Mars
What Made this Mysterious Pit on Mars? Impact Crater or Natural Collapse?
An unusual pit on the surface of Mars is a bit of a mystery to scientists: is it the result…
Cancer Risk for a Human Mars Mission Just Got a Lot Worse
A new study by scientists from UNLV indicates that astronauts going to Mars will be at an increased risk of…
Can We Own Space? Buying Your Own Piece of the High Frontier
Owning land here on Earth is nice and legal. But what about a plot of land on the Moon or…
Trump Proposes $19.1 Billion 2018 NASA Budget, Cuts Earth Science and Education
The Trump Administration has proposed a $19.1 Billion NASA budget request for Fiscal Year 2018, which amounts to a $0.5…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 26, 2017: Stephen Petranek and How We’ll Live On Mars
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: NAT GEO’s Stephen Petranek is the author of How We’ll Live on Mars (TED…
The Mars Project! Von Braun’s Ideas for a Mars Mission. Collaboration with Vintage Space
In a special two part episode, Fraser collaborates with space historian Amy Shira Teitel at Vintage Space to investigate what…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 19, 2017: Eric Fisher of Labfundr
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Eric Fisher is the head of Labfundr, a Canadian crowdsourcing platform for science research…
Asteroid Strikes on Mars Spun Out Supersonic Tornadoes that Scoured the Surface
According to a new study from Brown University, impacts on Mars could have triggered supersonic storms that scoured the surface
New Japanese mission will be going to the Moons of Mars
Between proposals for missions to the Moon and Mars in the coming decades, JAXA is proposing a mission to the…
Exciting New Views Of Opportunity’s Remarkable Landing Site
The HiRise camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured color images of the Opportunity's 2004 Hole In One landing…