Mars
Finally! InSight’s Mole is Making Slow and Steady Progress
Personnel at NASA and the DLR have been working for months to get InSight's Mole working. They're at a disadvantage,…
Sediments on Mars, Created By Blowing Wind or Flowing Water
The HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has given us a steady stream of…
Better Tires to Drive on Mars
A future rover on Mars may include shape-shifting capabilities. This innovative tech won’t quite be like the liquid-metal polymorphing robot…
Perseverance Rover is Getting Tucked Into its Launch Fairing
70 days from now, the next launch window to Mars opens. That's when NASA will launch their Perseverance Rover. New…
When Did Mars Lose its Global Magnetic Field?
New research using data from MAVEN shows that Mars had a magnetic field earlier and later in its history than…
The Companies Taking NASA Back to the Moon in 2024: Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics
NASA recently announced the three companies that will be building lunar landing systems to take astronauts back to the Moon…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover is Going to Jezero Crater, Which is Looking Better and Better as a Place to Search for Evidence of Past Life on Mars
In 2018, NASA decided that the landing site for its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover would be the Jezero Crater. At…
Mars Helicopter gets a Name: Ingenuity
Flying low over the surface of Mars. Don’t tell me you haven’t dreamed about it, especially with some of the…
China’s First Mars Lander is Going to be Called “Tianwen”
Friday April 24th was China's "Space Day," celebrated on the 50 year anniversary of their first satellite launch. This past…
This is How the ESA and NASA Will be Working Together to Bring Rocks Back From Mars
The ESA has entered into a lucrative collaboration to help NASA get its Martian rock samples back to Earth.