Mars
NASA’s Still Trying to Get InSight’s Mole Working Again. Progress is Slow.
The InSight lander has been on Mars for 213 Sols on its mission to understand the interior of the red…
Curiosity Sniffs a Spike in Methane. Could it be a Sign of Life?
The Curiosity rover has detected another methane plume on Mars, once again raising the issue of whether or not there…
Martian Clouds Might Start with Meteor Trails Through the Atmosphere
On Earth, clouds form when enough droplets of water condense out of the air. And those droplets require a tiny…
Earth has a Water Cycle. Mars has a Dust Cycle
To say there are some myths circulating about Martian dust storms would be an understatement. Mars is known for its…
This is What the Ground Looked Like After InSight Landed on Mars
When InSight landed on Mars on Nov. 26th, 2018, it deployed a parachute to slow its descent through the thin…
It’s Been Exactly One Year Since Opportunity Sent This Final Message Home – on its 5,111th Martian Day
Opportunity's final message home is not much to look at on its own. If you're old enough to remember film…
You Can Use a Live Webcam to Watch NASA Build the Mars 2020 Rover
NASA's next mission to the surface of Mars is called the 2020 rover (in case you didn't know already.) It's…
Engineers are Still Troubleshooting Why Mars InSight’s Mole is Stuck and Won’t Go Any Deeper
NASA's Mars InSight Lander was always a bit of a tricky endeavour. The stationary lander has one chance to get…
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…