Search for Ancient Martian Life: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sees Mars in a New Light
A cutting-edge instrument called SHERLOC, which hunts for molecules potentially related to ancient life, played a key role in a recent study. In its first…
A cutting-edge instrument called SHERLOC, which hunts for molecules potentially related to ancient life, played a key role in a recent study. In its first…
NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover continues its exploration of the Jau crater cluster. The rover’s instruments are actively studying a rock named ‘Mamore,’ while also imaging…
Deep beneath the surface of North Yorkshire, subterranean tunnels are offering a unique opportunity to study how humans might be able to live and operate…
During the final year of NASA’s Mars InSight mission, a large marsquake allowed researchers from ETH Zurich to determine the global thickness and density of…
Scientists gain vital insights into Mars’ history and potential for supporting life. A new study using data from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has found potential…
Using data from the Zhurong rover, researchers have discovered a major climate shift on Mars around 400,000 years ago, marked by a significant change in…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 52nd flight, despite communication dropouts due to challenging Martian terrain. Contact with the helicopter was re-established on June…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, after initial failures, successfully obtained a conglomerate rock sample from Otis Peak in Jezero crater, despite its crumbly nature. The varied…
NASA’s Perseverance rover is trying to collect a conglomerate rock sample from Mars to help scientists understand the planet’s geological history and its magnetic field…
The Mars Perseverance Rover struggled to collect samples from a crumbly, potentially conglomerate rock at the Onahu outcrop, before exploring another location, Stone Man Pass….
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has produced two captivating ultraviolet images of Mars, taken during opposite points in the planet’s orbit around the Sun in 2022 and…
Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space – which could supplement life support systems on the Moon and Mars. In…
Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of the terrain that the rover is leaving behind. After completing a major…
ESA’s Mars Express mission has released a color-rich, detailed mosaic of Mars to mark its 20th anniversary, using high-altitude images that reveal unprecedented color variations…
Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters. NASA’s Perseverance rover is currently investigating rock outcrops alongside the…
Two decades ago, on June 2, 2003, ESA’s Mars Express orbiter launched and began its journey to the Red Planet – Europe’s first-ever mission to…
Mars appears in the night sky different from all the other gleaming dots in the darkness. Look carefully and even to the naked eye it…
The European Space Agency (ESA) is hosting a one-hour Mars livestream on June 2, 2023, for the 20th anniversary of Mars Express. Direct images from…