Mars
Cool New Mission Trailer for Rosalind Franklin Rover
ESA's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover has been delayed twice due to problems with its parachute deployment and Russia's invasion of…
Odyssey Gives Us a Cool New View of Mars
Chances are that you've seen images of Earth from space, thanks to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS),…
There are Mysterious Polygons Beneath the Surface of Mars
China's Zhurong rover was equipped with a ground-penetrating radar system, allowing it to peer beneath Mars's surface. Researchers have announced…
A Tiny Quadcopter Could Gather Rocks for China’s Sample Return Mission
Space exploration is always changing. Before February 2021 there had never been a human made craft flying around in the…
Aerocapture is a Free Lunch in Space Exploration
This article was updated on 11/28/23 When spacecraft return to Earth, they don't need to shed all their velocity by…
NASA Tests its Next-Generation Mars Helicopter Blades
While NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to break records for both airspeed and altitude while it explores Jezero Crater on…
What’s Going on With the Mars Sample Return Mission?
Anybody with a modicum of intellectual curiosity is looking forward to the NASA/ESA Mars Sample Return Mission. NASA's Perseverance rover…
It’s Time for the Mars Rovers to Hunker Down and Wait for the Earth to Return
If you've noticed a slowdown in Mars news lately, it's because of the Sun. Or, rather, it's because the Sun…
A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars
Humans on Mars will need oxygen, and Mars' atmosphere is pretty anemic when it comes to the life-sustaining element. NASA's…
Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time
The ESA's ExoMars mission just observed nightglow in Mars' atmosphere, a phenomenon that also happens on Earth.