Mars in Unusual Shades of Blue, Green and Yellow Is Like Nothing You’ve Seen Before
16 Aug 2021, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An older image of Mars released this month shows a region of the planet with exposed bedrock seen with other colors than we're used to
Today’s Big Mars Mystery: Where Is the Perseverance Rover in This Photo?
12 Aug 2021, 09:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ingenuity Mars helicopter is still up to its same tricks, this time snaps a photo of the Perseverance from very far away
Mars Dune Alpha to Take Crews to Mars Right Here on Earth, Perfect Humans Wanted
9 Aug 2021, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is getting ready to start the first-in-three year-long simulations of a mission to Mars right at its home at the Johnson Space Center
NASA Car-Sized Rover Digs a Hole on Mars, Doesn’t Go as Planned
8 Aug 2021, 20:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On August 6th, NASA Perseverance rover has sent back images showing an empty sample tube. Currently, the team is analyzing the data sent by the rover.
NASA Will Pay You to Pretend You Live on Mars for a Full Year
7 Aug 2021, 06:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The first one-year analog simulation at the Mars Dune Alpha Habitat starts in the fall of 2022, and NASA wants you to apply for one of the four jobs
Here Stands SpaceX Massive Mars Rocket Fully Stacked
6 Aug 2021, 20:04 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Today, August 6th, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk released a few images showing the Starship prototype fully stacked ahead of its first orbital flight
Astronauts’ Future Home on Mars Could Look Like This 3D-Printed Habitat
6 Aug 2021, 16:18 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA awarded a contract to Texas-based 3D printing company ICON to construct a simulated habitat using its 3D printing system Vulcan.
NASA Curiosity Rover Celebrates Its Ninth Year on Mars Today
5 Aug 2021, 16:36 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Nine years ago, on August 5th, NASA's Curiosity rover was landing on Mars. Ever since its touchdown, the rover provided crucial data to scientists
Martian Life Is in for a Chase Once New Hunting Tools Reach the Planet in 2023
4 Aug 2021, 11:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency started testing the tools and instruments the ExoMars rover will be using in its hunt for alien life on Mars from 2023
Polygonal Dunes Look Like Sea Sponges Seen From High Above Mars
3 Aug 2021, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The HiRISE camera on the Martian-orbiting MRO satellite captures an image showing polygonal dunes on the surface of Mars.
Holy Raptors! SpaceX Is Gearing Up to Launch Its Fully Stacked Starship
3 Aug 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / SpaceX and Elon Musk have recently released a few photos which show Starship, the two-stage rocket system, getting geared up for its first orbital flight.
NASA’s Lucy Ready for the First-Ever 4 Billion-Mile Journey to Fossil Asteroids
3 Aug 2021, 08:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / NASA's spacecraft Lucy is getting ready to perform a pioneering journey that will reveal, for the first time, the secrets of fossil asteroids.
Ghost Crater Shows Skid Mark-Like Features in This Photo From Mars
2 Aug 2021, 15:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera captures a so-called ghost crater in a Martian region called Utopia Planitia, edge looks like skid marks
Recent Mars Impact Crater Looks Like a Cigarette Burn
29 Jul 2021, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new image of Mars released by the people running the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows one of the most recent impact craters on the Red Planet
Inflatable Heat Shield Flight Test Coming in 2022, Could Open Up Mars to Humans
28 Jul 2021, 15:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator mission will launch in 2022 to test a new heat shield design
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Flies Higher Than Ever on Mars
26 Jul 2021, 08:32 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Ingenuity rotorcraft has surpassed its 1-mile (1.6 km) mark of its total flight distance on Mars.The 10th flight also saw the helicopter reach new heights.
Mars Looks Like It's Infested with Shai-Hulud Sandworms in This Amazing Photo
24 Jul 2021, 07:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A photo taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows ancient dunes on the surface of Mars, this POV makes them look like sandworms under the surface
NASA InSight Lander Peeks Into Mars Core for the First Time, Reveals Surprise
23 Jul 2021, 08:23 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA InSight lander has revealed for the first time what Mars' interior looks like. Scientists were able to determine what depth and composition of the layers.
Chinese Zhurong Rover Finds Its Dusty Parachute and Backshell on Mars
16 Jul 2021, 09:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / CNSA has released a series of images that show its Zhurong rover in close proximity to its parachute and backshell assembly on Mars.
Porsche-Based Gemballa Marsien Is the New King of the Dunes
14 Jul 2021, 13:07 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Marc Philipp Gemballa has just unveiled the Marsien, formerly called Project Sandbox, an off-road ready supercar that promises to change the automotive industry