Mars
New Study Could Help Locate Subsurface Deposits of Water Ice on Mars
A new study by a team led by the Smithsonian Institution has cast doubt on there being subsurface ice on…
Rare Element Could Point the Way to Past Life on Mars
A new study by an international team of scientists indicates how future missions to Mars should look for a rare…
Study of Martian Sedimentary Layers Reveals More About the Planet’s Past
A new study by scientists from the University of Texas at Austin has showed how Mars has changed geologically over…
Preparations for Deployment of InSight Lander to Mars are Ramping Up!
NASA engineers are busy getting the InSight Lander ready for launch, which is scheduled to take place in early summer…
Settle the Moon Before Mars, Says Astronaut Chris Hadfield
In a recent interview, former astronaut and science communicator Chris Hadfield advocating settling the Moon before going to Mars.
New Study Says that Martian Weather May Get Snowy Overnight
A new study by a team of American and French researchers indicates that Mars experiences evening snowstorms, similar to "microburst"…
Opportunity Starts Historic Descent of Tantalizing Martian Gully to Find Out How Was It Carved
From the precipice of "Perseverance Valley" NASA’s teenaged Red Planet robot Opportunity has begun the historic first ever descent of…
Hubble Sees Tiny Phobos Orbiting Mars
In May of 2016, when Mars was making its closest pass to Earth in over a decade, Hubble captured images…
Ready to Leave Low Earth Orbit? Prototype Construction Begins for a Deep Space Habitat
As part of NASA's NextSTEP-2 program, Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a Phase II contract to continue work on their…
VP Pence Vows Return to the Moon, Boots on Mars during KSC Visit
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Vice President Mike Pence, during a whirlwind visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…