Mars set to wink out behind the Moon
On the night of December 7-8, Mars will be at opposition - opposite the Sun's position in the sky. On ...
Tag: Red Planet
NASA May Have Landed on a Martian Megatsunami Deposit Nearly 50 Years Ago
When NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars nearly 50 years ago, its cameras imaged a ...
3-D Radargram brings new focus to Mars' north polar cap
A new enhanced 3-D radar image offer a greatly improved view of the interior of the Martian north polar cap, ...
NASA's Europa Clipper gets its wheels for traveling in deep space
The enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter's moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented. ...
The first life in our solar system may have been on Mars
When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by ice asteroids delivering water and organic molecules necessary for life ...
Mars was covered by 300 meter deep oceans
Mars is called the red planet. But once, it was actually blue and covered in water, bringing us closer to ...
Martian dust storms churn up Earth-like clouds
ESA's Mars Express has revealed that Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns that are reminiscent of those in our ...
Mars Express sets data relay record
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft recently conducted tests in which it relayed data gathered by NASA's Perseverance rover back to Earth. ...
MAVEN observes Martian light show caused by major solar storm
For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA's MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet aurorae ...
University of Southern Queensland scientist unveils further proof of salty water on Mars
It may be known as a rocky, red planet but evidence is mounting that salty water exists at the base ...