Mars

NASA's Mars Helicopter Went Silent for Six Agonizing Days

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars has exceeded everyone's expectations, recently completing its 51st flight when it was supposed to fly…

4 days ago

China’s Rover Found Evidence of an Ancient Ocean on Mars

In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences…

1 week ago

ESA Has a Playground for Mars Rovers to Learn how to Explore the Red Planet

NASA makes successful rover missions seem mundane. Spirit and Opportunity were wildly successful, and Curiosity and Perseverance would both be…

1 week ago

Researchers Are Building a Simulated Moon/Mars Research Station Deep Underground

In the early days of spaceflight, just getting a satellite into Earth's orbit was an accomplishment. In our era, landing…

1 week ago

Seismic Waves Help Map the Core of Mars for the First Time

More than a hundred years after geologists first observed how seismic waves traveled through Earth, they've achieved another seismic first.…

3 weeks ago

New Photos Show Collapsed Chains of Craters on a Martian Volcano

Most everyone is familiar with Olympus Mons, the largest volcano on Mars and also the largest in the Solar System.…

3 weeks ago

We Can Only Bring 30 Samples of Mars Back to Earth. How Do We Decide?

The Mars Sample Return Mission is one of the most ambitious missions ever conceived. Though the samples won't be returned…

4 weeks ago

China's Mars Rover Finds Recent Evidence of Water Near the Equator

Before going into hibernation, China's Zhurong rover found evidence that water recently existed in small patches on Mars (and might…

4 weeks ago

It’s Surprisingly Easy to Hurl Rocks From Mars Into Space

Of the thousands of meteorites found on Earth, about 188 have been confirmed to be from Mars. How did they…

1 month ago

NASA Seeks Greater Diversity in Research Collaborations

Through the MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification, NASA is looking for input from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) for its "Moon…

1 month ago