Two different versions of the 35-meter-wide subsonic parachute flew perfectly.
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ExoMars: The ESA Successfully Drop Tested the Largest Parachute to Ever Go to Mars
Two different versions of the 35-meter-wide subsonic parachute flew perfectly.
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Europe's Mars orbiter relays data from Chinese rover back to Earth
The European Space Agency's Mars Express collected data from China's Zhurong Mars rover and successfully sent it to Earth following a series of …
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Two Versions of a Curiosity Selfie: Narrow and Wide – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this 360-degree selfie using the Mars Hand Lens Imager, or MAHLI, at the end of its robotic arm. The selfie …
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Private habitats, not just the International Space Station, may be needed to get astronauts to Mars: report
The ISS may not be around long enough to host all the necessary prep work. Private space stations may end up being a key stepping stone on humanity's …
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NASA Mars lander makes 1st ever map of Red Planet underground by listening to winds
The sound of wind reveals details of Martian subsurface. Researchers have created the first-ever map of the Martian underground by listening to the …
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NASA Mars helicopter set for grand journey back to its original airfield
It won't be the end of the adventure, though, just the start of a new one.
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New Perseverance rover photos from Mars show tantalizing layered rocks
The rocks may harbor evidence of liquid water activity on ancient Mars. These strikingly layered Mars rocks may be the Perseverance rover's next …
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ESA's Mars Express Orbiter Will Try to 'Listen' to China's Mars Rover
In space, there's as much competition as there's rivalry.
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Perseverance rover confirms existence of ancient Mars lake and river delta
The new results will help mission team members plan out the rover's next moves. NASA chose the landing site of its life-hunting Perseverance Mars …
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Every Rover on Mars Is About to Enter Safe Mode
The sun just put Red Planet projects on hold.
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Catastrophic floods shaped Mars more than previously thought, scientists suggest
Catastrophic floods from overflowing lakes on early Mars may have carved out many of the Red Planet's valleys, a new study finds. Although Mars is now …
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Explore a Martian Crater With NASA's New Interactive Tools
NASA has released two interactive experiences to bring the wonders of Mars to the public. The first is an interactive map of the Perseverance rover’s …
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Lucky 13 – Ingenuity to Get Lower for More Detailed Images During Next Flight
“The longer you look back, the farther you can look forward.” –Winston Churchill Following Flight 12’s scouting images of “South Séítah,” which were …
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EarthSky | Blue and Gold orbiters bound for Mars in 2024
Blue and Gold orbiters Mars is a busy place these days. There are currently eight active orbiters at Mars, originating from the U.S., Europe, Russia, …
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Researchers find Mars' snow has dust mixed into it, could melt into water- Technology News, Firstpost
Mars is a dusty planet, even the ice on it is dusty and darker as compared to snow on Earth. Researchers have come across a new approach to determine …
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Even small Mars dust storms dry out the Red Planet, scientists find
As dust spreads through the Martian atmosphere, it pushes water vapor high into the reddish sky, where ultraviolet rays break its molecules …
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Go on a Panoramic Video Tour of Mars With the Curiosity Rover
Just because you can’t catch a shuttle to Mars quite yet doesn’t mean you can’t still tour the Red Planet. This week, NASA released a video …
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China's Mars rover Zhurong sets completes primary mission, gets life extension
The rover will continue exploring a potential ancient ocean floor on the Red Planet. China's Zhurong rover has completed its primary three-month-long …
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Earth rocks collected in 19th century hold clues to finding water on Mars
New research suggests that rocks on Mars could be holding water within them Rocks found on Earth could hold clues on where to find water on Mars, …
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NASA's 1st attempt to collect Mars samples with Perseverance rover comes up empty
The rover team is working to figure out what happened. The Perseverance rover's first sample-snagging attempt didn't go according to plan. The …
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NASA Is Hiring People to Stay in Simulated Mars Environment
The year-long program includes simulated spacewalks in an almost life-like Mars mission.
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Japan Just Entered the Race to Settle Mars and Beyond
Turns out the future of space is commercial.
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Could we really terraform Mars?
Don't hold your breath. Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of Ask a Spaceman and Space Radio, and …
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China Just Announced That It's Sending the First Humans to Mars
Where it will build a permanent base.
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NASA Scientist: Yes, Humans Can One Day Live on Mars
He also says that water is the biggest keystone to inhabiting the Red Planet.
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Meet SpaceBok: The First Four-Legged Robot Set for Mars
Though wheeled robots are more stable, legged robots can reach areas that a rolling rover couldn't.
