NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Ready to Roll for Miles in Years Ahead
After nearly five years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the…
A High-Resolution Camera Orbiting Mars Captured Its 100,000th Photo
‘This view of a region called Syrtis Major is from the 100,000th image captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured its 100,000th image of Mars
An illustration showing the planet Mars and its atmosphere. (Image source: Aynur_zakirov – Pixabay) NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter…
100,000 images in, Mars is still full of surprises
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been flying our the red planet for the last 20 years, beaming…
SpaceX plans blockbuster public offering amid AI data center boom
SpaceX has transformed the aerospace industry with its reusable rockets — radically lowering the cost of lifting satellites…
One of NASA’s Key Cameras Orbiting Mars Takes 100,000th Image
Mesas and dunes stand out in the view snapped by HiRISE, one of the imagers aboard the agency’s…
Scientists Just Mapped 16 Massive Martian Rivers That Defy Geological Rules by Flowing Without Plate Tectonics
Large drainage systems on Mars. Image from the study. We’ve known for a while that Mars was once…
Experiment puts space lettuce under the microscope
Lettuce samples from the International Space Station are being studied to determine the effects of microgravity on crop…
White rocks on Mars point to ancient rainfall and a wetter planet
Light-colored rocks scattered across Mars have become a quiet clue to a louder story about the planet’s past.…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Found Something Strange Hidden on Mars
The red planet has a new, fun little surprise for us. While trundling through an ancient channel last…
NASA heads to Death Valley to test new Mars drone tech
After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as…
Strange White Rocks on Mars Suggest Mars Once Had Tropical Rainstorms Like Earth For Millions of Years
Purdue University research into scattered kaolinite rocks on Mars’ surface shows the dry, dusty planet could have featured…