rare and hard-to-detect mineral data taken from the orbiting spacecraft.

The Mars Helicopter is Set to Launch with the Mars 2020 Rover

11.05.2019 08:53 AM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is geared up for their expedition to Mars this coming 2020. As a part of this project, NASA asks the question: "What will happen if we bring an aerial vehicle to Mars?" The answer is in the development of the Mars Helicopter.

Growing Plants in Space: Why It's Important

10.23.2019 05:34 AM

A summary of recent developments in growing food crops in space. With more missions planned for the Moon and Mars, rapid technological developments are now in the pipeline to ensure their success.

Space Agriculture: Crops Can Be Grown on Moon and Mars Soil

10.16.2019 06:01 AM

Researchers are able to harvest fruits and seeds grown on simulated Moon and Mars soil. With NASA, the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos all looking at future missions to Mars in the near future, the race is on in the age of space colonization.

Virgin Orbit and SatRevolution Look to Go to Mars by 2022

10.12.2019 06:16 AM

A very capable consortium has been formed, and their aim is Mars exploration. (Photo : Virgin Orbit)Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl carrying the LauncherOne rocket that will be used in the launching of SatRevolution's cubesat destined for Mars.

NASA Chief Scientist: We Might Find Life on Mars Within 2 Years

10.09.2019 05:53 AM

Rover missions are set to explore Mars in 2021 to look for signs of life. We're not alone in the universe. At least, that's what Dr. Jim Green, Chief Scientist at the NASA, predicts would be the result of the upcoming rover missions.

Marsquakes Are A Thing and You Can Hear Them Through InSight

10.05.2019 07:53 AM

The SEIS on Mars lander InSight has picked up some strange sounds, and you can listen to them. Did NASA just detect movement of Mars' crust? Or was it just a couple of rocks blown by the wind? NASA's InSight lander has picked up on some interesting rumblings on the Earth-like planet.

Life On Mars Could Be Possible, But People On Earth May Not Be Prepared

10.03.2019 08:28 AM

The European Space Agency has expressed their plan to bring the man on the Moon, but NASA chief said that people on Earth might not be prepared for what would be discovered.

Europeans On The Moon, To Be Final By December 2019

09.29.2019 21:57 PM

It seems everyone has their eyes on the moon. The race is on as to who will send another man to the moon after fifty years.