NASA’s Mars Helicopter Completes First Flight on Another Planet
A small robotic helicopter named Ingenuity made space exploration history on Monday when it lifted off the surface of Mars…
Mars swung between humid and arid conditions before it dried up
By Krista Charles Mount Sharp on the Martian surface NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/CNES/CNRS/LANL/IRAP/IAS/LPGN Ancient Mars fluctuated between arid and humid periods, before taking…
Sneaky New Bacteria on the ISS Could Build a Future on Mars
In mid-March, NASA researchers announced that they’d found an unknown life-form hiding aboard the International Space Station. And they were…
NASA’s InSight lander has measured the size of Mars’s molten core
By Leah Crane NASA InSight’s second full selfie on Mars, made up of a mosaic of 14 images taken in…
Mars Rover Perseverance Begins Hunt for Ancient Life With ‘SuperCam’
The bundle of instruments known as SuperCam on board the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the…
China and Russia Signs Agreement to Develop Space Station on Moon
Russia and China unveiled plans Tuesday for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Data Hints at Ancient Megaflood on Mars: Study
Giant flash floods once washed through Gale Crater on Mars’ equator around four billion years ago, according to a study…
Chinese Spacecraft Set for Mars Landing in May: Report
A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May, state-run media reported on Thursday, citing a space agency…