Cold as (Dry) Ice on Mars
On the surface of Mars, a layer of carbon dioxide frost (dry ice) forms every winter. At its maximum extent in mid-winter, this frost reaches…
Mars News
Breathtaking NASA Photo of Martian Crater Looks Like “Alien Footprint”
Although the photo above isn’t new (it was captured by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on September 8, 2021),…
NASA and UAE Mars Missions Agree to Share Science Data
NASA’s MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two…
How Scientists Analyzed the Aerodynamic Characteristics of China’s Tianwen-1 Mars Probe Parachute
How to deal with the design, development, and qualification of the Tianwen-1 Mars parachute. China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe successfully landed on the Utopia Plain at…
NASA’s Self-Driving Perseverance Mars Rover Is Breaking Records [Video]
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is using its self-driving capabilities as it treks across Jezero Crater seeking signs of ancient life and gathering rock and soil…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reroutes Away From Knife-Edged “Gator-Back” Rocks
To avoid patches of knife-edged rocks, the mission has taken an alternative path up Mount Sharp. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover spent most of March climbing…
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover: Making Fast Tracks to the Delta
Perseverance is in a drive campaign going faster than any previous rover. How fast, you may ask? Its actual speed is just under a tenth…
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Milestone: First Science Campaign Focused on the Jezero Crater Floor Completed
Perseverance has spent a little over one Earth year in Jezero crater. In the last week, the team reached a very special milestone as we…
Variable Speed of Sound on Mars: What Sounds Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reveal About the Red Planet
A new study based on recordings made by the rover finds that the speed of sound is slower on the Red Planet than on Earth…
Searching for “Ground Truth” on Mars: Planetary Geologist To Lead Next Phase of Curiosity Rover Project
Scientists will compare thermophysical properties from rover to orbital data and analog measurements gathered on Earth to understand rock record. Launched in 2011, NASA’s Mars…
Martian Brain Freeze: Mars Express Reveals Utopia Planitia
New views from ESA’s Mars Express reveal fascinating ice-related features in Mars’ Utopia region – home to the largest known impact basin not only on…
Using Sunlight To Turn Astronaut Waste Into Fuel on Mars
To survive on Mars will mean maximizing use of all available resources. A team from Spanish technological center Tekniker is working on a system that uses sunlight to…
NASA Perseverance Rover: Drilling Into Mars With Lasers
Perseverance is adding a pop of color to Mars’ regular repertoire: purple. The color palette of Mars’ surface is one of muted hues. Burnt orange…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Captures Images of China’s Rover From Space
China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover touched down on the Martian plain Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021 after spending about three months orbiting the…
NASA Perseverance Rover’s Self-Driving Capabilities Put to the Test in Rush to Martian Delta
The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of sprints to its next sampling location….
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover: A Day in the Life of a T-DOC
It takes a team to plan Perseverance’s daily activities, including people in many different roles. One of these roles is called the tactical documentarian, or…
Mars Report: NASA Extends Ingenuity Helicopter Mission
With its recent 21st flight complete, the Red Planet rotorcraft is on its way to setting more records during its second year of operations. NASA…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Picks Up an Unwanted Hitchhiker
It looks like the Perseverance rover has an unwanted passenger, a rock stuck inside one of its wheels. The image of the stone was recently…
