Mars
NASA Gives a Detailed Analysis of all the Landing Debris Perseverance Has Found on Mars
A recent blog by Dr. Justin Maki, Imaging Scientist and the Deputy Principal Investigator on the Perseverance rover Mastcam-Z camera,…
‘For All Mankind’ Gives Harsh Reality Check About Human Space Exploration
* Warning: Mild Spoilers Ahead * The Apple TV+ series, For All Mankind, just wrapped up Season 3 and is…
What is ISRU, and How Will it Help Human Space Exploration?
As Artemis 1 prepares for its maiden launch with the goal of putting astronauts back on the Moon’s surface within…
This Ice Cliff is One of the Few Places With Exposed Water ice in the Mid-Latitudes on Mars. It’s Probably Tens of Millions of Years old
Because of the orbiters and landers that have studied Mars over the years, scientists have learned that water ice is…
Astronauts Going to Mars Will Receive Many Lifetimes Worth of Radiation
In a recent study published in Space Physics, an international team of researchers discuss an in-depth study examining the long-term…
Were Phobos and Deimos Once a Single Martian Moon That Split up? Not Likely, says New Study
A new study has cast doubt on the theory that Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos were once a single moon…
Mars and Moon Dust can be Turned Into Geopolymer Cement. Good Enough for Landing Pads and Other Structures
Materials science has long taken the lead in space exploration research, and it seems to have been getting even more…
Perseverance has Found a ‘Cat Hair’ in its Drill Chuck. What is it?
After each use of one of the tools at the end of the Perseverance rover’s arm, the mission’s engineering team…
The Tharsis Region of Mars is Peppered With These Strange Pit Craters. Now They’ve Been Found Elsewhere
Pit craters are found on solid bodies throughout our Solar System, including Earth, Venus, the Moon, and Mars. These craters…
Scientists Identify the Source of a Famous Meteorite as One Crater on Mars
If we think untangling Earth's complex geological history is difficult, think of the challenge involved in doing the same for…