Mars
A Global Color Map of Mars, Courtesy of China’s Tianwen-1 Mission
In July 2020, China's Tianwen-1 mission arrived in orbit around Mars, consisting of six robotic elements: an orbiter, a lander,…
New Study Shows Mars Could be Terraformed Using Resources that are Already There
The idea of terraforming Mars, making its atmosphere and environment more Earth-like for human settlement, goes back decades. During that…
Dune-Inspired Stillsuits Could Allow Astronauts to Recycle Their Urine Into Water
If history has taught us one thing, it is that science fiction often gives way to science fact. Consider the…
NASA's Skyrocketing Need for Cargo Deliveries to the Moon
NASA has big plans for the Moon. Through the Artemis Program, NASA plans to create a program of "sustained exploration…
Don't Get Your Hopes Up for Finding Liquid Water on Mars
In the coming decades, NASA and China intend to send the first crewed missions to Mars. Given the distance involved…
NASA is Considering Other Ways of Getting its Mars Samples Home
In 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars. For the next three years, this astrobiology mission…
Highlights from the 10th Achieving Mars Workshop
Back in December, NASA officials, space industry experts, members of the academic community, and science communicators descended on Washington, D.C.,…
SpaceX Shows Off Its New Extravehicular Activity Suit
In February 2022, SpaceX and entrepreneur/philanthropist Jared Isaacman (commander of the Inspiration4 mission) announced they were launching a new program…
We Need to Consider Conservation Efforts on Mars
Astrobiology is the field of science that studies the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the Universe. In…
Starlink on Mars? NASA Is Paying SpaceX to Look Into the Idea
NASA has given the go-ahead for SpaceX to work out a plan to adapt its Starlink broadband internet satellites for…