Author: Andrew Coates Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL Space X and Tesla founder Elon Musk has a vision for colonising Mars, based on a big rocket, nuclear explosions and an infrastructure … Read More
Are there rainbows on Mars? Unfortunately, no. However, there are many other conditions on Mars that we have right here on Earth! Mark Lemmon, a NASA scientist, explains why the Red Planet lacks rainbows. That’s a great question. There are water … Read More
During a high-level discussion of NASA’s goals for human space exploration, we got an early look at what a 30-day crewed mission to Mars’ surface could eventually look like. It’s an exciting prospect that, while many years, if not decades, … Read More
Nothing puts your life into perspective like staring down on our little blue marble from the vastness of Space. This incredible NASA image, captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, not only shows our planet from Mars in continental detail, but … Read More
This new discovery comes from Mars itself, as NASA recently captured what appears to be yet another encounter with the strange Martian cloud. As the title suggests, this massive cloud emerged from Mars, directly above the Aria Mons volcano. Many … Read More
The speed of sound on Mars has been confirmed by scientists using equipment on the Perseverance rover to study the red planet’s atmosphere, which is very different from Earth’s. What they discovered could have strange consequences for future Martian communication. … Read More