Map of Mars shows the location of ice beneath the planet’s surface
One of the challenges of sending human explorers to Mars is that, due to the logistics of the journey, they will have to be on the planet’s surface for considerably…
Detailed Mars Water Map Shows Where to Land Future Explorers
A new map of subsurface water on Mars just dropped, and it reveals regions on the Red Planet where ice may be buried beneath the surface for future astronauts to…
NASA to Rewrite Mars Sample Return Mission So It Can Actually Happen
NASA is considering alternative ways to bring back samples from Mars after its budget and schedule for the sample return mission was deemed unrealistic in a recent report by an…
NASA’s Mars drone just set another flight record
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has just flown faster than ever over the surface of Mars. The drone-like flying machine reached a speed of 10 meters per second (22.4 mph) during its…
For All Mankind’s Season 4 Trailer Introduces a New Space Race
They’ve raced for the moon, they’ve raced for Mars, and now the astronauts of For All Mankind are racing after an asteroid. The first trailer for season four of Apple…
Mars flyover video shows a stunning network of valleys
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a gorgeous video visualizing part of Mars’ Noctis Labyrinthus, a vast system of deep valleys that stretches for around 740 miles (1,190 kilometers),…
Perseverance rover catches footage of a dust devil on Mars
Many of the weather events we experience here on Earth can be found on other planets too, and that includes whirlwinds. Several missions have observed small whirlwinds called dust devils…
NASA’s Mars helicopter has just flown faster than ever before
Just a week after setting a new altitude record on Mars, NASA’s impressive Ingenuity helicopter has just flown faster than ever before, reaching a speed of 17.9 mph (8 meters…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets New Speed Records on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover, equipped with an advanced computer pilot known as AutoNav, has been making significant strides on the Martian surface, setting new speed records since its landing in February…
NASA’s Mars rover uses its self-driving smarts to navigate toughest route
A composite image, annotated at JPL using visualization software, showing Perseverance’s path through a dense section of boulders. The pale blue line indicates the course of the center of the…