This new study could kill manned missions to Mars before they even happen
Both NASA and SpaceX are hoping to one day send humans to Mars. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has openly shared plans to colonize the Red …
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SpaceX’s Starship may rely on a popular sci-fi concept to create gravity
The idea of using artificial gravity isn’t new. In fact, we’ve seen it as a staple of science fiction entertainment for years. But Elon Musk …
Earthly bacteria could be the biggest threat to colonizing Mars
A new study examines the threat bacteria could pose to human space colonization. According to the findings, which were published in Astrobiology, Earthly bacteria can …
ESA finds Martian water reservoir that’s two-miles deep
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) spacecraft, the Mars Express, has located a Martian water reservoir that is almost two miles deep. The reservoir is made …
Japan’s Mars mission just hit a massive delay
The Japanese space agency JAXA has confirmed that its upcoming Mars mission, which would see a spacecraft traveling to the Martian moon Phobos, has been …
How bugs could help us grow food on Mars
NASA’s hopes to put humans on Mars and one day settle the Red Planet as humanity’s second home could very well rely on some of …
China wants to complete a Mars sample return mission before NASA
China wants to steal NASA’s thunder by launching a Mars sample return mission that brings back Martian soil and rocks roughly two years before the …
NASA pauses Mars Sample Return mission due to ongoing budget issues
NASA’s iconic mission to bring back samples of Martian soil and rocks has gone awry. The space agency shared that the Mars Sample Return mission …
Martian rocks keep hitting Earth, but something doesn’t add up
For thousands of years, Martian rocks have bombarded Earth, sent flying through space after being ejected from their homeworld by violent impacts or volcanic processes. …
NASA is working on alternatives for the Mars Sample Return
The Mars Sample Return mission is going to be exorbitantly expensive. So expensive, in fact, that a report released in late September has NASA looking …
Mars is hiding a core of molten iron, new study suggests
Over the past several decades, we’ve continued to learn more and more about the Martian world. Rovers like Curiosity and Perseverance help us learn more …
We finally know what caused the strongest marsquake ever
Last year, we recorded the largest marsquake that we had ever detected. The quake, which shook the planet violently, was not caused by a crashing …
It takes just 22 people to start a Mars colony, new study claims
When you think of colonies on other planets, you probably think of large groups of people congregating in colony bases like you’ve seen in science …
Martian days are growing shorter, but we don’t know why
New data gathered from NASA’s Insight Lander has revealed that Martian days are getting shorter every year. While the length of days is only getting …
The remains of a huge catastrophe were found scattered across Mars
New research published last month in Nature Astronomy may finally reveal more information about Mars’ catastrophic history. One of the biggest goals of the new …
NASA just locked four people in a fake Mars base for a year
NASA has officially kicked off one of its biggest and most intriguing experiments to date. The experiment will see four non-astronauts locked in NASA’s fake …
NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission could get a massive delay
Some of the biggest upcoming space missions are going to be very exciting. In fact, one such mission is set to bring samples back from …
You have to see this beautiful Martian ‘postcard’ for yourself
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for over 10 years now, capturing data about the Red Planet and even taking photos …
ESA’s Mars Express celebrates 20 years with beautiful global mosaic
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has studied the Red Planet for 20 years. It’s hard to believe it has been that long, but the …
Scientists want you to help decode an ‘alien’ transmission from Mars this week
What if an alien transmission was to reach Earth? Would we be able to decode it and somehow communicate with other species? Many believe we …
Ancient rivers on Mars may have been wilder than previously thought
This year has been a big one for Mars exploration. Not only did Perseverance finish its initial setup for the Mars sample return mission, but …
Mars rover captures images of craters that may have once contained water
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the rocky, desolate surface of Mars since February 2021. During that time the rover has searched high and low …
Meet the plant-inspired robots we may use to colonize Mars
In the early 2010s, when Zoobotics — robots inspired by the animal world — started taking off, another type of robotics also began to make …
Chinese rover discovered potential evidence of liquid water on Mars
China’s Zhurong Martian rover might be on its way out, potentially buried under a pile of Martian dust and unable to recharge, but the rover …
China finally breaks silence over ‘dormant’ Mars rover
It’s been almost a year since China’s Zhurong Mars rover went silent, hunkering down to try and survive the harsh Martian winter. The rover was …
NASA unveils 3D-printed Mars simulation habitat
NASA is getting serious about sending a manned mission to Mars. We may not have reached the Moon again yet, but the Artemis missions are …
This interactive Martian mosaic from NASA is the coolest thing I’ve seen this year
It’s really hard not to get excited about all the exploration humanity has conducted on Mars. Not only has NASA set up the Mars sample …
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