Mars
Magnetic Fusion Plasma Engines Could Carry us Across the Solar System and Into Interstellar Space
In a recent paper, Leiden Professor Florian Neukart describes a Magnetic Fusion Plasma Drive (MFPD) that could revolutionize space exploration.
Even Tiny Amounts of DNA on Mars Will Be Detectable
The Search for Life is focused on the search for biosignatures. Planetary life leaves a chemical fingerprint on a planet's…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover is Setting Records on Mars
NASA's Perseverance Rover has been exploring Mars for more than 900 sols. It's the most scientifically advanced rover ever built…
Curiosity Has Spent Three Years Trying to Reach This Spot on Mars
About three billion years ago, rushing water on Mars carried mud and boulders down a steep slope and deposited them…
Helicopters Could Map the Magnetic Fields on Mars
A recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal examines how helicopters equipped with a magnetometer could be used to…
Mars Doesn’t Have as Many Minerals as Earth
Earth and Mars are very much alike, but also very different. Among other things, scientists find that Earth is much…
What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat?
A recent preprint paper examines the minimum number of people required to maintain a feasible settlement on Mars while accounting…
Ancient Cracked Mud Found on Mars
A recent study published in Nature examines how mud cracks observed on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover could provide insight…
Over 100 Million Years Ago, Olympus Mons Had a Massive Landslide
While the surface of Mars looks relatively unchanging now, it wasn’t always so. The tallest mountain in the Solar System…
Cylindrical Autonomous Drilling Bot Could Reach Buried Martian Water
The south pole of Mars is a likely candidate for future exploration efforts there. It is also an area of…