Mars
Curiosity Drives Over a Rock, Cracking it Open and Revealing an Amazing Yellow Crystal
On May 30th, the Mars Curiosity rover was just minding its own business exploring Gediz Vallis when it ran over…
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…
Resources on Mars Could Support Human Explorers
In the coming decades, multiple space agencies and private companies plan to establish outposts on the Moon and Mars. These…
A New View of Olympus Mons
After 100,000 orbits and almost 23 years on Mars, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has seen a lot. The spacecraft was…
Basketball-Sized Meteorites Strike the Surface of Mars Every Day
NASA's InSight Mars Lander faced some challenges during its time on the red planet's surface. Its mole instrument struggled to…
Determining the Safest Martian Caves for Future Astronauts
When astronauts land on Mars someday, they might have to live in lava caves or lava tubes to survive the…
Perseverance Found Some Strange Rocks. What Will They Tell Us?
NASA's Perseverance Rover has left Mount Washburn behind and arrived at its next destination, Bright Angel. It found an unusual…
Marsquakes Can Help Us Find Water on the Red Planet
Earth is a seismically active planet, and scientists have figured out how to use seismic waves from Earthquakes to probe…
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…