A NASA Mars rover has a giant hole in one of its wheels
If the tire on your car fails, it’s either a case of changing it yourself or getting someone to do it for you. For rovers on Mars, neither option is…
Elon Musk shares new target date for Starship voyage to Mars
SpaceX is aiming to launch “about five” uncrewed Starship voyages to Mars in two years’ time, according to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by CEO Elon Musk on Sunday.…
Check out this incredible cloud atlas of Mars
Photographing a beautiful sky is a great passion for many here on Earth, but it can be just as striking on another planet too. Researchers recently presented a stunning new…
Mars has ‘oceans’ worth’ of water – but it’s deep underground
One of the key issues for getting humans to Mars is finding a way to get them water. Scientists know that millions of years ago, Mars was covered in oceans,…
Relive Mars rover’s ‘7 minutes of terror’ during landing 12 years ago
At 1:31 a.m. ET on August 6, 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover made a spectacular landing on the surface of Mars. In a video (below) to mark the 12th anniversary, NASA…
Perseverance rover finds tantalizing hints of possible ancient life on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover was sent to Mars with one big, ambitious aim: to see if life could ever have thrived on our neighboring planet. Although there’s unlikely to be anything…
How NASA is using AI on the Perseverance rover to study Mars rocks
Space engineers have been using AI in rovers for some time now — hence why today’s Mars explorers are able to pick a safe landing site and to drive around a…
This crew is leaving their simulated ‘Martian’ habitat after 378 days
The first CHAPEA mission crew members have been living and working inside NASA’s first simulated Mars habitat for over a year. NASA As many of us experienced during lockdowns, it’s…
NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter just reached a major milestone
NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter NASA NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter is one of seven currently circling the red planet (three of them belonging to NASA), capturing imagery and performing tasks from…
A Bonus ‘Hitchhiker’ Will Come Back From Mars in Perseverance’s Sample Tubes
The Perseverance rover has been toiling on the Martian surface for over three years, collecting rock samples that will eventually be brought to Earth if all goes according to plan.…