Mars
With a Small Network of Satellites Around Mars, Rovers Could Navigate Autonomously
When it comes to "on the ground" exploration of Mars, rovers make pretty good advance scouts. From Pathfinder to Perseverance,…
Should We Build a Nature Reserve on Mars?
There are 8 billion of us now. The UN says when the population peaks around the year 2100, there'll be…
Many Clouds on Mars are Driven by Dust, not Water
One of the benefits of having a cluster of satellites orbiting another planet is that scientists can then analyze that…
Mars Once had Enough Water for a Planet-Wide Ocean 300 Meters Deep
New research has shown that Mars may have been covered in a worldwide ocean when Earth was still covered in…
Perseverance has Found a Nice Patch of Sandstone on Mars
NASA's rolling geology robot shared a great image of sandstone that it found on Mars in Jezero Crater. It's in…
JAXA’s Ambitious Mission to Phobos Will Even Have European-Built Rover
Japan and Germany have a history of collaboration in scientific and technological endeavours. The countries have a Joint Committee on…
NASA’s MAVEN Witnessed Auroras as Multiple Solar Storms Crashed into Mars
After orbiting Mars for eight long years, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft observed an extraordinary duo of…
The Future of Mars Exploration Belongs to Helicopters
Even though there's no firm date for a Mars sample return mission, the Perseverance rover is busy collecting rock samples…
This is Probably the Last Picture we’ll see From InSight on Mars
It's almost time to say goodbye to another Martian friend. Plenty of missions to the Red Planet have gone silent…
Mars is Mostly Dead. There's Still Magma Inside, so it's Slightly Alive
NASA's InSight lander has detected many marsquakes coming from the same region, which could mean that the Red Planet still…