We are living in a new era of space exploration, with multiple agencies planning to send astronauts to the Moon in the coming years. This will be followed in the coming decade by crewed missions to Mars by NASA and … Read More
An unprecedented audio recording could reveal important details about extreme weather on Mars. The first-ever audio recording of a dust devil on Mars’ surface reveals a towering dust storm that engulfed the Mars Perseverance rover in September 2021 and was … Read More
Scientists may have discovered the source of recently active volcanism on Mars. A massive, 4,000-kilometer (roughly 2,500-mile) wide convection plume in the Martian mantle could be driving molten magma up to the surface beneath a broad plain called the Elysium … Read More
According to new research, Mars had the organic molecules necessary for life to emerge around 4.5 billion years ago. And while these critical components may have hitched a ride to Earth around the same time, it was on the Red … Read More
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has suggested that a $100,000 SpaceX ticket to Mars would be affordable for “almost anyone.” Given that many people are currently struggling to heat their homes or fill their gas tanks, some have suggested … Read More
The NASA InSight Lander has “heard” and detected the vibrations of four space rocks as they slammed into Mars over the past two years. It’s the first time a mission has detected both seismic and acoustic waves from a Mars … Read More