Mars
InSight’s ‘Mole’ is Now Completely buried!
It's been a long road for InSight's Mole. InSight landed on Mars almost two years ago, in November 2018. While…
Summer is Dust Devil Time on Mars
Just like Earth, Mars undergoes seasonal changes due to its axial tilt. And while summer heat on Mars can’t compare…
China’s Mars-bound Tianwen-1 Takes a Selfie
The CNSA (Chinese National Space Agency) has released an image of its Tianwen-1 spacecraft to coincide with the National Day…
This Martian Lava Tube Skylight is 50 Meters Across. The Biggest Lava Tube on Earth is Only 15 Meters Across
NASA's Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it reached Mars in late 1971. It got…
The Colorful Walls of an Exposed Impact Crater on Mars
Impact craters have been called the “poor geologists’ drill,” since they allow scientists to look beneath to the subsurface of…
Machine Learning Software is Now Doing the Exhausting Task of Counting Craters On Mars
Does the life of an astronomer or planetary scientists seem exciting? Sitting in an observatory, sipping warm cocoa, with high-tech…
Perseverance Will be Scanning Inside Rocks for Fossils on Mars
When it arrives on Mars next year, Perseverance will use a next-generation X-ray scanner assisted by AI to search for…
Chitin Could be the Perfect Building Material on Mars
It's hard to deny that we're heading for a future with a human presence on Mars. But to develop sustained…
The Surface of Mars Might Have Gotten an Acid Bath, Obscuring Evidence of Past Life
According to a recent study, the presence of acidic and alkali fluids on the surface of Mars mean that its…
Can you tell the difference between California, Venus, Titan and Mars? Hint: California is the one with buildings.
Californians woke up to an alien-looking sky this morning, Wednesday, September 9, 2020. (more…)