Mars’s Gale Crater Would Have Been Habitable For Millions Of Years
On an announced date, NASA reports new findings from the Curiosity rover about Mars’ ancient climate. The main…
NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate
While NASA imagery has shown evidence of ancient rivers and lakes on Mars that transitioned to dry dunes,…
Scientists Just Tested a Thruster Powerful Enough for Human Missions to Mars
A type of advanced electric propulsion system thruster. Credit: NASA NASA’s new electric propulsion engine set a U.S.…
A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid
The Psyche probe, launched in October 2023 on its way to the metallic asteroid it studies, recently performed…
Chinese astronaut to spend a full year in orbit as Beijing ramps up Moon race
China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, which will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year in orbit…
Ancient Mega-Floods Once Ripped Across Mars and Left This Giant Scar
This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows part of Shalbatana Vallis, a large channel in Mars’s equatorial region.…
NASA’s MAVEN Detects Atmospheric Effect on Mars That ‘No One Expected’
We know Mars to be many things: dusty, cold, and missing a global magnetic field. In a recent…
NASA MAVEN Detects Hidden Magnetic Effect on Mars
The Zwan‑Wolf effect was thought to be limited to planetary magnetospheres for decades. Originally discovered in 1976, it…
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric…
Europe Just Unveiled a Serious Rival to SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX Starship ignition during its launch on IFT-5. Credit: Steve Jurvetson A DLR analysis suggests Starship may define…
Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its…
Helio and You: Seasons on Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Earth has four seasons – spring, summer, fall, and winter. Other planets (including Jupiter and the other giant…