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China wants to build a sustainable human presence on Mars. Here's how.
China is looking at the ways of getting astronauts to Mars and back safely and potentially establishing a long-term presence on the Red Planet. That's …
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Big Hole Bored by China’s Rover May Signal Problems for Bigger Landers
There is a risk that the hole may collapse the soil beneath the pods according to experts.
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NASA to the Rescue: InSight Mars Lander Gets Ingenious Boost of Energy
The Mars lander just got some much needed energy, and it could save it....for a time.
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Perseverance rover marks 100th Mars day on the Red Planet
Perseverance's first 100 sols have been action-packed. NASA's Perseverance rover has now called the Red Planet home for 100 Martian days. The car-sized …
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China’s Zhurong Rover Beams Back Its First Mars Images
The images and lander separation footage indicate that China's Zhurong rover is functioning well.
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Scientists Simulate Mars Exploration in Hawaiian Lava Tubes
Researchers in Hawaii wear spacesuits in order to simulate off-world conditions.
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China's first Mars rover named 'Zhurong'
China’s first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced Saturday. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 …
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NASA's first color photo from the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is... red
They call it the "Red Planet" for a reason, you know. Mars is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because of the rusty, reddish-orange sandscape blanketing the planet. That comes into sharp focus in our first color photo snapped by the Mars Ingenuity helicopter. That was taken about 17 feet above …
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Mars is revealing angel, devil and heart "tattoos" as ice at its south pole vaporizes
You know that heart you got tattooed on your hip when you were 18, and were relieved that your parents never found out? Even planets hide tattoos. The …
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NASA lander determines Mars' crust resembles a three-layer cake
Data beamed back to Earth from NASA's InSight lander suggests Mars' crust is composed of three cake-like layers. Anchored near Mars' equator, the …
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Watch Online: Mars Landing
Upcoming Events Can I ask questions? April 19 3:15 a.m. PDT / 6:15 a.m. EDT Live Broadcast: Mars Helicopter First Test Flight Results Channels that will …
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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
The Red Planet rotorcraft headed south in support of furthering research into the potential use of aerial scouts on Mars in the future. READ …
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Martian invasion: Three craft to visit the Red Planet in one month
All three craft were launched from Earth within weeks of each other in 2020, taking advantage of the close proximity of Mars to Earth in their …
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Students Propose Using 'Borebots' to Drill Mars' Polar Ice
Though scientists know there might be liquid water underneath Mars's polar ice, there's one big problem when it comes to proving the hypothesis. No …
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This weird exoplanet is re-growing its atmosphere
Scientists know that the atmospheres of planets change over time — Mars, for example, is gradually losing its atmosphere as it evaporates into space. …
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A Seismic Event Just Revealed the Inside of Mars
NASA scientists just peeked into the ultimate depths of Mars for the first time, according to a presentation at the virtual Lunar and Planetary …
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Plans for the first sustainable city on Mars unveiled
With plans for the first 'Martian sustainable city' ready to go, it's now just a question of time before humans live on Mars. The new design overall …
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Scientists Unveil Breathtaking Martian City That Can House 250,000 People
It's official — a company just drew up plans for the first human city on Mars, according to a press release from ABIBOO. Called Nüwa City, the first …
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Futuristic city renderings on Mars are giving us FOMO already
RSVPing now. A team of scientists and ABIBOO design studio made a detailed rendering of a sustainable city on Mars that they're calling Nüma.
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Scientists have measured the core of Mars (and found something unexpected)
The NASA InSight mission measures "Marsquakes" and could reveal secrets about the Red Planet and the evolution of our Solar System. Scientists have, …
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Watch NASA’s movie-like trailer for its upcoming Mars helicopter flight
NASA is just days away from firing up the rotors on its Ingenuity helicopter, a process that should lift it off the Martian surface to become the …
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Why flying NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is so hard
NASA's Ingenuity could make history in April. UPDATE: April 19, 2021, 12:39 p.m. EDT: NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully performed its first flight on Monday, April 19. The helicopter flew to a height of 10 feet and stayed airborne for just under 40 seconds. On Earth, humans put more …
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NASA Shared a Photo of a "Sea of Dunes" on Mars, and Wow, Is It Breathtaking
If you find space to be absolutely mind-blowing like me, get a load of this. To celebrate the Odyssey spacecraft's 20-year anniversary orbiting Mars (yes, it's been up there for 20 years), NASA released a breathtaking image of a sea of dunes it discovered on the planet. The false-color image (where …
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