Martian cave entrances may offer the perfect radiation shelter for human settlements
Mars is bombarded by a ton of radiation. But cave entrances block most of these dangerous rays.
Tag: Mars
Martian buried lakes may actually just be clay
It's still pretty neat... but not as exciting as water.
Ingenuity has flown a full mile over Mars, and broken its altitude record
Our first Mars helicopter is busy growing into its own.
NASA’s InSight probe peers into the heart of Mars, sees Earth-like layers
Earthquakes passing through the planet's depths reveal bits about its structure -- but we're just scratching the surface.
InSight maps Mars’ composition and chunky core for the first time
Thanks to NASA's InSight Mars mission we now have a good picture of the interior of another planet.
Flying on Mars: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is the gift that keeps on giving
Ingenuity took a daring shortcut on its record-breaking 9th flight on the Red Planet.
China Mars Rover Zhurong releases images of Mars, starts roaming the Red Planet
The rover will study the topography, geology and atmosphere of the red planet
Chinese rover releases first photos from Mars after a smooth landing
China is the only country after the U.S. to successfully land a rover on Mars.
Ingenuity helicopter makes its first one-way flight on Mars
After the first return flights, now it's time to start exploring Mars!
Another first: NASA’s Perseverance rover extracts oxygen on Mars
NASA's new Mars rover is marking one milestone after the other, paving the way for human exploration of Mars.
NASA’s Mars helicopter could be ‘Wright brothers’ moment for space exploration
It's got all space enthusiasts giddy -- and for good reason.
NASA’s Mars helicopter gets ready for a historic flight
Ingenuity will have 30 days to operate before Perseverance gets back on it mission
Mars’ water didn’t escape; it’s trapped in the red crust
Not being tectonically active has its drawbacks.
Scientists unravel mystery of 1,100-mile-long cloud forming above Martian volcanoes
It's similar to how these clouds form on Earth only on a massive scale.
Perseverance sent NASA a photo of Mars, and we can see its path from here
The trek is a few dozen kilometers long.
The Sky Crane, the crazy idea which became the norm
The sky crane touchdown system was a huge wager for NASA that paid off.
Mars’ two moons used to be a single moon, says new research
We don't know what split them up, but one is crashing while the other is slowly inching away.
Algae could be grown on Mars to sustain human life
This could have big implications for our future plans for Mars.
UAE brings Hope to Mars, becomes first Arab country to reach another planet
It's one of three different missions scheduled to arrive at Mars this month.
NASA’s space helicopter is one month away from landing on Mars
Helicopter to Mars, submarine to Titan, what’s next? A subway on Venus?