Mars
Scientists Piece Together the Shoreline of an Ancient Ocean on Mars
Scientists have long suspected that Mars was once warm and wet in its ancient past. The Mars Ocean Hypothesis says…
When Should Robots Take Risks Exploring Other Worlds?
Researchers from the CMU's Robotic Institute have developed a new method that allows rovers to autonomously weigh risk against the…
Mars Express Got so Close to Phobos That it Needed to be Reprogrammed to Keep the Moon in Focus
Let's talk about Phobos. We know it's a moon of Mars and it orbits the planet once every 7.4 hours.…
Would Mark Watney Have Survived in Real Life, and What This Can Teach Us About Sending Humans to Mars
We want to send humans to Mars eventually, and while this will be both a historic and exciting journey, it…
InSight Felt the Ground Shake From a Meteorite Impact on Mars
The Mars InSight lander might be nearing the end of its life on the Red Planet, but its scientific data…
Earth’s Hardiest Bacteria Could Survive Hundreds of Millions of Years Just Under the Surface of Mars
A few years from now, a small capsule will enter Earth's atmosphere and float to the surface under a parachute.…
Clearing the Air on a Trip to Mars: the NASA Particle Partition Challenge!
With $45,000 in prizes, NASA's Particle Partition Challenge is looking for innovative ideas on how to maintain breathable atmospheres for…
Samples Returned From Mars Will be Protected by a Micrometeorite Shield
NASA engineers are developing and testing a shielding system to protect the Mars Sample Return mission from micormeterites and space…
Will Mars finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why the planet Venus could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? Despite its harsh…
Mars Could Have Been Warm and wet, While Earth was Still a Glowing Ball of Molten Rock
New research suggests that when Earth was still a ball of molten rock, Mars may have been covered in warm,…