Search Results for: Mars

Will marsquakes have an effect on future human colonies on Red Planet?

The existence of humans on Mars will require the development of manmade Mars habitats with modern life-support systems.

Sep 25, 2021

NASA's InSight lander records 3rd and most intense Marsquake

Additionally, scientists are investigating the August 25 quakes and have uncovered some crucial facts.

Sep 24, 2021

Come September, NASA's Mars Mission 2020 and China's Tainwen-1 go into safe mode; Here's why

Tainwen-1 and its rover will be in safe mode from September to October due to storms from the Sun

Sep 21, 2021

Mars helicopter captures pictures of rare Mars rock, helps develop 3D model by NASA scientists

On February 18, the mini-helicopter travelled to Mars while tethered to NASA's Perseverance rover's belly.

Sep 20, 2021

Mars Panoramic View Captured by NASA's Curiosity Rover Exploring Mount Sharp [Watch]

The panorama was captured by the rover's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on July 3, 2021, the 3,167th Martian day, or sol, of its mission.

Sep 16, 2021

Mars region Arabia Terra Experienced Thousands of Ancient Volcanic Super Eruptions Over 500 Million Years [NASA Study]

Over a 500-million-year period, Mars region Arabia Terra experienced thousands of volcanic eruptions, or "super eruptions", found scientists

Sep 16, 2021

Astronomers capture best images yet of peculiar 'dog-bone' asteroid

Astronomers obtain sharpest images of peculiar 'dog-bone' asteroid named Kleopatra

A team of astronomers have obtained the sharpest and most detailed images yet of the asteroid Kleopatra, using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT).

Sep 13, 2021

NASA's Perseverance Rover samples to help resolve ancient puzzle of disappearance of water on Mars

Sample collection of Mars may help NASA scientists to piece together the timeline of the area's past, which was marked by volcanic activity and periods of persistent water.

Sep 11, 2021

Mars Rock Sample Collection: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Finally Succeeds; What's Next

NASA's Perseverance rover completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil on Monday, Septemeber 6, 2021 but requires to wit until 2028 for the retrieval mission to reach Mars

Sep 7, 2021

NASA's Perseverance Rover to ponder Martian surface again; may collect sample [details]

Perseverance, a crucial part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission, will attempt to collect samples from a rock that has been nicknamed "Rochette".

Aug 30, 2021

Alien discovery could happen within three years in hycean planets, predict astronomers

Cambridge astronomer Nikku Madhusudhan noted that microbial life could be existing in hycean planets

Aug 27, 2021

Scientists discover fastest asteroid in solar system, will collide with planets or sun in future

This asteroid is the second known object in the solar system next to Mercury with a very short orbit around the sun

Aug 24, 2021

Ahead of Europa Clipper 2024 Launch: Spacecraft Hardware That Makes Headway to Jupiter's Moon

Here's a closer look at the NASA's Europa Clipper mission to explore Jupiter's moon Europa in 2024 as it harbors an internal ocean with twice the amount of water in Earth's oceans combined, with conditions suitable for supporting life

Aug 24, 2021

Celebrating Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek's Bridge and NASA

NASA Announces Plan to Celebrate Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry's Centennial [Roddenberry100]

The program includes a panel discussion moderated by Rod Roddenberry, son of Gene Roddenberry, with Star Trek actor George Takei participating.

Aug 21, 2021

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sends Beautiful Pictures of Changing Landscape of Gale Crater [Images]

A new video rings in the rover's ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity's location on a Martian mountain.