JPL and the Space Age: Landing on Mars — Six Minutes of Terror (NASA Documentary)
In the summer of 2003 two rovers began their journeys to Mars at a time when the Red Planet and Mars were the nearest they…
In the summer of 2003 two rovers began their journeys to Mars at a time when the Red Planet and Mars were the nearest they…
The Mars Express spacecraft has revealed fascinating features on Ascraeus Mons, Mars’ second-largest shield volcano. The images depict areas of collapsed underground lava flows and…
The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation….
One of six instruments aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on the Red Planet’s surface. After 17 years of…
Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars. New images from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal evidence…
ESA’s Mars Express has captured detailed images of Mars’ second-tallest volcano, Ascraeus Mons, revealing features such as lava flows, tubes, chains of craters, and large…
On its 3,800th sol, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover photographed a book-like rock, “Terra Firme,” a result of water depositing harder minerals and wind erosion shaping…
After the devastating loss of two back-to-back missions to Mars in 1999, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found itself at a crossroads. Would the lab pull…
During the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, an abstract was presented by researchers from the University of Alberta proposing that rice modified genetically could grow…
A groundbreaking 5.7 terapixel image of Mars has been unveiled, offering a 20-fold increase in resolution for a detailed view of the planet’s surface. A…
In 2021, a pair of quakes sent seismic waves deep into the Red Planet’s core, giving scientists the best data yet on its size and…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has successfully reached the top of a canyon it has been climbing for weeks, offering a new view and interesting rocks…
The Mars Map displays high-resolution images of the Red Planet through the lens of the UAE’s own Hope probe, and showcases the huge scientific advances…
The Zhurong rover, part of China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission, has found evidence of liquid water at low Martian latitudes, indicating potentially habitable environments. This discovery,…
JPL’s Abigail Fraeman will help study the composition of Phobos and Deimos using instruments on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s spacecraft. NASA has selected 10…
New NASA InSight research reveals that Mars has a liquid core rich in sulfur and oxygen, leading to new clues about how terrestrial planets form,…
Researchers have gained new insights into Mars’ liquid core, discovering that it is slightly denser and smaller than previously believed, and contains a mixture of…
NASA completed its first Architecture Concept Review to align its Moon to Mars exploration strategy, which includes yearly updates to incorporate new technologies and objectives….