Mars
Why Mars Died
We know of Mars as the Red Planet, for its surface and atmosphere is caked in endless swirling dust of…
NASA Lost Contact With its Ingenuity Helicopter Briefly, but it's Back
Imagine remotely flying a drone or small aircraft from a great distance and loosing contact with it during flight. You’d…
Future Mars Helicopters Could Explore Lava Tubes
The exploration of Mars continues, with many nations sending robotic missions to search for evidence of past life and learn…
The Ice Sheet on Mars is Even Thicker Than Previously Believed
Maybe Mars isn’t as dry as we thought. ESA's Mars Express has revealed new details about a region near Mars’…
A Biocatalytic Reactor for Detoxifying Water on Mars!
Mars is the next frontier of human space exploration, with NASA, China, and SpaceX all planning to send crewed missions…
Early Mars Climate was Complex, with Streams Flowing Intermittently for Millions of Years
There's overwhelming evidence that Mars was once wet and warm. Rivers flowed across its surface and carved intricate channel systems…
Machine Learning Could Find all the Martian Caves We Could Ever Want
The surface of Mars is hostile and unforgiving. But put a few meters of regolith between you and the Martian…
NASA Selects New Technology to Help Search for Life on Mars
The day when human beings finally set foot on Mars is rapidly approaching. Right now, NASA, the China National Space…
Ingenuity’s 69th Flight is its Farthest So Far
When NASA decided to send the little Ingenuity rotorcraft to Mars on the belly of the Perseverance rover, they weren't…
Watch a Full Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk
On November 8th, NASA's Curiosity Rover paused its incessant science work and just watched the day unfold on Mars. The…