NASA’s Bold New Plans for the Moon, Mars, and Earth Orbit
NASA’s leadership is shaking things up, announcing a series of major changes aimed at keeping the agency on…
There’s an Even Larger Hole in the Wheel of NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover
The Mars Hand Lens Imager, a camera at the end of a robotic arm, took this photo on…
Mysterious Structure on Mars Looks Uncannily Like an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid
It would be tempting to assume there’s nothing much of note happening on Mars, but that dusty rusty…
Cyanobacteria have the potential to turn Martian soil fertile
Imagine landing on Mars and growing your lunch—not with supplies from Earth, but using dust, air, and microbes…
‘Shiny’ geometric object spotted on Mars sparks call for NASA probe
A party hat-shaped object spotted on Mars is drawing renewed scrutiny, with some experts suggesting it could be…
High Resolution Stereo Camera Captures 3D Photos of Craters on Mars
Newly published high-resolution photos of Mars show some of the red planet’s many craters in exceptional, colorful detail.…
China challenging U.S. to become next great space power
China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches,…
A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest…
Mars once had beaches like Earth! Radar data is revealing the buried shoreline |
Mars once had beaches like Earth (Image source: Canva) For decades, scientists have debated whether Mars once had…
Did Life Hitch a Ride to Earth? Scientists Smashed the Living Crap Out of Microbes to Find Out
The tiniest life forms are also among Earth’s toughest, from near-invincible tardigrades to extremophilic microbes that thrive near…
Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive
Tardigrades are tiny, endearing, and practically invincible. As it turns out, however, not even tardigrades can survive the…
NASA’s new eyes: See the tech set to decode Mars and space weather
As Mars’ atmosphere continues to change, Nasa activated a new instrument on Wednesday to study how the Sun influences the…