Medicine & TechnologyJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency is the Japanese partner for the Martian Moon Exploration Project. The mars moon Phobos is slightly egg shaped and is 27 kilometers in diameter if measured from end to end.
Scientists found in their recent study that several volcanic eruptions helped Mars to form an atmosphere. Several gasses that emitted during the eruptions, could be the home of some microorganisms that can survive in anoxic condition.
In 2016, Mars came close to Earth on May 30, clearly appearing in the night sky; know when you would again be able to see the Red Planet this close from your roof here
Heads of various space agencies agree on sending initial missions to the moon before Mars. They believe it will be the key to the success of much tougher journey to the red planet.
Microbial life on Mars could have existed at the surface early in Mars' history overflowing with water. But as the planet dried up and cooled down due to a loss of atmosphere, any life could have been driven down, force into rare surface oases or just simply died out.
3D-printed space antennas, Mining asteroids for propellant and Beaming solar energy to solve Earth's energy crisis are the apps that may help in Mars colonization.
NASA wants to have a gate station to Mars. The mini space station will serve as a departing gateway going to Mars and other destinations in the solar system.
Solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that could have supported life billions of years ago into a frigid desert world, according to new results from NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) spacecraft led by the University of Colorado Boulder.