Mars
How Will NASA and ESA Handle Mars Samples When They Get Them Back to Earth?
We've learned a lot about Mars in recent years. Multiple orbiters and hugely-successful rover missions have delivered a cascade of…
Rovers on Mars should be searching for rocks that look like pasta – they’re almost certainly created by life
According to a new study, future NASA missions to Mars should look for "pasta-like" mineral structures, which are an indication…
Curiosity has Found the Mother Lode of Clay on the Surface of Mars
Clay is a big deal on Mars because it often forms in contact with water. Find clay, and you've usually…
This is Where Mars 2020 Rover is Heading. From this Picture, I Think You Can Guess Why
Get used to hearing the name "Jezero Crater." It's the landing site for NASA's Mars 2020 rover. The 2020 rover…
Different Conditions From Earth Drive the Movement of Sand Dunes on Mars
Mars is a sandy planet and the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has given us tons of…
This Strange Feature on Mars was Probably the Result of an Ancient Volcanic Explosion
A strange feature on the surface of Mars has kept scientists guessing about its origin. It's a surface deposit of…
Don’t Forget, Curiosity’s Sister Rover is Flying to Mars in 2020
The Mars 2020 mission is getting ever closer to the day when it will be launched to the Red Planet.
The Global Dust Storm that Ended Opportunity Helped Teach us how Mars Lost its Water
The enduring, and maybe endearing, mystery around Mars is what happened to its water? We can say with near-certainty now,…
Curiosity has Finally Sampled a Clay-Rich Region on Mars
It's hard to believe that MSL Curiosity has been on Mars for almost seven years. But it has, and during…
Scientists are Trying to Figure Out Why InSight’s “Mole” Can’t Dig Any Deeper
Engineers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) are busy working with a replica InSight…