Mars
How Strong is Gravity on Other Planets?
Gravity is a fundamental force in our universe. And on the planets in our Solar System, it is dependent on…
‘A City on Mars’ is Elon Musk’s Ultimate Goal Enabled by Rocket Reuse Technology
Elon Musk’s dream and ultimate goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet in the form of…
Curiosity Celebrates Christmas at Red Planet Paradise at Namib Dune with 1st Mastcam Self-portrait
Just in time for the holidays, NASA’s Curiosity rover is celebrating Christmas 2015 at a Red Planet Paradise - spectacular…
2016 Launch of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Postponed Due to Instrument Vacuum Leak
NASA managers have just made the difficult but unavoidable decision to scrub the planned March 2016 launch of the InSight…
NASA Receives Significant Budget Boost for Fiscal Year 2016
NASA has just received a significant boost in the agency’s current budget after both chambers of Congress passed the $1.1…
Curiosity Reaches Massive Field of Spectacularly Rippled Active Martian Sand Dunes
After many months of painstaking driving, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached the edge of a massive field of spectacular…
How Long is a Day on Mars?
Mars is different from Earth in many ways, being rather cold and inhospitable. But interestingly, a day on Mars is…
How Many Moons Does Mars Have?
Many of the planets in our Solar System have a system of moons. But among the rocky planets that make…
Mars Compared to Earth
Mars is the 4th planet from Sun, and the place that holds our imagination because of the possibility that there…
Should We Go to Mars or Back to the Moon?
When humans finally blast off for another world, where will we be going? Will we return to the Moon, and…