MARS

New lidar technique could help robotic vehicles land safely on Mars

MARS
In a new study, scientists demonstrate a new lidar technique that could help robotic vehicles avoid hazards when landing during future missions to Mars...

Methods for building lunar landing pads may involve microwaving moon soil

MARS
Establishing a moon base will be critical for the U.S. in the new space race and building safe and cost-effective landing pads for spacecraft...

Long-lived lakes reveal a history of water on Mars

MARS
The northern hemisphere of Mars is divided into two broadly distinctive areas: the smooth northern lowlands and the pockmarked southern highlands. The region of...

Giant mantle plume reveals Mars is more active than previously thought

MARS
On Earth, shifting tectonic plates reshuffle the planet's surface and make for a dynamic interior, so the absence of such processes on Mars led...

Mars megatsunami may have been caused by Chicxulub-like asteroid impact

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A Martian megatsunami may have been caused by an asteroid collision similar to the Chicxulub impact—which contributed to the mass extinction of all non-avian...

Possible organic compounds found in Mars crater rocks

MARS
A study published in Science analyses multiple rocks found at the bottom of Jezero Crater on Mars, where the Perseverance rover landed in 2020,...

Food science research could help astronauts eat well on future Mars missions

MARS
If space is the final frontier, it's food that will get us there in good shape, and UBC researchers are making sure that our...

The Perseverance rover is collecting rock samples from Mars to bring back to Earth

MARS
Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were later altered. These changes...

Why NASA is trying to crash land on Mars

MARS
NASA has successfully touched down on Mars nine times, relying on cutting-edge parachutes, massive airbags, and jetpacks to set spacecraft safely on the surface....

Life may have thrived on early Mars, until it drove climate change that caused its demise

MARS
If there ever was life on Mars—and that's a huge "if"—conditions during the planet's infancy most likely would have supported it, according to a...

InSight Mars lander waits out dust storm

MARS
NASA's InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw a recent drop in power generated by its solar panels as...

A virtual hiking map for Jezero crater, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing site

MARS
Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with...
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