Mars
NASA’s HiRISE Camera Recently Imaged a Martian Dust Devil. But Why Study Them?
NASA recently used its powerful High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to take a breathtaking…
The Mars Sample Return Mission is Starting to Look Expensive
We say it all the time here at UT - getting to space is hard. It's even more hard to…
Mars Lacks a Planet-Wide Magnetosphere, but it Does Have Pockets of Magnetism
China's Zhurong rover measured the magnetic environment on Mars, which is helping scientists narrow down when its global magnetic field…
Germany is Building a Tiny Rover That Will Roam the Surface of Phobos
Japan's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) will include a Phobos exploration rover provided by the French and German space agencies.
Extending Earth's Internet to Mars With Orbital Data Servers
More spacecraft is due to fly to Mars and will send their data home. Human explorers will want to access…
Missed the Mars Livestream? Here's the Video
When a mission to Mars reaches 20 years of service, that’s definitely reason to celebrate. ESA’s Mars Express celebrated by…
SLS Could Launch a Sample Return Mission to Phobos and Deimos
NASA's next colossal rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), recently had its first successful flight back in November after years…
NASA's Mars Helicopter Went Silent for Six Agonizing Days
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars has exceeded everyone's expectations, recently completing its 51st flight when it was supposed to fly…
China’s Rover Found Evidence of an Ancient Ocean on Mars
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences…
ESA Has a Playground for Mars Rovers to Learn how to Explore the Red Planet
NASA makes successful rover missions seem mundane. Spirit and Opportunity were wildly successful, and Curiosity and Perseverance would both be…