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.
Tag: 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?
Space and Physics Developments to Look Forward to in 2021
This year is set to be an important one for astronomy, cosmology and physics as researchers across these fields seek ...
14 Mars facts we’ve only learned in recent years
There's more to the Red Planet than you think.
NASA orbiter showcases the biggest canyon in the solar system — and it’s out of this world
The Grand Canyon ain't got nothing on this.
Mars is also a wobbly planet like Earth, and we don’t know why
Maybe this discovery can help us understand them both.
Life could have prospered beneath the surface of Mars
The melting of ice beneath the surface of Mars could have made its deep regions the most habitable.
How Mars brine could produce breathable air and fuel for a colony
We absolutely need this if we're to ever establish a colony on the Red Planet.
Ancient megafloods may have shaped Mars’s landscape
Early Mars may have gone through global megafloods, but was it habitable?
Water stripped from Mars’ upper atmosphere may explain how it became a barren Red Planet
For billions of years, Mars has had quite the leak.
Water could be a natural byproduct of rocky planets forming — so it could be almost everywhere
This would be very helpful.